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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Refugee hotel rooms ‘not good value for money’ says Afghanistan evacuee

Abdul has lived with his wife in a London hotel room for nearly five months.

The Independent UK

Victory aid Afghan women return to field

Melbourne Victory are supporting the Afghanistan women's soccer team's return to the field in Australia after fleeing the Taliban-led country last year.

AAP

Afghanistan women’s football team reunite with hopes of competing in Australia

For the first time since fleeing their home and finding sanctuary in Australia, the team are taking their battle for equality onto the playing field

The Guardian - AU

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Australia finish third at U19 World Cup

Australia have beaten Afghanistan by two wickets to claim third place at the Under-19 cricket World Cup in the West Indies.

AAP

Home Office to stop paying for Afghan refugees’ toiletries and medication

Letter to former guard at British embassy in Kabul says measures will come into effect on 11 February

The Guardian - UK

ISIS raid gives Biden a foreign policy win as Ukraine, midterms loom

The U.S. raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State's leader is a much-needed national security win for President Joe Biden after the messy withdrawal from Afghanistan while he tries to project an image of strength in a standoff with Russia over Ukraine, analysts said.

Reuters

Pentagon: Deadly Afghan airport attack was not preventable

The military investigation into the deadly attack during the Afghanistan evacuation has concluded that a suicide bomber, carrying 20 pounds of explosives packed with ball bearings, acted alone, and that the deaths of more than 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members were not preventable

The Independent UK

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Single bomber carried out Kabul airport attack, U.S. military says

The U.S. military said on Friday that a single Islamic State bomber killed 13 U.S. troops and at least 170 Afghans at Kabul airport last August, not the complex attack originally suspected, and that it could not have been prevented with the resources on hand.

Reuters

Ben Roberts-Smith's former SAS comrades drop bombshell evidence at defamation trial

After a six-month pandemic-related delay, Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation battle against three newspapers resumed this week with evidence from two of Australia's most-elite soldiers.

ABC News

Factbox: Pushed into the shadows, Islamic State still has global reach

(This February 4 story deletes incorrect description of Boko Haram as an affiliate of Al Qaeda in paragraph 14; corrects number of Islamic State affiliates in West and Central Africa in paragraph 15; relationship between Islamic State West Africa Province and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara in paragraph 17;…

Reuters

England U19s captain Tom Prest confident they can "beat anyone" ahead of World Cup final

EXCLUSIVE: England captain Tom Prest is confident his side can beat India in the Under 19 World Cup final and win the tournament for the first time since 1998

Daily Mirror

Afghan women face increasing violence and repression under the Taliban after international spotlight fades

The Taliban reportedly captured 40 people in Mazar-e-Sharif, a medium-sized city in Afghanistan, at the end of January 2022. Taliban members then allegedly gang-raped eight of the women.

The Conversation

Afghanistan: 10 miners killed in coal mine collapse in Baghlan

A coal mine on Wednesday night in Nahrin district of Afghanistan's Baghlan province killed ten miners.

Dynamite News

UN Demands Taliban Provide Info on Two More Missing Women Activists

The United Nations has demanded the Taliban provide information on two more women activists allegedly detained by the group this week -- bringing to four the number missing this year. Since returning to power in August the Taliban have cracked down on dissent by forcefully dispersing women's rallies, detaining critics…

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The Guardian - AU

Second SAS member tells Ben Roberts-Smith trial he saw Australian soldier shoot unarmed man in Afghanistan

Soldier tells court he saw patrol member fire Minimi machine-gun at Afghan man and saw Roberts-Smith with a Minimi later in the raid

Tribune News Service

82 lawmakers urge quicker evacuations of Afghan allies

WASHINGTON — More than 80 House members called on President Joe Biden to ramp up evacuations of Afghan allies still stranded in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal last year.

Reuters

U.N. has millions in Afghanistan bank, but cannot use it

The United Nations has about $135 million in the bank in Afghanistan but is unable to use it because the Taliban-run central bank cannot convert it to the afghani currency, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

US strike framed to spare civilians after mounting criticism

Facing criticism for civilian deaths in U.S. airstrikes, the Biden administration targeted the leader of the Islamic State group in a way that was riskier for American forces, landing dozens of U.S. commandoes outside his Syrian hideout rather than targeting him with an airstrike

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The Independent UK

Twin attacks in Pakistan kill 7 troops, 13 separatists

Pakistani authorities say twin attacks by separatists in the country's volatile southwest triggered intense firefights that left seven soldiers and 13 assailants dead

The Hindu

India has ‘deep friendship’ with Afghan people: MEA

India is committed to provide assistance to Afghanistan, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday. Addressing the weekly press briefing, official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India has be

Tribune News Service

Counterpoint: Why shouldn’t the US lift the sanctions against the Taliban?

Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of the Treasury froze Afghanistan Central Bank’s reserves. The Taliban is currently on the Treasury’s “Specially Designated Nationals” list.

Tribune News Service

Point: US sanctions on Afghanistan could be deadlier than 20 years of war

Economic sanctions have, in recent years, become one of the most important tools of U.S. foreign policy. There are currently more than 20 countries subjected to various sanctions from the U.S. government.

The Hindu

India has a policy of zero-tolerance against terrorism: MoState for External Affairs Muraleedharan

“Government of India believes in collective efforts of the international community to counter the menace,” Muraleedharan added.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban Closer to International Recognition, Says Foreign Minister

The Taliban are inching closer towards international recognition but any concessions Afghanistan's new rulers make will be on their terms, the regime's foreign minister said in an interview with AFP. In his first interview since returning from talks with Western powers in Oslo, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi also urged…

The Hindu

U-19 World Cup | England beats Afghanistan to enter final, ends 24-year wait

Rehan Ahmed does the star turn ending a 24-year wait

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