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Pakistan reopens border crossing with Afghanistan after shooting

Key crossing at Chaman reopened a week after Afghan gunman killed a Pakistani security guard there.

Al Jazeera

Swiss-based trust fund for frozen Afghan assets meets in Geneva

The board of a Swiss-based trust fund managing some $3.5 billion in frozen assets seized after the Taliban took power last year is meeting in Geneva for the first time on Monday, a Swiss government spokesperson confirmed.

Reuters

Afghanistan’s traditional delicacy chainaki and a master chef endure in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan — There's a comforting immutability to the way Waheed Merzazadah prepares for his day's work: the methodical cutting of the sheep carcasses down to the right size, the readying of the vegetables and spices, the patient poring over of his well-worn collection of chainaks, or teapots. Watching him…

Los Angeles Times

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Red Cross: Afghans Will Struggle for Their Lives This Winter

More Afghans will be struggling for survival as living conditions deteriorate in the year ahead, a top official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said in an interview, as the country braces for its second winter under Taliban rule. The group’s seizure of power in August 2021 sent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Red Cross: Afghans will struggle for their lives this winter

A senior official with the International Committee of the Red Cross says that Afghans will struggle for their lives as the country braces for its second winter under Taliban rule and faces plummeting humanitarian conditions

The Independent UK

With the US out of Afghanistan, China comes calling

KABUL, Afghanistan — The first thing you see walking out of Kabul's airport is a billboard advertising Chinatown, which, if you visit, turns out to be a plain, off-white trio of 10-story towers in the Afghan capital's Taimani district. On the ground floor are shops selling Chinese products, including lights,…

Los Angeles Times

'Qatar is a tour de farce in the world of football and unsuitable for a tournament'

There is currently no excitement or festivities surrounding the World Cup in Qatar and the country is only hosting it because it offered the most money, writes Mark Steel

Daily Mirror

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Sayed fled Afghanistan, found safety in Australia and built a life. Then it was snatched away

Refugee was turned away from citizenship ceremony and became trapped in bureaucratic nightmare thanks to authorities’ mistrust of Afghan identity documents

The Guardian - AU

Dad jailed in Iraq with 'murderers and the Taliban' is reunited with his family

Brian Glendinning's loved ones were emotional as he returned home to the UK after being held in prison over a £4,000 unpaid debt

Wales Online

Dominic Raab's row with staff caused 'blockage' during Afghanistan evacuation

The Deputy Prime Minister’s relationship with officials, whom he viewed as “time-wasters”, had a negative impact the department’s efforts to evacuate amid the Taliban’s power-grab last year, it has been reported

Daily Mirror

Raab’s ‘conflicts with staff caused Afghanistan evacuation delays’ – report claims

Afghans queue for an evacuation flight out of Kabul (LPhot Ben Shread/MoD/PA)

Evening Standard

Raab’s ‘refusal to speak to time-waster staff led to Afghanistan evacuation delays’

Former foreign secretary to be investigated over his actions during the drive to get people out of the country

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab’s conflicts with staff 'caused Afghanistan evacuation delays'

DOMINIC Raab faced fresh questions on Saturday, after it was reported that his refusal to speak to Foreign Office staff he viewed as…

The National (Scotland)

Raab’s conflicts with staff caused Afghanistan evacuation delays – reports

It was reported that his refusal to speak to some Foreign Office staff be viewed as ‘time-wasters’ caused ‘blockages’ during the evacuation.

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Al Jazeera

US watchdog blames Washington, Ghani for the fall of Kabul

SIGAR identifies six factors that contributed to the collapse of the Afghan government and return of Taliban to power.

The Guardian - US

‘I had tears streaming’: a sobering film about the last months of the Afghan war

Acclaimed documentarian Matthew Heineman talks about his often devastating account of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Qatar's role in diplomacy ahead of 2022 World Cup

Qatar’s quest for global influence ranges wide and runs deep

The Independent UK

‘My command is obligatory’: Afghan supreme leader imposes full sharia law

It comes as UN adopts resolution accusing Taliban of human rights violations

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Reuters

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing closed after clashes

A major border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan has closed for trade and transit after a clash between security force personnel from both sides, a local Pakistani official said on Monday.

ABC News

'Isolated and traumatised' workers subject to racist slurs call for employers to do more to stamp out bullying and harassment

When a woman of Muslim faith in the public sector was asked by a colleague, "What are your cousins in the Taliban going to do next?" she was traumatised but decided to remain silent to avoid further discrimination. Here are just a few confronting examples of workplace racism allegations spanning…

The Times of India

Afghanistan government has in principle agreed to resume women's cricket, says ICC

DUBAI: The ICC on Sunday said the Afghanistan government supports the world body's constitution and has "in principle" agreed to resuming women's cricket in the country.

Salon

A chilling view of Afghanistan War's end

This unique new film focuses on the failures, human costs and consequences of the abrupt end to the longest US war

Reuters

Taliban ban women from parks, morality ministry says

Afghan women will no longer be allowed in parks, a spokesperson for the Taliban's morality ministry said, in part because they had not been meeting its interpretation of Islamic attire during their visits.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: Taliban Has Plunged Afghanistan into 'Dire' Conditions

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday accusing the Taliban of violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls, failing to establish a representative government, and plunging the country into “dire economic, humanitarian and social conditions.” The resolution also pointed to persistent violence in the country since the…

The Guardian - AU

When I set foot inside the MCG, I felt a joy I and other Afghan refugees won’t forget

I will never forget seeing our world-class players on the international stage after all Afghanistan has been through

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