ARTE Reportage

With music banned by the Taliban, Afghan refugees in Pakistan want to keep their musical traditions alive.

18 years after American troops first arrived in Afghanistan, the United States has announced their withdrawal. Can the Afghan forces keep the Taliban at bay without help from NATO?

Since the Taliban retook Kabul in August 2021, the humanitarian situation has deteriorated considerably. Afghanistan remains the world's largest producer of opium and the country also has high rates of addiction. The Taliban is trying to rid the country of heroin addicts, with particularly brutal methods.

Since the Taliban's return to power, Fawzia Koofi has been forced to continue her fight for women’s rights in exile.

The last foreign troops are leaving Afghanistan, leading to fears of a Taliban resurgence

 Whilst the Afghan government negotiates with the Taliban, babies seem to have become targets in a never-ending war.

In 2007, Franco-Afghan filmmaker Barmak Akram directed Kabuli Kid, a film about an abandoned baby. That baby actor is now nine. Akram goes back to Kabul to meet him 

Scientists are concerned about the Inguri hydroelectric dam, the biggest in the Caucasus, which is showing its age.

A new generation of men are doing their share of the chores and looking after the children.

Life on the frontline with a Ukrainian drone division feels like a strange and deadly video game.

Volunteer doctors from the Greek mainland visit remote Aegean islands to provide vital healthcare.

Sonu, Aman, Sajid and Tenu are part of the 20,000 foreign fighters fighting for Russia in Ukraine.

To help develop the tourism sector, the Croatian government aims to eliminate all landmines left behind from the Yugoslav Wars.

With their adopted daughter and foster twins, Jana and Hartmut want to leave Germany for a new life in Greece.

Since Elizabeth II passed away, and Charles III took the throne in 2022,  more British people are questioning the legitimacy of the Monarchy

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

Culture magazine Twist meets artists and creatives to discuss insomnia and how it manifests in their art.

Claude Monet made the cliffs at Étretat famous, but the charming town now suffers from overtourism.

A look back at the Jeffrey Epstein's life and how the Epstein Files are exposing corruption at the highest level.

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

The US and Israel’s war is inevitably also Europe’s war. But Europe is divided on how to act.

ow can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Cultural workers are calling for a Europe-wide work status that protects artists in the face of shrinking budgets and the rise of AI.