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Ministers urged not to ‘abandon’ Afghans on anniversary of Taliban takeover

Aid agencies, MPs and a former diplomat have encouraged the UK Government to continue efforts to support Afghan refugees.

The Independent UK

Afghan reflects on ‘disastrous’ day the Taliban took control of his country

August 15 2023 marks the two-year anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

The Independent UK

Minister vows to make Afghan resettlement schemes ‘work properly’

The schemes have been criticised as too slow and many Afghans have been in hotels since coming to the UK.

The Independent UK

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Afghan scholars in UK fear they may be forced to return home

Government urged to grant current cohort of Afghans on Chevening scholarship programme indefinite leave to remain

The Guardian - UK

Let me explain, my dear son, why I left you in Afghanistan. Hang in there, I have not given up

I remember you humming like a bulbul in our back yard in Kabul. When you are finally given a visa you will see there are all sorts of colourful birds here in Melbourne

The Guardian - AU

Blast in eastern Afghanistan kills 3, wounds 7 at hotel frequented by Pakistani refugees

Police say an explosion has ripped through a hotel in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost, killing at least three people and wounding seven others

The Independent UK

Afghanistan: two years after Taliban takeover the west is letting down the democratic opposition

The consequences of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan two years ago are bad enough for the people who live there, especially women and girls, but also for the region and the world, in the flow of migrants and threat of terrorism.

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Thousands of Afghan judges and legal staff remain at risk post-Taliban takeover

Two years on, people who worked in the country’s now-defunct legal system remain in grave danger from reprisals for their work

The Guardian - UK

Hungry, hunted, terrified: unending plight of the Afghan women who served in military and police

Two years since the Taliban seized power, thousands of female fugitives still live in fear and poverty, with a target on their backs

The Guardian - UK

Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover

The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as U

The Independent UK

The Taliban are entrenched in Afghanistan after 2 years of rule. Women and girls pay the price

After two years in power, the Taliban are entrenched as rulers of Afghanistan, facing no significant opposition that could topple them

The Independent UK

Afghan scholars studying in UK urge Government to grant them leave to remain

The current cohort of Afghan Chevening students say they are stuck in limbo and face the possibility of having to return home.

The Independent UK

PCB appoints sports psychologist Maqbool Babri for Asia Cup

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has enlisted the services of sports psychologist Dr. Maqbool Babri to provide counseling to the men's team as they compete in the ODI series against Afghanistan in Sri Lanka.

The Times of India

Afghan universities ready to readmit women but not until Taliban leader says it's ok, official says

An Afghan higher education official says universities are ready to welcome back female students but the Taliban supreme leader has to give the order for their return first

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Afghan intelligence analyst praised for ‘key role’ by RAF advisers facing Rwanda deportation

Analyst is a ‘talented and hardworking individual’ who is ‘a likely target for the Taliban’

The Independent UK

Thousands of Afghans in limbo two years after fall of Kabul – as Sunak urged to keep UK promise

Exclusive: MPs and top brass intervene as government deadline for giving sanctuary to Afghans looms

The Independent UK

Afghan refugees ‘getting knockback after knockback’ in house searches after hotel evictions

Afghans are struggling to find somewhere to live amid the government’s “shameful” campaign to evict thousands of refugees from hotels in Britain

The Conversation

Two years after Taliban takeover: why Afghanistan still poses a threat to the region and beyond

The dramatic and rapid Taliban offensive in the spring of 2021 culminated in its takeover of Kabul on August 15. The chaos of the western withdrawal that surrounded the return of the Taliban represented a sad endpoint of two decades of failed US-led attempts to impose a liberal democratic system…

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The Times of India

PCB retains Pakistan team's coaching and management staff

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday retained the coaching and management staff for the men's team ahead of the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, followed by the Asia Cup.

The Independent UK

Two years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo, waiting for US visas

When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021 it airlifted tens of thousands of Afghans to safety

The Independent UK

Two years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo waiting for US visas

When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021 it airlifted tens of thousands of Afghans to safety

Evening Standard

Taliban repression of women and girls a crime against humanity, says Gordon Brown

Call for ICC prosecution comes as militia mark two years since seizing back power

The Walrus

Where Is the Canadian Fiction about Afghanistan?

Canadians are far from squeamish in our literary tastes, but novels about the country where we were once at war are rare

The Guardian - UK

Gordon Brown calls for Taliban to face crimes against humanity charges

Ex-PM urges UK and allies to impose sanctions on Afghan regime over its ‘brutalisation’ of women and girls

Marie Claire

The Taliban’s beauty salon ban in Afghanistan is far more sinister than it appears

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