Taliban brings back strict Sharia law to Afghanistan, women ordered to wear Islamist burqa when out in public
The Taliban initially claimed that its new regime would be more moderate than the previous one overthrown in 2001
Are Ukrainian refugees being treated differently by Europeans?
The current conflict shows that Europeans may be more empathetic to the Ukrainians than to non-European refugees, but there may be some valid reasons behind that sentiment
Record-breaking 360 million Christians persecuted in 2021
The persecution of Christians has reached a record level, says Patrick Victor, the head of Portes Ouvertes France
Critics slam UN decision to hand $6 million to Islamist Taliban government
The organization claims the funds will be used to protect U.N. personnel and buildings
Following Biden’s failure in Afghanistan, Pentagon reports Afghan Islamic State branch could attack US in 6 months
Although the Taliban is determined to go after ISIS-K, there are doubts it could take effective action, which means the US could be in the crosshairs of terrorists in just a matter of six months, according to the Pentagon
EU wants to open a diplomatic mission in Afghanistan within a month
It has been 12 weeks since EU diplomats withdrew from Afghanistan after the Taliban quickly took control of the country
Germany remains main migration target in Europe
Number of asylum seekers in Germany reaches 100,000 this year
EU nations should take in 42,500 Afghans, says top EU commissioner
The European Union should take in half of the Afghans searching for a new home, commissioner Johansson says
Migration pressure on Hungary keeps growing, 80,000 illegal crossings recorded in 2021
The number of illegal migrants entering Hungary has tripled so far this year
Czechia to send €2.9 million to Afghanistan to aid country and reduce illegal immigration
We are doing our utmost to ensure that aid is not misused and goes directly to people in need, commented Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhánek
EU parliament says taking in Afghans a matter of ‘moral responsibility’
EP also calls for adoption of controversial migration pact
Denmark pays UK to take in Afghan interpreters
The amount of money Denmark paid to the UK to take in Afghan interpreters remains undisclosed
Europe under multi-pronged migration siege, FM Szijjártó says
Four million Afghans have already left their homeland and many of them want to be in Europe
Support for Joe Biden plummets: analysis
Americans are getting the impression that they do not have the president they thought they were electing
Czechia prepares for influx of migrants
Czech interior minister admits that his country might resume border controls if necessary
Austria’s Kurz: Afghans ‘must not go to Europe’
The Austrian prime minister’s stance on migration was echoed by Czech and Serbian prime ministers
Czechs divided over Afghanistan withdrawal
While 42 percent of Czechs consider the withdrawal to be the wrong step, 40 percent believe it was the right move
4 out of 5 Hungarians want border fence to remain
An overwhelming 81 percent of Hungarians say that the country must keep the fence on its southern border in order to combat illegal immigration
Czech troops will probably not return to Afghanistan, says defense minister
According to the Czech defense minister, the mission fulfilled its fundamental task
Turkey’s capital city says no to more migrants after riots break out
Local authorities will not accept new registrations for temporary protection status after tensions rise between Turks and Syrian migrants
Traditional America with its patriotic values is long gone, says Polish professor and politician
“Today, American society is much more polarized, differentiated, atomized, and in huge cities, jaded. Even American elites are people with completely different approaches to life than 20 or 30 years ago, when traditional American values were still alive.”
Christians abandoned in Afghanistan while celebrities organize rescue flights for animals
The UN discriminated against religious minorities during evacuations
‘We will take back your criminal asylum seekers,’ says Taliban’s spokesman
“They would be put on trial. The court has to decide,” says Zabihullah Mujahid about illegal migrants that would be sent back to Afghanistan
EU backs Hungary’s long-held position on migration in new draft statement
European interior ministers have largely adopted Hungary’s stance on the migrant crisis, with a focus on ensuring security, avoiding mass immigration, and focusing on vetting any Afghans who are allowed to enter Europe
Left-wing MEPs want EU to invoke 2001 Balkans directive to allow mass intake of Afghans
The directive was originally meant for refugees of Balkans wars, but now Europe’s left-wing MEPs want to use it as a basis for accepting thousands of Afghan migrants
Netherlands: Citizens protest after liberal government transports 800 Afghans into small village
Outraged residents of a small village in the Netherlands held a major protest last week to voice their opposition to the sudden and unexpected arrival of hundreds of Afghans
Czech PM: We won’t negotiate with the Taliban
The attitude towards Afghanistan led by the Taliban is more a question for the European Council or for the debate in the NATO
Germany should accept at least 50,000 Afghans, says Green chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock
Pointing to the high rate of crime and lack of integration of Germany’s current Afghan community, a leading AfD politician called on Germany to reject Baerbock’s proposal
First interview with Afghan evacuated to Poland
We have a debt of gratitude to Poland for the rest of our lives, says 40-year-old Farid
EU offers member states cash to resettle Afghan asylum seekers
EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen is looking to use cash to convince the EU member states to resettle Afghan asylum seekers, promising generous financial incentives to countries that do so.
Europe under pressure
Biden does not lead, but instead actively dismantles the free world, Magyar Hírlap columnist Mariann Őry writes
Polish soldiers save 13-year-old Afghan refugee in Kabul
Polish authorities are searching for the family of 13-year-old Fawad who was separated from his loved ones during an evacuation attempt from Afghanistan
Putin: Russia won’t accept Afghan refugees
Putin criticizes Western handling of the Afghan crisis.
Czech president says Russia isn’t the enemy; calls Trump and Biden ‘timid’
“NATO should cease to be a service organization of the United States and apply greater equality among its members,” stated Zeman
These are the European leaders rejecting Afghan asylum seekers
European leaders from Madrid to Moscow are expressing deep concern over a new migration crisis
Polish soldiers have landed in Kabul to help evacuation effort
A Polish Military Contingent will aid the effort to evacuate Polish and allied country citizens from Afghanistan
Using migration to coerce the EU is unacceptable, states Czech interior minister
Czechia is ready to send its experts to the Baltics to help with migration from Belarus, notes Hamáček
Le Pen: Fall of Kabul shows Biden admin’s inability to protect interests of the free world
Marine Le Pen has harshly criticized the Biden administration for ceding Kabul and Afghanistan to Taliban fighters, stating that it shows the US is no longer able to defend the interests of the free world.
PM Babiš on the evacuation of Afghans: ‘We saved everyone we wanted to save’
Everyone who showed interest in leaving Afghanistan got to safety, confirmed Foreign Minister Kulhánek
Germany funded mosque in Afghanistan that became hotbed of radicalism
“Western politicians have never understood the country,” says German terrorism expert Rolf Tophoven
EU commissioner says member states should raise refugee intake quotas despite Afghan migrant crime crisis
“We must not wait for refugees to arrive at the European Union’s external borders.”
Czech politicians unanimously refuse to recognize Taliban government
“There is no way we would consider that,” says President Zeman’s spokesperson about potentially recognizing the new Afghan government created by the Taliban
400,000 migrants may be headed to Europe after Afghan crisis, fears of another migration wave grow
Ankara is building a wall to stop migrants flowing in from Afghanistan
Austria pledges to continue deporting Afghan nationals
Austria’s foreign minister at loggerheads with Austria’s Green Party pro-migration president
EU will help Afghanistan’s neighbors with refugees, says Borrell
The EU’s top diplomat emphasized that human and women’s rights would remain at the forefront of the EU’s agenda
‘Poland defended itself against the 2015 migration wave and will defend itself now,’ says deputy PM
Poland will not give in to a migration wave from Afghanistan, affirmed a top government official
Klaus: Let’s admit that Afghanistan is also a defeat of Czech foreign policy
According to Klaus, the situation in Afghanistan is a result of the hypocrisy of the West
Czech president predicts Afghanistan will become a center of terrorism and attacks will resume around the world
Zeman thinks that investing in NATO is now a waste of money and encourages increased defense spending on a national level
The West must accept Afghan refugee quotas, demands Germany’s Green candidate for chancellor after Taliban victory
“The EU must focus primarily on receiving refugees in the region,” opposes Mathias Middelberg of CDU/CSU to Baerbock’s request
After Biden left Afghanistan, is Ukraine next?
Does Ukraine still have a chance at American support from Joe Biden’s perspective – or is that now an opportunity lost?
100,000 migrants on their way along the Balkans route
Even though the Afghan refugee wave has barely begun, there are already 100,000 migrants on the Balkans route, János Halász, deputy caucus leader of Hungary’s ruling conservative Fidesz party, told daily Magyar Hírlap
France: Macron claims he can stop significant migratory flows
In his speech, Macron also called for a “responsible and united (international) response”
Hungary won’t accept Afghan migrants without limit, refuses to make Hungarians pay for foreign policy disaster
Hungary will not accept Afghan migrants without any restrictions, secretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Levente Magyar said on Monday.
Two Polish military planes on their way to Afghanistan, and a third will take off soon
Poland is assisting in the effort to bring to safety Afghani refugees who cooperated with the Polish military contingent
All Islamic extremist organizations will have their base in Afghanistan, warns Polish expert on terrorism
The Afghanistan debacle is a disaster for the USA’s image, says Polish expert
Czechia evacuates diplomats and local embassy staff from Afghanistan
On Monday morning, the first Czech military plane landed at the airport in Prague’s Kbely, bringing 46 Czechs and their co-workers with families from Afghanistan
Migrants attack Hungarian border police
Migrants throw bricks at police, national security experts warn that violence may rise further
Six states ask European Union not to halt the repatriation of Afghan migrants
Six EU countries – Belgium, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Greece – have sent a letter to the European Commission asking the EU not to stop the deportation of illegal migrants to Afghanistan
Afghan felons should be expelled from Germany, conservative chancellor candidate says
Germany’s Conservative candidate for chancellor supports the repatriation of Afghan asylum seekers who commit crimes, despite growing tensions in Afghanistan
Polish Border Guard detains illegal migrants after pursuit
A group of 10 illegal migrants from Afghanistan, along with their Polish bus driver, were detained by the Bieszczady Border Guard Unit
Are we witnesses to the fall of America, our modern Rome?
America is transforming in its role as a superpower with no small amount of chaos, and Europe must be prepared to adapt, writes political scientist and philosopher Marek A. Cichocki
Czech troops completely withdraw from Afghanistan
Since 2002, 11,500 troops have taken turns in Afghanistan
Kurz says Austria won’t stop deportations to Afghanistan following rape and murder of 13-year-old girl
Austrian anti-migrant sentiment swells after weekend murder of 13-year-old girl
UK: Classified threat assessment document for HMS Defender found at bus stop
50 pages worth of classified MoD documents found by a passerby
Two large groups of illegal migrants detained in Poland
22 illegal migrants from Afghanistan were stopped in eastern Poland after crossing the Polish-Belarusian border
Poland may reopen embassy in Kabul
Polish Middle East specialist Witold Repetowicz interviewed the deputy foreign minister of Afghanistan, Mirwais Nab, on security and Polish-Afghan relations for portal Defence24.pl
Hungary, Turkey, and Pakistan may remain in Afghanistan
The three countries intend to protect Kabul airport
Polish Border Guard detains large number of illegal migrants in newest wave
Poland may not be the final destination of most migrants but remains a conduit to reach countries in Western Europe
Historic heroin seizure in Romanian Black Sea port of Constanța
Operation involved police from nine countries, including Hungary
NATO’s withdrawal from Afghanistan may cause turmoil in Central Asia
Central Asia may become a new area of struggle for influence between the region’s powers, writes foreign affairs columnist of portal wpolityce.pl Marek Budzisz
As US gears up to withdraw from Afghanistan, Hungary only has a handful of troops left there
The Hungarians still in the country may remain as they are under German command
VIDEO: Five illegal Afghan migrants detained at Polish-Czech border
Illegal migrants from the Middle East and Central Asia still trying to reach Polish territory
Polish Border Guard detains 5 Afghan minors smuggled in semi-trailer
This is the fourth time in 2021 that the Vistula Division of the Polish Border Guard has detained illegal migrants
New wave of illegal migrants hits Poland’s Silesia region: report
Due to the global economic crisis, migrants from poor countries have nothing to lose and are increasingly eager to come to Poland, warns the Silesian Border Guard
New wave of Afghan migrants detained throughout Poland
All of the detained foreigners were using Poland as a transit country to reach Western Europe
Watermelon men: Illegal migrants arrested by Polish police after hiding in fruit truck
Two illegal migrants from Afghanistan who hid in a truck full of watermelon imported from Greece were caught on the Polish-Slovak border
Will the Afghan conflict ever end?
Leaving Afghanistan entirely to its fate has not paid off
US to honor Czech soldier in memoriam
The US to award top honors to fallen Czech soldier.
American family embraces Poland after the death of their soldier son
A story of Polish-American friendship.
NATO should go on the offensive against terrorism: Czech president
One does not negotiate with terrorists, but fights them.
Hungary boosts NATO mission troops by one-third
More troops to Afghanistan and Kosovo.
Czechia to provide financial aid to Afghanistan
Czechia sends vital aid to Afghanistan.
Another fallen soldier in Afghanistan
One soldier was killed and two injured in the western province of Herat on Monday. The attack was carried out by a member of the Afghan security forces.
Another attack on Czech soldiers in Afghanistan
Five Czech soldiers had been injured and two civilians killed in an attack on October 17th. One of the Czech soldiers suffered serious injuries and had to be operated on.
Retaliation for the Czech soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Based on an intelligence report from NATO allies, the terrorists responsible for the death of three Czech soldiers were tracked down.
What are Czech Soldiers in Afghanistan dying for?
With all respect to the three soldiers killed in Afghanistan, it is time to reconsider the meaning of the army and our foreign missions. We must not keep silent and ask the right questions.
Country pays homage to fallen soldiers
President Zeman, PM Babiš and other senior political leaders have attended the ceremony honouring the memory of three Czech soldiers killed on mission in Afghanistan last Sunday.
There is no alternative to NATO, we will not recall soldiers
Even after the deaths of three Czech soldiers in Afghanistan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jan Hamáček disapproves of terminating or even suspending Czech participation in NATO missions.