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More than 160 Afghans die in bitterly cold weather

More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, as residents described being unable to afford fuel to heat homes in temperatures well below freezing.

Reuters

Taliban working on guidelines for women NGO workers: UN says

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths met Taliban officials in a bid to push them to further relax the ban on women workers.

Al Jazeera

Freezing weather kills 157 in Afghanistan as country faces coldest winter in 15 years

Afghanistan is facing its coldest winter in 15 years, with temperatures dropping as low as -34 degrees Celsius, as the death doubles in less than a week

Daily Mirror

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Scores of people die as wave of freezing weather sweeps across Afghanistan

Extreme weather compounds a humanitarian crisis in poverty-stricken Afghanistan, leaving scores of people and vital livestock dead.

ABC News

Japan and North Korea sound warning as deadly cold snap sweeps across Asia

Extreme weather kills at least one person in Japan and more than 100 in Afghanistan while parts of China hit record low temperatures

The Guardian - AU

Buddy Box: The educational tool which has helped students across the globe

Mark Hill’s learning tool has reached countries including Afghanistan, France, Germany and Poland.

The Independent UK

International Day of Education: I attend a secret school in Afghanistan

Matiullah Wesa set up the voluntary organisation Pen Path in 2009.

The Independent UK

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A Connecticut veteran is evacuating Afghanistan refugees more than year after headlines faded away

HARTFORD, Conn. — Alex Plitsas never gives up.

Tribune News Service

Asylum seeker who stabbed man to death in e-scooter row previously convicted of murder in Serbia

Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai had also been convicted of drug-dealing in Italy

Evening Standard

Asylum seeker who stabbed man previously convicted of murder in Serbia

Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai had also been convicted of drug-dealing in Italy.

The Independent UK

Tens of thousands of Afghans waiting to hear if they will be relocated to UK – 17 months after Taliban takeover

The backlog of 71,000 applications is making Afghans ‘unsafe’, charities warn

The Independent UK

Afghanistan women's cricketers resettled in Australia feeling unsupported by international cricket bosses

Most of the women who should be playing cricket for Afghanistan have resettled in Australia since the Taliban took over the country, but they are disappointed by a lack of support from the International Cricket Council.

ABC News

Afghan soldier seeks asylum after arrest at US-Mexico border

An Afghan soldier seeking asylum in the U.S. has been jailed at an immigrant detention center in Texas since he was arrested trying to cross the Mexico border

The Independent UK

Most dangerous countries for air travel - see full global list of banned airlines

A number of countries have all of their airlines totally banned from European airspace due being considered unsafe by the EU Air Safety Committee, including those from Afghanistan, Liberia and Sudan

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‘Joe Biden has been constantly underestimated’: Chris Whipple on his White House book

Fight of His Life author on Kamala Harris’s struggles and growth, Afghanistan, a strong second year … and if Biden will run again

Chicago Tribune

In Chicago, Secretary of State Blinken says Putin has already lost what he wanted in Ukraine

CHICAGO — Making a brief visit to Chicago on Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said while Ukrainians have suffered tremendously, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has inflicted “extraordinary damage” on his own citizens and military and that U.S.-led sanctions will take a dramatic toll on Russia’s…

The Independent UK

UN says Taliban divided on appeal to restore women's rights

A delegation led by the highest-ranking woman at the United Nations has urged the Taliban during a four-day visit to Afghanistan to reverse their crackdown on women and girls

Reuters

Top diplomats, former UN officials seek to fix 'Wild West' of peacemaking

A group of diplomats, former statesmen and U.N. officials began seeking political backing this week for a peacemaking framework to shape new standards for resolving conflicts that they say can avoid past mistakes such as in Mali and Afghanistan.

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Deputy U.N. chief pushes women's rights during visit to Taliban heartland

U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed expressed alarm to Taliban officials in Kandahar over violations of women's rights in Afghanistan, the United Nations said on Friday after she made a rare visit to the Taliban's southern heartland.

Foreign Policy

Taliban ‘Men-Only’ Aid Edict Divides Charity Community

The World Food Program seems poised to carry on, driving NGOs to call it quits on aid.

Reuters

Freezing temperatures kill 78 people in Afghanistan

At least 78 people have died of cold in Afghanistan during the country's worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday.

The Conversation

Prince Harry's portrayal of war in 'Spare' is making headlines – but combat decision-making is more complex than his words suggest

The last few weeks have seen a steady stream of news related to the new memoir written by Prince Harry, titled “Spare.” While much of the media attention has focused on his relationship with King Charles; Prince William; Catherine, princess of Wales; and Camilla, the queen consort, it is his…

The Independent UK

Ministers urged to safeguard aid to Afghanistan after ban on female aid workers

Labour MP Dan Jarvis asked an urgent question on the issue in the Commons asking for confirmation there will be no cuts.

Al Jazeera

Dozens of people killed as cold wave sweeps Afghanistan

About 70,000 cattle have perished in a week as many provinces witness deep freeze amid a humanitarian crisis.

ABC News

What it's like for persecuted minorities to live under Taliban rule in Afghanistan

For many people living in Afghanistan, life is a daily struggle. There's no work and minorities like Fatima and her family live in fear.

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