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House Foreign Affairs Committee Subpoenas Secretary Of State Blinken

House Foreign Affairs Committee subpoenas Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan, highlighting lack of preparation and culpabili...

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BBC lessons for girls in Afghanistan

Brief letters: World Service education | Storm names | Outdoor smoking | The Who v Oasis | Men’s hair

The Guardian - UK

Oppression of Afghan women: 'The world seems to be responding with a shrug,' HRW says

Human rights groups are reacting with fury after a further curtailing of women’s rights in Afghanistan. New laws brought in last month impose severe new restrictions on women that oblige them to not only cover their faces, but also forbid them from raising their voices or reading aloud in public.…

France 24

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Suicide Bomber Kills 6, Injures 13 In Afghan Capital

A suicide bombing in Kabul leaves six dead and thirteen injured, sparking concerns about security. Authorities respond swiftly as the international communi...

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Mani once sang of freedom in Afghanistan. Now, silenced, she’s desperate to escape. Will Australia help?

This brave journalist and young women like her are bearing the brunt of the failed democratisation project: ‘Hope is fading’

The Guardian - AU

Trump and Harris spar over Arlington cemetery visit as he posts video messages from Gold Star family members

Allies of the former president also jumped to defend him on the Sunday morning political shows, with Senator Lindsey Graham saying: ‘You know what really is unfortunate? That these families had to go visit their fallen loved ones at Arlington due to incompetence by the Biden administration’

The Independent UK

Here’s how we can help oppressed women and girls in Afghanistan

Letters: Simon Diggins on offering resettlement and educational opportunities to those living under the Taliban regime and Margaret Owen on connecting schoolgirls in Britain and Kabul

The Guardian - UK

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Ahmad Massoud Leads National Resistance Front Against Taliban In Afghanistan

Ahmad Massoud leads the National Resistance Front in Afghanistan against the Taliban, advocating for international support and a shift in approach to comba...

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Pain can make veterans feel alone: Help for Heroes is by their side

After a 25-year military career, including four tours in Afghanistan, former Royal Navy nurse, Janine, is still caring for the Armed Forces…

The National (Scotland)

Germany Deports Afghan Nationals For The First Time Since Taliban

Germany deported 28 Afghan nationals, sparking criticism and safety concerns. A deadly knife attack involving a Syrian asylum seeker prompts tighter laws a...

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Gold Star Mom Says Trump's Political Stunt At Arlington 'Makes Me Sick'

Karen Meredith said the fact that a Trump campaign staffer pushed a cemetery worker near son's grave 'appalls me'

International Business Times

They fled Afghanistan. In the US, they have freedom – but fear a return

After the fall of the Taliban, more than 21,000 Afghan evacuees submitted asylum applications; 3,100 were able to extend their temporary protected status through May 2025

The Guardian - US

Afghan women erased by the Taliban as the international community looks on

The oppression of Afghan women continues unabated before the eyes of the world. The Taliban imposed severe new restrictions earlier this month, with women not only obliged to cover their faces but now forbidden from raising their voices, singing or reading aloud in public. Western countries – led by the…

France 24

‘Dangerous and un-American’: new recording of JD Vance’s dark vision of women and immigration

Trump’s running mate rants against feminism, immigrants and Ilhan Omar in a newly unearthed podcast from 2021

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The Independent UK

UN will continue to engage the Taliban in Afghanistan despite new laws restricting women

A U.N. spokesman says the United Nations will continue to engage all stakeholders in Afghanistan including the Taliban, even though they issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public and severed ties with the U.N. mission

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Arizona Republicans Criticize Biden-Harris Administration Over Afghanistan Withdrawal

Arizona Republicans criticize Biden-Harris administration's handling of Afghanistan withdrawal at a Trump campaign office event, highlighting ongoing debat...

The Guardian - US

Democrats seize on Trump cemetery photo op ‘disgrace’ as election issue

Politicians and veterans say episode was on par with ex-president’s history of disrespecting service in armed forces

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan is a US election issue. Will its refugees’ voices be heard?

On the third anniversary of the US troop withdrawal, advocates push candidates for legal pathways for Afghan refugees.

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The Independent UK

Jaco van Gass retains Paralympic title and Lizzi Jordan wins gold in velodrome

Afghanistan veteran Van Gass smashed his own world record en route to successfully defending the men’s C3 3000m individual pursuit.

France 24

The battle for freedom: Addressing the plight of Afghan and Iranian women

In this special edition to mark the beginning of a new season, we're focusing on the plight of Afghan and Iranian women. It's been three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and thus erasing women from all forms of public life. It's also two years since the death…

France 24

Taliban seek to further erase Afghan women from society: Singing, raised voices now banned

It's been three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan. Their policies have rolled back women’s rights. Newly enforced laws require women to veil their faces in public. They are also now prohibited from singing or raising their voices. Afghan artist and activist Fatimah Hossaini reacts to the devastating…

The Independent UK

Germany deports 28 Afghanistan nationals for first time since Taliban takeover in 2021

A plane carrying the Afghan nationals left Leipzig for Kabul on Friday

International Business Times

Taliban's Morality Ministry Refuses To Cooperate With UN Afghan Mission

The Taliban government's morality ministry said it would not cooperate with the United Nations mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".

The Independent UK

Trump says Harris ‘killed’ US soldiers in Afghanistan as he tries to shake off Arlington National Cemetery scandal

‘Just as though they had a gun in their hand,’ he says of 2024 rival and current president Joe Biden

Fortune

Trump staff shoved an Arlington National Cemetery worker but she declined to press charges

“There are plenty of places appropriate for politics — Arlington is not one of them.”

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