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Trump claims Nato troops ‘stayed a little off the frontlines’ in Afghanistan

President again disparages allies and tells Fox News he is ‘not sure’ Nato would come to US’s defence

The Guardian - US

The U.S. Is Forcing Afghan Allies Into Exile With No Way Forward

After being moved to Qatar and left in bureaucratic limbo for years, Afghan evacuees are now being relocated again—but no one knows where to.

Reason

Nigel Farage says world ‘more secure’ if US took over Greenland

Nigel Farage stated the world would be a “better, more secure place” if America took over Greenland in a speech at World Economic Forum in Davos. The Reform UK leader, however, disagreed with the idea based on his belief in national self-determination. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos,…

The Independent UK

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China asks Taliban to protect its citizens after one killed in Kabul blast

Explosion targeting Chinese restaurant kills at least 7 people and injures nearly a dozen

The Independent UK

Danish veterans of US wars say Trump’s Greenland threats are a ‘betrayal’

Danish veterans say, ‘when America needed us after 9/11 we were there’

The Independent UK

Islamic State claims attack on Kabul restaurant that killed seven, including Chinese national

The IS claim included a threat against Chinese nationals in Afghanistan, linking the attack to China's alleged mistreatment of Uyghur Muslims in the western province of Xinjiang.

Euronews

Islamic State group claims attack on a Kabul restaurant that killed 7, including a Chinese national

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility overnight for an explosoin at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people including a Chinese national

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Four Afghan gunmen killed as they crossed border into Tajikistan

Four armed men were shot as they crossed into Tajikistan from neighbouring Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Intelligence Sources Warn of 'Embedded' Security Threats Following US Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Intelligence sources warn of 'embedded' security threats in the US following a fatal attack on National Guard members by an Afghan national near the White House.

International Business Times UK

Wars without clear purpose erode presidential legacies, and Trump risks political consequences with further military action in Venezuela

Despite public support in the U.S. for deposing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump is unlikely to find that level of support for fighting an actual war in that country.

The Conversation

First Taliban-appointed diplomat arrives in India to take charge of Afghanistan embassy in Delhi

Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor has assumed the role of Charge d’Affaires at the Afghan mission in the Indian capital

The Independent UK

Veteran is first double above-knee amputee to summit highest continent peaks

Hari Budha Magar lost both his legs in 2010 to an IED in Afghanistan while serving with the British Army’s Gurkha regiment.

Evening Standard

GOP lawmaker slams Stephen Miller after controversial Greenland interview: ‘This is really dumb’

Representative Don Bacon re-shared several posts about Denmark’s status as an ally of the United States, including deployments by the European country alongside US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq

The Independent UK

Could Venezuela be another Iraq or Afghanistan? Lessons from American statecraft in force and legitimacy

Reemoving a leader — even a brutal and incompetent one — is not the same as advancing a legitimate political order.

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International Business Times UK

Candace Owens Claims CIA's 'Hostile Takeover' in Venezuela Risks Another Iraq-Style Fallout

Candace Owens claimed the CIA orchestrated Venezuela's 'liberation' like Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, accusing intelligence agencies and Zionists of backing regime change to seize oil and resources.

The Conversation

Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy

An image circulated over media the weekend of Jan. 3 and 4 was meant to convey dominance: Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, blindfolded and handcuffed aboard a U.S. naval vessel. Shortly after the operation that seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would…

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s stance on Afghan cricket is flawed – and deeply painful for people like me. There is another path

When I arrived in Australia after the fall of Kabul, seeing Rashid Khan in the BBL eased my grief and reminded me that pride and belonging were possible

The Independent UK

Flash flooding in Afghanistan leaves at least 17 dead and around 1,800 families affected

Another 11 people have been injured as the flooding swept across several regions of the country since Monday

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The Guardian - UK

US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts

Afghanistan and Yemen excluded from list of 17 priority countries chosen by Trump administration to receive aid laden with demands

Evening Standard

Double-amputee aims to show people can ‘achieve anything’ in mountain challenge

Hari Budha Magar, who lost both legs serving in Afghanistan, is on the final leg of the Seven Summits Challenge.

The Conversation

Cabinet papers 2005: WorkChoices, Afghanistan and climate change take centre stage

Today, the National Archives of Australia (NAA) released a key selection of records of the Australian Cabinet and its National Security Committee from 2005.

AAP

Terrorism, Middle East and China top Howard concerns

Previously secret cabinet documents shed new light on the defence and national security decisions made by the Howard government, 20 years ago.

Euronews

Afghan farmers suffer heavy losses after Taliban ban opium poppy cultivation, report says

UNODC survey found 85% of families in northern provinces unable to replace poppy income. Production fell 32% to 296 tonnes as synthetic drugs surged.

International Business Times UK

Taliban Destroy Musical Instruments in Eastern Afghanistan as Cultural Crackdown Continues

Taliban authorities destroyed musical instruments in eastern Afghanistan, reinforcing a nationwide ban critics say is erasing culture.

The Guardian - UK

‘That video saved our lives’: how women are defying the Taliban’s brutal crackdown on protest

The activist Zarmina Paryani speaks from exile in Germany about how Afghanistan has tried to silence the voices of women and girls since the 2021 takeover

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