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Biden calls for release of US hostage in Afghanistan

President Joe Biden is calling for the release of U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who was taken hostage in Afghanistan nearly two years ago

The Independent UK

Biden calls for Taliban to release Mark Frerichs, hostage in Afghanistan from Lombard

Frerich’s younger sister Charlene Cakora, who lives in Lombard, has been waging a campaign for her brother’s freedom, fearing he will be forgotten.

Chicago Sun-Times

Taliban to reopen public universities, no word on female students

Afghanistan's public universities, closed since the Taliban seized power in August, will reopen in February, the Taliban acting higher education minister said on Sunday, without specifying whether female students would be able to return.

Reuters

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Biden calls on Taliban to release American hostage

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to release a U.S. civil engineer who was abducted two years ago and is believed to be the last American hostage held by the Taliban.

Reuters

Afghanistan's safety net collapsed after the Taliban's takeover. Now the brutal winter is here and famine is rife

While the Taliban maintains Afghanistan's food crisis has been exaggerated, some families are begging for scraps and shivering under one shared blanket to keep warm. For Seddiqa, every day is a struggle to keep her children alive.

ABC News

From Kabul, pregnant reporter fights NZ govt to come home

A pregnant New Zealand reporter has chosen Afghanistan as a temporary base for her uphill fight to return home because of her country's stringent COVID-19 entry rules

The Independent UK

Qatar’s emir set for first White House meeting with Biden

Talks come as tensions with Russia put renewed focus on natural gas market and as US looks to next steps in Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera

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Pregnant journalist turns to Taliban for help after New Zealand rejects her application to return home

The reporter said it is ‘brutally ironic’ that the Taliban have assured her she would be safe

The Independent UK

NGO starts emergency food aid to drought-stricken Afghanistan

Peshawar-kai, a Japanese nongovernmental organization that provides medical and agricultural assistance to Afghanistan, has begun distributing emergency food aid to the drought-stricken country.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

New Zealand PM Ardern isolating, journalist case highlights tough COVID curbs

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stayed in self-isolation on Sunday, as the country recorded 103 new COVID-19 infections and its tough border controls were highlighted by a pregnant journalist who said she was trapped in Afghanistan.

Reuters

Rejected by New Zealand, pregnant TV reporter Charlotte Bellis turns to Taliban

Charlotte Bellis says it is "brutally ironic" that she had once questioned the Taliban about their treatment of women but is now asking the same questions of her own government.

ABC News

Boris Johnson’s chief of staff ‘spent day watching cricket’ just before Kabul fell

Dan Rosenfield watched England v India at Lord’s three days before Taliban forces entered capital, according to reports

The Guardian - UK

India delivers 3 tonnes of medical assistance to Afghanistan

Prior to this, India has supplied three shipments of medical assistance, consisting of 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine and essential life-saving medicines to Afghanistan.

The Hindu

In Indonesia, desperation grows for Afghan refugees trapped in limbo for years

Images of police beating Afghan refugees with batons at a protest in Pekanbaru, Indonesia, on January 18, 2022 have been circulating on social media. Demonstrations have been going on for months across the country, as thousands of Afghan refugees, mostly members of the Hazara ethnic minority, demand quicker resettlement in…

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The Independent UK

Rejected by New Zealand, reporter turns to Taliban for help

A pregnant New Zealand journalist says she turned to the Taliban for help and is now stranded in Afghanistan after her home country has prevented her from returning due to a bottleneck of people in its coronavirus quarantine system

Dynamite News

Afghanistan: Three injured in blast in Helmand province

Three people were injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, Pajhwok Afghan News has reported.

The Independent UK

In suburban Kentucky, Afghan refugees make a new life

Some 75,000 Afghan refugees are expected to settle in America in 2022. Photographer Amira Karaoud visits new arrivals finding a fresh start in Bowling Green, Kentucky

The Hindu

Under-19 WC | Afghanistan stuns Lanka

Sets up semifinal clash against England

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Animal charity founder denies Boris Johnson intervened in Afghanistan evacuation

Paul Farthing said he had ‘absolutely no dealings with anybody in government’

The Hindu

At the Centre: On India-Central Asia summit

India must stay in step with the changes in the Central Asian region

The Hindu

India willing to talk to Pakistan on pilgrim flights

Sources say agreement on sending humanitarian aid to Afghanistan through Pakistan likely shortly

The Guardian - UK

Kabul animal airlift: Foreign Office official sorry for misleading MPs

Senior official Sir Philip Barton apologises to foreign affairs committee for denial of correspondence with Boris Johnson

Daily Mirror

Top Foreign Office official apologises for misleading MPs on Afghan animal evacuation

Boris Johnson has been accused of lying over whether he authorised the airlift of cats and dogs from Afghanistan - but he branded claims 'total rhubarb'

The Independent UK

Foreign Office apology over evidence on airlift of animals from Afghanistan

Inaccurate information given to MPs, top civil servant admits

Daily Mirror

GMB guest fights back tears as he defends Pen Farthing evacuation amid PM controversy

Animal welfare campaigner Dominic Dyer told presenters Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard that the controversial evacuation of 173 dogs and cats from Afghanistan has been turned into a 'political football'

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