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Australia to take in 16,500 more refugees from Afghanistan at cost of $666 million

It's the most significant increase to Australia's humanitarian program since Tony Abbott offered an additional 12,000 places to Syrian and Iraqi refugees over two years in 2015, in the wake of catastrophic conflict in the region.

ABC News

Donors concerned over Taliban's U-turn on girls' schools - UNDP head

The head of the United Nations' development agency said on Tuesday that the Taliban administration's U-turn last week on allowing girls to attend high school had created consternation among funders ahead of a key donor conference this week.

Reuters

Afghanistan needs compassion from world leaders, not politics

Letter: Former UN humanitarian coordinators Martin Barber and Mark Bowden call for support for Afghanistan’s economy, ahead of a pledging conference

The Guardian - UK

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Yo-Yo Ma plays Mozart with Afghan refugees in Portugal

Celebrated U.S. cellist Yo-Yo Ma has joined refugees from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in the Portuguese capital Lisbon for a performance of Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik

The Independent UK

Afghan women traveling alone boarding flights despite ban

An airport official says Afghan women unaccompanied by a male guardian have been allowed to board aircraft in the capital Kabul since Saturday

The Independent UK

COVID in Afghanistan: low vaccine coverage and a crumbling health system could trigger a humanitarian crisis

The pandemic has had a big impact on Afghanistan. There have been 177,000 confirmed COVID cases and 7,600 deaths up to March 28 2022, though this is probably a significant under-count. Modelling by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation – although also unlikely to be highly accurate given the…

The Conversation

Federal budget to fund 16,500 more places for Afghan refugees over four years after pressure on Coalition

Places for Afghan nationals had previously been allocated within the overall humanitarian program, which is capped at 13,750 a year

The Guardian - AU

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'People should be allowed to house refugees from Afghanistan as well as Ukraine'

People who fled the Taliban are still living in hotels in the UK months on

Wales Online

Australia fast-tracked visas for Afghan army officers after warning of negative publicity, documents show

Briefing to Peter Dutton five days after fall of Kabul reveals department’s concern over Afghan officers who had studied in Australia

The Guardian - AU

The Taliban is holding girls' education hostage in Afghanistan – the question is, why?

Afghan children and teenagers have not had much to look forward to since the Taliban took power in August last year. They have endured six months of uncertainty, anxiety and fear as they waited to see what Taliban rule would bring for them.

The Conversation

Taliban hard-liners turning back the clock in Afghanistan

Taliban hard-liners are turning back the clock in Afghanistan with a flurry of repressive edicts over the past days that hark back to their harsh rule from the late 1990s

The Independent UK

Taliban bars government employees without beards from work

Afghanistan's Taliban has instructed all government employees to wear a beard and adhere to a dress code or risk being fired, three sources told Reuters, the latest of several new restrictions imposed by the hardline Islamist administration.

Reuters

UN Security Council Asks Taliban to Allow Afghan Girls to Attend School

The United Nations Security Council has expressed deep concern over a decision by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to deny girls access to high school education and called on the group to reopen schools for female students without delay. "The members of the Security Council ...

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban forbid Afghan women from catching flights without male relatives in return to hardline laws

Officials from Afghanistan's Ariana Afghan airlines and Kam Air say the Taliban have ordered them to stop boarding women if they are travelling alone, as female students also remain locked out of secondary schools.

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Taliban ban BBC's local language services in Afghanistan - broadcaster

The Taliban have banned BBC television news in three main languages of Afghanistan from being broadcast, the British news organisation said.

Dynamite News

UNSC expresses concern over Taliban's ban on girls attending school

The UN Security Council has expressed concern over the Taliban's decision to ban girls from attending school above the sixth grade in Afghanistan.

Reuters

UN Security Council asks Taliban to allow Afghan girls to attend school

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Afghan refugee family builds community connections by hosting Neighbour Day dinner

Mursal and Amam and their daughter Awen fled Afghanistan last year when the Taliban took over. With the help of neighbours in their Adelaide housing complex, the trio is becoming more settled in their new community.

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The Guardian - US

Taliban reversal on girls’ education derails US plan for diplomatic recognition

Joint event had been planned ahead of Doha Forum that would have set process in motion to grant group diplomatic recognition

The Independent UK

BBC news bulletins forced off-air in Afghanistan by Taliban

The broadcaster said their TV news bulletin in Pashto, Persian and Uzbek had been forced off air

Evening Standard

BBC news bulletins taken off-air in Afghanistan after Taliban ruling

The broadcaster said their TV news bulletin in Pashto, Persian and Uzbek had been taken off-air in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Taliban ‘ban Afghan women from flying without male chaperone’

Dozens of women were turned away from flights for not having male chaperones, according to reports

The Guardian - UK

‘You’ve got friends’: Birmingham school scheme aims to ease refugee trauma

A pioneering programme hopes to support children newly arrived in the UK until they can integrate into classrooms

Reuters

Afghanistan's Taliban ban women from flying without male chaperone - sources

The Taliban have told airlines in Afghanistan that women cannot board domestic or international flights without a male chaperone, two sources told Reuters on Sunday.

The Independent UK

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