The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain starts evacuating Afghan employees via Pakistan Spain was on Monday evacuating via Pakistan Afghan helpers left behind when western forces quit Kabul, a government source confirmed on condition of anonymity. https://www.thelocal.es/20211011/spain-starts-evacuating-afghan-employees-via-pakistan Mon, 11 Oct 2021 17:58:38 +0200 spain-starts-evacuating-afghan-employees-via-pakistan Spain ends evacuations of Afghan collaborators and their families from Kabul Spain said on Friday that it has ended its evacuations out of Kabul, just over a week after it began airlifting its citizens in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. https://www.thelocal.es/20210827/spain-ends-evacuations-from-kabul-of-afghan-collaborators-and-their-families Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:48:53 +0200 spain-ends-evacuations-from-kabul-of-afghan-collaborators-and-their-families Safe in Spain, Afghan women's basketball star speaks out about Taliban takeover As captain of Afghanistan's wheelchair basketball team and a women's rights activist, Nilofar Bayat fled for her life when the Taliban took over, seeking safety in Spain where she hopes to soon be back on the court. https://www.thelocal.es/20210824/safe-in-spain-afghan-womens-basketball-star-hopes-to-play-again Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:16:10 +0200 safe-in-spain-afghan-womens-basketball-star-hopes-to-play-again 'Time is running out': Spain warns it will have to leave people behind in Afghanistan Spain will not be able to rescue all Afghans who served Spanish missions in Afghanistan because of the "dramatic" situation on the ground, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20210824/time-is-running-out-spain-warns-it-will-have-to-leave-people-behind-in-afghanistan Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:01:43 +0200 time-is-running-out-spain-warns-it-will-have-to-leave-people-behind-in-afghanistan Spanish Red Cross worker killed by patient in Afghanistan A Spanish physiotherapist working for the Red Cross in northern Afghanistan was shot and killed Monday by a wheelchair-bound patient, in the latest attack on the international charity. https://www.thelocal.es/20170911/spanish-red-cross-worker-killed-by-patient-in-afghanistan Mon, 11 Sep 2017 16:10:06 +0200 spanish-red-cross-worker-killed-by-patient-in-afghanistan Abducted Spanish Red Cross worker freed in Afghanistan A Spanish employee of the Red Cross who was abducted in northern Afghanistan has been released, the international charity said Sunday, nearly a month after he was snatched by gunmen. https://www.thelocal.es/20170116/abducted-spanish-red-cross-worker-freed-in-afghanistan Mon, 16 Jan 2017 14:50:09 +0100 abducted-spanish-red-cross-worker-freed-in-afghanistan Spanish ambassador probed over Kabul embassy attack Spain's National Court said on Wednesday that it was investigating the country's ambassador to Afghanistan and his former deputy for alleged security flaws after an attack on the Kabul embassy last year that left six dead. https://www.thelocal.es/20161103/spain-ambassador-to-afghanistan-probed-over-embassy-attack Thu, 03 Nov 2016 11:48:48 +0100 spain-ambassador-to-afghanistan-probed-over-embassy-attack