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Taliban Bans Drug Cultivation, Including Opium

The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world's biggest opium producer. "As per the decree of the supreme leader of the Emirate of Afghanistan, all Afghans are informed that from now on, cultivation of poppy has been strictly prohibited across the country,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blast in Afghan capital kills one, wounds dozens - health workers

A blast hit the money exchange hub in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday, killing one and injuring dozens, health workers said.

Reuters

Taliban chief orders ‘strict’ ban on opium poppy cultivation

The ban comes as the Taliban tries to assuage international concerns regarding drug control in the impoverished country.

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Afghanistan's Taliban announce ban on poppy production

Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban have announced a ban on poppy production, even as farmers across the country began harvesting the bright red flower that produces the opium used to make heroin

The Independent UK

Taliban bans drug cultivation, including lucrative opium

The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world's biggest opium producer.

Reuters

Trump slams Whitmer, Benson, Nessel at Michigan rally

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump tried to boost select Michigan candidates running for secretary of state, attorney general and the Legislature Saturday in a nearly two-hour address that aimed to cement his influence in the Michigan GOP.

Tribune News Service

US man held hostage in Afghanistan seen alive for 1st time in 2 years in new video

An American man kidnapped by the Taliban in early 2020 was seen alive for the first time since then on Friday in a hostage video.

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American man abducted in Afghanistan appears in video pleading for his release

‘This is public confirmation of our family’s long-held belief that he is alive after more than two years in captivity,’ sister says

The Independent UK

Two detainees released from Afghanistan -U.S. State Dept

An American and a U.S. resident have been freed from detention in Afghanistan, the State Department said on Friday, and one of the pair identified themselves as brothers who were engaged in humanitarian work when the Taliban arrested them.

Reuters

Taliban releases American aid worker detained in Afghanistan

Safi Rauf and his brother were held in Afghanistan for 105 days.

Axios

I call myself 'spin-fast' bowler who prefers bowling at 100 kmph rather than 75 kmph: Rashid Khan

NEW DELHI: Rashid Khan has a fast bowler's mindset in a spinner's body with an uncompromising attitude when it comes to ripping his googlies and leg-breaks off the surface at nearly 100 kmph.

The Times of India

Vandals attack tribute to Afghanistan hero leaving family devastated

Yobs have chipped away at the memorial of Corporal Dean John, 25, in Port Talbot

Wales Online

UN donor conference falls billions short of $4.4bn target to help Afghanistan

Conference raises only $2.44bn as Russian foreign minister says west is responsible for country’s humanitarian crisis

The Guardian - UK

Donors pledge $2.44 billion towards UN appeal for Afghan aid

Donor countries pledged $2.44 billion towards the United Nations' $4.4 billion appeal for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday after a high-level pledging conference.

Reuters

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In Afghanistan, Private Aid Fills Void Left by Bureaucratic Failure

Small, private groups are working to feed the hungry and evacuate the endangered.

Reason

No Pseudonymity as to PTSD-Based Lawsuit About City Siren

From Doe v. City of Ludington, decided today by Judge Hala Jarbou (W.D. Mich.) Plaintiffs are anonymously suing the City of Ludington for moving and re-connecting a siren in Copeyan Park in downtown Ludington, which allegedly exacerbated Plaintiff John Doe's post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) from his two tours of duty…

The Conversation

Afghan evacuees lack a clear path for resettlement in the U.S., 7 months after Taliban takeover

Russia’s war against Ukraine has resulted in more than 4 million Ukrainian refugees fleeing the country.

Al Jazeera

How is the Ukraine war affecting children’s mental health?

The consequences of this conflict are likely to be felt for years to come. Here is what to look out for and how to help.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Seeks Record $4.4B for Afghans Struggling Under Taliban

The UN's aid coordination office, backed by Britain, Germany and Qatar, is launching its biggest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in hopes of collecting $4.4 billion to help Afghanistan, a decidedly ambitious call to assist the impoverished country again run by Taliban militants when much of the world´s…

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In Afghanistan, ‘people selling babies, young girls to survive’

Dire economic situation sees children dying of starvation as millions of Afghans struggle to put food on their tables.

The Independent UK

China's Xi strongly backs Afghanistan at regional conference

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has issued strong backing for Afghanistan at a regional conference, while making no mention of human rights abuses by the country's Taliban leaders

The Independent UK

UN seeks record $4.4B for Afghans struggling under Taliban

The U.N.’s aid coordination agency is launching its biggest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in hopes of collecting $4.4 billion to help Afghanistan

Reuters

U.N. seeks stronger Afghanistan aid funding despite concerns on Taliban

The United Nations is seeking $4.4 billion for Afghanistan at an international virtual event on Thursday in the largest humanitarian appeal launched for a single country even as concerns mount over Taliban rule.

Reuters

Russia against U.S., NATO military presence near Afghanistan - TASS

Russia considers the presence of any United States or NATO military infrastructure in countries bordering Afghanistan unacceptable, the TASS news agency cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday.

ABC News

Ben Roberts-Smith punched colleague in jaw after bungled mission, court hears

A former elite soldier who was on a mission in Afghanistan with Ben Roberts-Smith tells the Federal Court he was punched and threatened by the Victoria Cross recipient during a 2012 mission.

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