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BBC article 'putting people's lives in danger', Afghan evacuees say

A BBC article into an evacuation of “false” Afghan female footballers fleeing the Taliban has been met with outrage and said to be…

The National (Scotland)

ISIS could launch attack in tourist hotspots 'within six months' with terrorists on rise

ISIS-K, the Islamic State - Khorasan Province has developed capabilities in Afghanistan that enable it to attack West interests in Eurasia, said US Army General Michael Kurilla

Daily Mirror

Desperately seeking a future: Afghans flee to Pakistan to educate their daughters

With the Taliban banning girls from secondary schools and universities, we meet the Afghan families who risked everything by fleeing to neighbouring Pakistan to ensure their daughters receive an education. We also visit the Kenyan village which bans men as it offers a refuge to women and girls facing gender-based…

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Female entrepreneurs from across Afghanistan seek out foreign markets

Dozens of Afghan businesswomen took part in an exhibition in Dubai remotely this week to promote carpets, jewellery, dried fruit and other handmade goods as part of a push to access international markets after work options for women shrunk in Afghanistan under the Taliban administration.

Reuters

UN seeks independent ideas on tackling Afghanistan's Taliban

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution calling for independent recommendations on how a united international community should address the enormous challenges confronting Afghanistan

The Independent UK

It's been 20 years since the US invaded Iraq – long enough for my undergraduate students to see it as a relic of the past

The United States invaded Iraq 20 years ago in March 2003, claiming it had to disarm the Iraqi government of weapons of mass destruction and end the dictatorial rule of President Saddam Hussein.

The Conversation

Commentary: We can’t forget Jimmy Carter’s shameful legacy in Afghanistan

While Jimmy Carter was president, his critics claimed his foreign policy was weak and had emboldened the Soviet Union. Carter, who is 98 and recently entered home hospice treatment, is today known for having prioritized human rights during his term. Yet this view forgets that in Afghanistan, Carter launched an…

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Thousands of Afghans detained in ‘prison-like’ conditions in Abu Dhabi, finds HRW

‘The big problem is we don’t know our future and we don’t know our destination’

The Independent UK

Putin Is Trapped in the Sunk-Cost Fallacy of War

Moscow is grasping for meaning in a meaningless invasion.

Foreign Policy

So, Malala Yousafzai wasn’t bothered by Kimmel’s spit-gate bit: ‘What a dream night’

LOS ANGELES — Listen, even if she talks only about peace, Malala Yousafzai doesn’t mind dishing about celebrity gossip.

Los Angeles Times

‘Treat people with kindness’: Malala Yousafzai responds to the Jimmy Kimmel backlash over ‘harassing’ her

The Taliban shooting survivor was the butt of a ‘disgraceful’ joke made by Kimmel

Evening Standard

Taliban health ministry launches annual polio vaccination drive

Afghanistan has launched its annual polio inoculation campaign aimed at reaching 9 million children, the health ministry said on Monday, the second year in a row the vaccination drive has taken place under Taliban rule.

Reuters

Jimmy Kimmel under fire for ‘harassing’ Taliban shooting survivor Malala Yousafzai at Oscars

The Oscar host left the Nobel Peace Prize winner visibly confused and uncomfortable

Evening Standard

Migrants waiting to cross Channel thank 'hero' Gary Lineker for opposing immigration bill

Ahmad Harris, who fled Kabul six months ago and has family in the UK, has compared the BBC's move to silence Gary Lineker to the tactics of the Taliban in Afghanistan

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Afghan girls may be blocked from taking GCSEs as families moved from London

‘Barbaric’ to take away exam chance after all teenage refugees have overcome, headteacher says

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bomb Kills 1, Wounds 5 at Press Award Event in Afghanistan

A bomb exploded on Saturday during an award ceremony for journalists in Afghanistan’s Mazar-e- Sharif city, killing at least one person and wounded five others, a Taliban police spokesman said. The blast occurred at the Tabian Farhang center in Mazar-e Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, as journalists gathered for…

The Independent UK

Bomb kills 1, wounds 5 at press award event in Afghanistan

Police in Afghanistan say a bomb has exploded during an award ceremony for journalists in Mazar-e- Sharif city, killing at least one person and wounded five others

The Independent UK

Foreign minister says Pakistan in `perfect storm' of crises

Pakistan’s foreign minister says his country is facing “a perfect storm” of troubles — an economic crisis, the consequences of catastrophic flooding and terrorism “that is once again rearing its ugly head” as a result of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

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Why schoolgirl 'poisonings' in Iran could be mass psychogenic illness

There is no evidence schoolgirls in Iran have been the target of chemical attacks, but neither are they ‘making it up’ – it's a collective stress response based on a belief, argues Dr Robert Bartholomew

Daily Mirror

Senior Taliban governor killed after suicide bomber forces their way into his office

Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, who was killed in his office by a bomb, is one of the highest-ranking figures to be killed since the Taliban swept back to power in 2021

The Independent UK

Bomb kills 3, including provincial governor, in Afghanistan

Police say a Taliban-appointed provincial governor and two others have been killed by a bomb

Reuters

Taliban governor of Afghanistan's Balkh killed in blast - police

A blast tore through the Taliban governor's office in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Thursday, killing him and two others, police said.

The Guardian - UK

Britain promised to move heaven and earth for all who helped us in Afghanistan. It wasn’t true

The UK is shirking its responsibility – and by losing focus on that unstable country, is putting us at risk all over again, says MP and former soldier Dan Jarvis

Evening Standard

Former US marine breaks down as he describes ‘catastrophe’ of 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan

Active service members and veterans have provided first-hand testimony in the House of Representatives about the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, describing in harrowing detail the carnage and death they witnessed on the ground.

Wales Online

Veterans reveal horror of deadly bomb attack on men, women and children at airport

Two suicide bombers caused horrific slaughter as huge crowds swamped Kabul airport during US withdrawal from Afghanistan

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