Afghanistan: UK charities launch winter crisis appeal
Fifteen UK aid agencies- including Save the Children, Islamic Relief and the British Red Cross-will join together to ask the public to contribute. The epidemic, conflict and failure in Afghanistan has brought the country to a” tilting point”, the DEC…
The Taliban destroyed Afghanistan’s ancient Buddha statues. Now they’re welcoming tourists.
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — The Taliban’s destruction of the Bamiyan Buddha statues in early 2001 shocked the world and stressed their hard- line governance, stumbled soon after in aU.S.- led irruption. Now back in charge of Afghanistan and eager to present…