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Afghanistan's universities reopen for first time after Taliban takeover

Analysts say the reopening of universities is a "critical marker" on the Taliban's road to international recognition.

Europe's undocumented migrants eat once a day to survive the pandemic

Millions of migrants who rely on Europe's informal economy have hit rock bottom, creating a domino effect in North Africa and the Middle East.

Taliban militants kidnap 27 peace activists in western Afghanistan

The activists were travelling from Herat to neighbouring Farah province on Tuesday evening when their convoy was stopped by the Taliban.

Taliban attacks Afghan province as violence overshadows peace deal

Taliban launched offensive against Farah city in western Afghanistan, officials say, in latest attack as US pushes for a peace deal that would allow it to begin withdrawing troops.

Roadside blast kills dozens in Afghanistan

At least 35 people were killed and 27 others wounded in western Afghanistan when the bus they were travelling in hit a roadside bomb, officials say, a day after the UN warned civilians were dying at "shocking" levels in the war-torn country.

Taliban militants kill 20 Afghan troops

The latest attack in Farah province dashed hopes of some sort of a truce during Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, which started on Monday.

Taliban seize district headquarters in Afghanistan's Farah province

At least 15 members of Afghanistan's security forces were killed and wounded as the insurgents overran a district headquarters in the country's western Farah province that borders Iran.

Prisoners of Greek Islands

Refugee families trapped in Greek Islands are surviving various odds — from tackling violence to rape threats — with the hope that the European Union may agree to assimilate them into Europe.

Taliban attacks kill more than 30 security personnel at Afghan checkpoints

At least 22 policemen killed and 15 wounded in Taliban-claimed attacks in southern Kandahar province. In Farah province, nine Afghan Army personnel and three civilians are killed.

At least 43 killed in Taliban attack on army camp in Afghanistan

Afghan forces are struggling to combat a resurgent Taliban since the US and NATO forces formally concluded their combat mission at the end of 2014.

Taliban attacks across Afghanistan target police

The Taliban attacked a provincial Afghan police headquarters in Paktia province, a district centre in neighbouring Ghazni province, and a government compound in Farah province, killing over 60 people in the east, south and west of the country.