Third earthquake hits Afghanistan as death toll rises above 2,200
Rescue and relief efforts hampered by lack of international aid since Taliban returned to power
Afghanistan
Government to send €500,000 to support Afghanistan earthquake relief
More than 1,000 people died and thousands injured due to tremor in remote, mountainous region
Afghanistan earthquake: New quake hits country as death toll continues to rise
Aftershock caused panic and halted rescue efforts as it sent rocks sliding down mountains, organisation says
More than 800 killed in one of Afghanistan’s worst-ever earthquakes
Taliban asks world for help as at least 2,800 people are injured in rugged northeastern province of Kunar
Deaths from famine are rising from Sudan to Gaza as leaders use food as a weapon
After decades of decline, the numbers perishing from hunger are increasing as starvation spreads
Delusions of Paradise: Escaping the Life of a Taliban Fighter by Maiwand Banayee - New insights on every page
Evidence that, with a little support, even the most radicalised can turn towards peace
‘There was no time for anyone to react’: More than 300 killed in Pakistan flash floods
Cloud bursts, floods, lightning strikes and landslides cause most deadly monsoon spell this year
‘Irish people have shown us kindness’: Afghan exiles on life in Ireland after the Taliban
‘We hope for a day when we can return, but now we are building our lives’
Sandy Gall obituary: Veteran foreign correspondent and broadcaster who reported from all over the world
He had seen conflict and lived to tell the tale
MI6 spies and SAS troops among UK nationals’ details in Afghan data leak
More than 100 British officials reportedly affected in 2022 Ministry of Defence data breach that surfaced a year later on Facebook
Afghan data leak: Panic, a press gag and a secret relocation scheme
In the News podcast: UK taxpayers learn of multi-billion pound bill for massive Afghan relocation
‘Where do we even go?’: Iran deports more than one million Afghans
Mass expulsions leave many facing uncertain future in Afghanistan amid poverty and harsh restrictions on women and girls
Reporting restrictions lifted on secret UK Afghan immigration scheme
‘Super-injunction’ lifted two years after 25,000 were placed at risk of Taliban reprisals
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women
Taliban has clamped down on women’s rights in Afghanistan since its return to power in 2021
Afghan refugee attacked in Limerick after being wrongly accused by far-right group of approaches to children
Victim confronted and recorded on Monday in Limerick, attacked Tuesday by someone who apparently recognised him from footage online
In war-torn nations, Trump’s travel ban brings a new hardship
For people in countries such as Afghanistan and Myanmar, the president’s order has dimmed hopes for sanctuary in the United States
Family reunification delays having ‘devastating’ impact on refugee families
Afghan family awaiting decision on parent hiding in Pakistan live ‘every day with instability and fear’
Jess Murphy: ‘Everybody’s equal in my kitchen – whether you wash dishes or cook on an open fire grill’
The Kai restaurant chef-proprietor says appreciation of food is the easiest way to overcome cultural barriers
Minister’s failure to consider Taliban threat leads to judge overturning refusal to permit Afghan man to bring his family here
Young man’s subsidiary protection status here also not properly considered, High Court rules
Russia suspends ban on Taliban
Move paves way for Moscow to normalise ties with the leadership of Afghanistan
Why are so many recipients of US Medal of Honor of Irish descent?
Donald Trump expressed surprise at the very high number of recipients having roots in Ireland – and it seems he may be on to something
The sobering new state of feminism
Nearly every second adult in countries across the world thinks it is job done on female equality, which it patently is not
Trump’s adoption of imperial manner is a function of failure
The essential question for Ireland is: to grovel or not to grovel?
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for two Afghan Taliban leaders
Karim Khan cites grounds to believe Taliban supreme leader and chief justice criminally responsible for persecution of women and girls
Case of Afghan boy (15) allegedly forced back out to sea on raft ruled inadmissable by human rights court
Child‘s statements ‘contradictory and inconsistent at times’ while he failed to prove he was in Greece at time of alleged events
‘This is all coming to an end’: The once booming drug town going bust under Taliban rule
After the war, the Taliban cleared Afghanistan of poppy and other illicit drugs. But with poppy now banned, the farmers who once supported them feel betrayed, and the regime struggles to govern without the money it provided
Afghan student nurses crushed as Taliban blocks last hope of jobs
Students say closures nursing and midwifery schools will worsen women’s healthcare
From Afghanistan to Ireland: ‘We had no choice. While we were sitting on the plane, everybody was crying’
Marwa Zamir moved to Ireland in 2016 when she was 13. She says she was the only one in her family who was excited
Pete Hegseth: US army veteran, Fox News firebrand and now defence secretary nominee
Iraq and Afghanistan veteran gained notoriety by blaming ‘wokeness’ for US military failures. Now he is set to be in charge
This could be a crazy week. Here’s one way to stay sane
The best way to stay sane this week is, as Marcus Aurelius recommended, to extend more generosity to other people’s crazy
Afghanistan to be taken to International Court of Justice over approach to women’s rights
Women are prohibited from speaking in public or showing their faces outside their home
Meryl Streep joins Irish and other officials at UN women’s rights event
Micheál Martin addresses event that puts spotlight on exclusion of women from politics in Afghanistan
‘Ghosts in our own country’: Afghan women voice horror at Taliban law banning them from speaking outside the home
Women and girls are now forbidden even from calling out for a taxi, and they feel abandoned by the outside world
‘I love Ireland. Ireland is 100% different to back home. It’s peace, calm’
Qareeb Urrahman came to Ireland from Afghanistan in 2021
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