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Safety and sadness: Afghan refugees observe their first Ramadan in the US

LOS ANGELES — Last year, Maqsood Maqsoud celebrated Ramadan, a time of reflection, piety and charity, in the city of Kabul, where he grew up.

Los Angeles Times

Pakistan's embattled PM faces tough no-confidence vote

Pakistan's embattled prime minister faces a tough no-confidence vote introduced by his political opposition, which says it has the numbers to defeat him

The Independent UK

Explainer-What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a no-confidence vote in parliament on Saturday which he is widely expected to lose.

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Former Man Utd goalkeeper offering Afghan refugees hope after escape from Taliban

WALLY MEETS: As part of the EFL's Action Week, Ben Amos has been involved with Wigan's efforts in holding training sessions for people who have fled Afghanistan

Daily Mirror

American released by Taliban recounts months-long nightmare in detention

Safi Rauf, 27, was helping at-risk Afghans evacuate before the Taliban accused him of espionage.

Axios

Australia’s olive branch to Afghan refugees is welcome, but it’s only the first step to healing the scars of the past

In this love-hate relationship, Afghans view Australia with anger, despair as well as a ray of hope

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war: lessons for mediators from the experience of humanitarian organisations

Despite the discovery of what appears to be grisly evidence of war crimes committed by Russian soldiers against the people of Bucha in the north-west of Ukraine, the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, still insists that negotiation is the only way to end the conflict.

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North Shields man hurled racist abuse at officer as he was processed at police station

Wayne Bellerby, 41, asked if the civilian officer was 'the Taliban'

Chronicle Live

Climate change is making Afghanistan’s hunger crisis worse

Drought had already devastated Allawddin Rahimi’s wheat fields when the Taliban reached his village in northern Afghanistan. The group’s takeover left him with no choice but to flee.

Tribune News Service

Afghan women rip down banners when Taliban refuse to talk about education

They went to the meeting hoping to talk to the Taliban about Afghan women’s right to education. Around 400 women and girls, many of them of high-school and university age, showed up on April 1 at a sports hall in the central city of Bamiyan for what they had been…

France 24

Shrinking public space for Afghan women as Taliban expands curbs

The group is reimposing draconian restrictions, especially against women, that are reminiscent of their past regime.

Al Jazeera

Afghan report neglects war crimes: experts

A report on the Afghanistan response fails to make any progress on reconciling accusations of war crimes, the Australian Centre for International Justice says.

AAP

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin hits back at Matt Gaetz: ‘I’m sorry you are embarrassed by your country’

Mr Gaetz berated the retired four-star general about a lecture given by a guest speaker at the US National Defence University

The Independent UK

Afghan refugees set to get East Renfrewshire homes if council approves

Up to six families could be welcomed to East Renfrewshire if the council's cabinet agrees to the proposal at a meeting on Thursday.

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Afghan evacuees mark first US Ramadan with gratitude, agony

Afghan families evacuated to the United States when the Taliban regained power are celebrating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan

The Independent UK

Danish aid chief says group's Afghan female staff working

A Danish aid group has been able to keep its Afghan women employees working, even after the Taliban takeover of the country last August

The Guardian - AU

Nearly 1,400 Afghans granted emergency visas never made it to Australia

Senate inquiry calls on government to reinstate 1,398 lapsed humanitarian visas originally granted after Taliban takeover

AAP

Report urges improvement for Afghan visas

A report into Australia's involvement in Afghanistan has urged an overhaul of visa processes for refugees fleeing from the Taliban.

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Kim Jong Un impersonator Howard X is using his likeness to help others

While the real Kim Jong Un heightened international tensions with an apparent ballistic missile test, his impersonator has been doing intercontinental humanitarian work, including helping the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's lookalike flee the Russian invaders.

The Conversation

Reliable death tolls from the Ukraine war are hard to come by – the result of undercounts and manipulation

Those who initiate wars often begin with an overly optimistic assumption that the fighting will be quick, controllable and that casualties will be low. When many bodies start coming home or are left on the battlefield, it is a sign that the war is none of those things.

The Independent UK

‘Grave concern’ over lack of safe and legal routes to UK for vulnerable people still trapped in Afghanistan

Joint letter calls on ministers to act ‘as matter of urgency’ to bring people at risk from Taliban to Britain

Reuters

Explainer-What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan blocked a no-confidence vote he looked sure to lose on Sunday and advised the president to order fresh elections, fueling anger among the opposition and deepening the country's political crisis.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban Bans Drug Cultivation, Including Opium

The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world's biggest opium producer. "As per the decree of the supreme leader of the Emirate of Afghanistan, all Afghans are informed that from now on, cultivation of poppy has been strictly prohibited across the country,"…

Reuters

Blast in Afghan capital kills one, wounds dozens - health workers

A blast hit the money exchange hub in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday, killing one and injuring dozens, health workers said.

Al Jazeera

Taliban chief orders ‘strict’ ban on opium poppy cultivation

The ban comes as the Taliban tries to assuage international concerns regarding drug control in the impoverished country.

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