November 14, 2024 16:15

Last Jew in Afghanistan arrives in Israel, ending a yearslong saga

Zebulon Simentov made Aliyah three years after fleeing Taliban rule

October 28, 2022 12:23

Taliban to allow restoration of historic synagogue in western Afghanistan

The building, which eight years ago served as an educational centre mostly for local children and women, has fallen into disrepair

August 11, 2022 12:36

JC readers send £130k to aid Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban for a new life abroad

One sent a five-figure cheque after reading an article in the JC in April about charity Azadi, which has already helicoptered 850 people to safety

August 04, 2022 10:44

Britain gave my grandmother a refuge – now we must do the same for Afghan women

Each time I hear another plea to house or sponsor a refugee, I think of the woman who helped my grandmother

April 28, 2022 13:31

More than 700 Afghans rescued from the Taliban by Jewish lawyers in UK

Daniel Berke and Simon Myerson, who founded the charity Azadi, say they have saved about 730 people so far