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The Hindu

Afghanistan's money is crumbling to pieces, just like its economy

KABUL, Afghanistan — Remember cash? These days, when a wave of a phone or credit card gets you a cup of coffee or more, it's easy to forget what actual bills look like — and the abuse they receive in an average five-year life span.

Los Angeles Times

Bikes are everywhere in Kabul since the Taliban takeover. But who's not cycling? Women

As the economy unravels, "everyone is getting a bike," says one young resident. It's the cheapest way to get around. But the Taliban's conservative culture means women cyclists are not welcome.

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More foreign terrorists in J&K after Afghan situation, says CRPF DG

While security agencies face increased challenges, number of terrorists in J&K remain under 200, he says

The Hindu

India’s catch-22 dilemma on relations with Iran

Iran is vital for India’s energy security and connectivity plans — but New Delhi is in a bind on how to balance its cooperation with Tehran with its other bilateral ties

The Hindu

Records contradict Majewski's account of military punishment

The Republican congressional candidate in Ohio who's facing criticism for misrepresenting his military service was reprimanded and demoted for drunken driving on a U.S. air base in 2001

The Independent UK

Man killed in Easton tower block fire named as father of seven

Abdul had left Afghanistan and was seeking asylum in Bristol

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Wasn’t really surprised with Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup triumph: Sanath Jayasuriya

MUMBAI: Sri Lanka’s triumph in the recently-held Asia Cup, where they lost the Afghanistan in the opener before stunning India and Pakistan to go on and win the tournament for the fifth time, wasn’t expected by many experts, but it didn’t surprise the cricket-mad country’s opening great Sanath Jayasuriya.

The Times of India

US says military killed 12 civilians in 2021, sparking scepticism

Monitors have regularly questioned the Pentagon’s annual tally, which is perenially far below independent counts.

Al Jazeera

Man who fell from 16th floor trying to escape fire was refugee who fled Afghanistan

Abdul Jabar Oryakhel, 30, fled his homeland and arrived in the UK in February but lost his life after climbing out a window to escape the Twinnell House fire in Bristol on Sunday

Daily Mirror

Patience is running out, says UN envoy on engagement with Taliban

Patience is running out for many in the international community when it comes to effectively engaging with the Taliban, the UN deputy representative for Afghanistan Markus Potzel, told the Security Council on Tuesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Top Pakistan diplomat urges flood aid, patience with Taliban

Pakistan’s foreign minister is recommending cooperation with the Taliban even though many U.S. officials say Afghanistan’s ruling faction has proved unworthy of it

The Independent UK

Arrival of foreign tourists took big hit in 2021, data shows

Travellers from U.S., U.K., Bangladesh, Canada, Afghanistan, Nepal and Australia visited India that year

The Hindu

Exclusive-Afghan Taliban sign deal for Russian oil products, gas and wheat

The Taliban have signed a provisional deal with Russia to supply gasoline, diesel, gas and wheat to Afghanistan, Acting Afghan Commerce and Industry Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi told Reuters.

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Al Jazeera

Taliban official calls for schools to be reopened for girls

Senior member of Afghanistan’s Taliban-run government urges rulers to reopen secondary schools for girls.

Los Angeles Times

After fleeing Kabul, Afghan lawyers seek new life — and legal careers — in California

LOS ANGELES — Masooda Qazi held her 8-year-old son's hand tightly as she frantically tried to convey to a group of Dutch soldiers that she was an employee of the U.S. Embassy and was promised transport out of Kabul as it fell to the Taliban last year.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Biden pokes at China again over Taiwan. At what cost to US national interests?

President Joe Biden’s foreign policy deserves higher marks than most have given it. Biden boldly pulled the plug on the Afghanistan quagmire, so that Americans could stop hemorrhaging blood and treasure in an endless war. He has performed a delicate “Goldilocks routine” with respect to Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine:…

The Times of India

China's failure to invest in Afghanistan is frustrating the Taliban

BEIJING: The US withdrawal from Afghanistan after two decades of war opened up an opportunity for China to expand its influence and lock down access to the country's vast mineral deposits.

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The Times of India

There is a tremendous gap between resources and awareness when it comes to kids’ health: Dr Radhika Batra, 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Award winner

The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation honoured Dr Radhika Batra, co-founder of the nonprofit organization Every Infant Matters, which provides last-mile health solutions to disadvantaged children in India along with three others with the 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards. "Radhika Batra of India, Zahra Joya of Afghanistan, Vanessa Nakate of Uganda,…

Wales Online

Hero soldier tells of moment he saw an empty space where his left arm should have been

Brave Jaco van Gass tried to keep on firing after his left arm was blown off in Afghanistan

ABC News

Veterans' minister apologises to military personnel over defence suicide rates after 'successive governments' failed

More veterans have died by suicide than in conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the veterans' affairs minister says he will take action where "successive governments" have failed.

The Independent UK

CIA unveils model of al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri's hideout

The CIA has revealed the scale model of the safe house where it found and killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan

Manchester Evening News

War hero who went on to achieve Paralympic glory recalls the moment he lost his arm in Taliban attack

Jaco van Gass, who lives in Sale with his wife, lost his arm in Afghanistan

Los Angeles Times

She fled Afghanistan and became a soccer star. Nadia Nadim wants to give women hope.

LOS ANGELES — All Nadia Nadim needed was a chance. A chance at an education, a chance to study medicine, a chance to play soccer.

ABC News

Afghan children put to backbreaking work in brick kilns as economy collapses

The number of children put to work in Afghanistan is growing, fuelled by the collapse of the economy after the Taliban took over the country and the world cut off financial aid just over a year ago.

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