Talking To Terrorists & The Consequences Of Reporting On A War: Afghanistan Special Report

Afghanistan’s Pashto.The work near central Skanderbeg Square showed a map of Albania composed of many sections, in a reference to Afghanistan’s multiethnic character, and an Afghan man working.“This is one of the ways that we want to raise the voices of our (colleagues) who are taken hostage back home in Afghanistan,” said Omaid Sharifi, co-founder of Artlords.Most of their works in Afghanistan were destroyed by the Taliban, according to Sharifi, who called on “the people of the world (not to)

Alissa Simon Film CriticA Czech woman married into a working-class Afghan family provides a nuanced perspective on life in Kabul in the interregnum between Taliban rule in the animated drama “My Sunny Maad,” from director Michaela Pavlátová. Based on a novel by the Czech investigative journalist Petra Procházková, it sensitively portrays the complex environment of Kabul in the second decade of the 21st century.

Afghanistan National Institute of Music arrived with their families Monday in Portugal, where they are being granted asylum and where they hope to rebuild their acclaimed school.The 273-person group, including some 150 students, flew into Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, from Doha, Qatar.

EXCLUSIVE: Nina Toussaint-White (Bodyguard) and Bahador Foladi (The Machinery) have joined the cast of Gerard Butler action movie Kandahar, which is currently filming in Saudi Arabia.

Dominic Raab has launched a defence of his handling of the evacuation of Afghanistan after a whistleblower alleged he led a "dysfunctional" and "chaotic" operation while foreign secretary.

Selome Hailu editorWhile working on animated documentary “Flee,” on the forefront of art director Jess Nicholls’ mind were questions of the camera.She had no use for a real one, of course, but that didn’t stop her from thinking very specifically about where she may have placed one or what kinds of lenses she’d hypothetically use to capture the kinds of scenes her team was animating.

NEW YORK -- Jonas Poher Rasmussen was 15 when a boy his same age arrived alone in his small Danish town.“He arrived all by himself and stayed with a family just around the corner from where I lived,” says Rasmussen. “We met at the bus stop every morning going to high school and we became very good friends.

In a nighttime session, the U.S. Senate voted 69-28 tonight to pass a stopgap funding bill to keep the federal government solvent through Feb. 18. It also included $7 billion in aid to Afghan evacuees, according to the Washington Post.

Addie Morfoot ContributorNetflix has bolstered its slate of Oscar short hopefuls with the acquisition of “Three Songs for Benazir.”Directed by Gulistan and Elizabeth Mirzaei, the 22-minute docu tells the story of Shaista, a young man who is a refugee living in modern-day Afghanistan.

EXCLUSIVE: Filming has begun in Saudi Arabia on Gerard Butler action movie Kandahar, which becomes the first U.S. feature to shoot entirely in the country.

The Duke of Cambridge visited the city of Leeds in the north of England in order to meet with Afghan refugees who were recently evacuated from their war-torn home. 

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentParis-based production banner Cinetévé is powering up several international-driven premium series across different genres, including the contemporary Afghanistan-set “Kabul,” procedural “Birdwatcher,” mystery thriller “L’ile prisonnière,” feminist dramedy “Split” and a French adaptation of “On the Spectrum.”“Kabul,” co-developed by Cinétévé’s Thomas Saignes, Fabienne Servan Schreiber, Matthias Weber and Thibault Gast at 2425 Films, is a six-part thriller

Kim Kardashian and her eldest daughter North West just launched a joint TikTok account, where we expect many adorable videos.

Sharbat Gula, known internationally as the “Afghan Girl” following her appearance on a 1985 cover of National Geographic, has been granted refugee status in Italy. The country’s prime minister, Mario Draghi, made the announcement Thursday.

Rebecca Davis editorLeena Alam, one of Afghanistan’s best-known actresses, is in character as she explains facing an unthinkable choice.“Who would know better than me how dangerous it is to be a woman actress with the Taliban? You cannot inflict me with one more drop of fear than I already have,” says the California-based Alam as part of a virtual performance of a monologue for the LA Writers Center.“You offer me death and my children, or life without them? What would you do? I will go home.”