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Fragile But Unbroken, Afghan Glassblowers Refuse To Quit

Seated in front of a searing furnace, Ghulam Sakhi Saifi teases forth sinews of molten blue glass -- the guardian of an Afghan glassblowing trade refusing to break with tradition.

International Business Times

The UAE accepts credentials of Taliban ambassador in major diplomatic coup for Afghanistan’s rulers

The United Arab Emirates has accepted the credentials of the Taliban's ambassador to the oil-rich Gulf state

The Independent UK

Female Afghan medical students arrive in Scotland defying Taliban education ban

NINETEEN medical students from Afghanistan have arrived safely in Scotland to continue with their studies after the Taliban imposed…

The National (Scotland)

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Afghan women arrive in Edinburgh to finish medical degrees denied under Taliban

Three-year campaign by parents of aid worker killed in Afghanistan brings 19 trainee doctors to Scotland

The Guardian - UK

UN Rights Expert Barred From Afghanistan: Diplomatic Source

The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan has been barred from entering the country, a diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday.

International Business Times

The Guardian view on Afghanistan’s gender apartheid: don’t embolden the Taliban

Editorial: Women have been stripped of their freedom, dignity and livelihoods. The international community must heed their demands

The Guardian - UK

Philippines To Host 'Limited Number' Of Afghans Seeking US Visas

A "limited number" of Afghans will temporarily stay in the Philippines while being processed for resettlement in the United States, Manila and Washington said Tuesday.

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Intelligence Failure Leads To Security Vacuum In Afghanistan

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan led to intelligence failure, allowing China and Russia to exploit the security vacuum and engage with the Taliban.

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Hollywoodgate review – chilling fly-on-the-wall glimpse of the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul

Granted unprecedented, if strictly limited access, Egyptian documentarian Ibrahim Nash’at captures the Taliban’s inner circle after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

Keep talking, JD! Vance’s creepy views on ‘females’ are repelling women voters

Does Donald Trump’s running mate think there is any point to ‘postmenopausal females’ beyond free childcare?

The Guardian - US

‘An island of freedom’: Inside the secret beauty salons of Afghanistan

In Kabul, an army of clandestine beauticians is keeping morale alive for women under the Taliban-led government.

Al Jazeera

New film, Hollywoodgate, finds out what really happened when the US left Afghanistan

Filmmaker Ibrahim Nash’at’s Hollywoodgate follows Taliban soldier MJ Mukhtar and air force commander Mawlawi Mansour in the aftermath of America’s withdrawal in August 2021

Wallpaper

Taliban ‘deliberately deprived’ 1.4 million girls of schooling: UN

As Afghanistan’s rulers mark three years in power, the future of an entire generation of girls is ‘in jeopardy’.

Al Jazeera

Afghan who came to UK on small boat says he ‘never felt more welcome’ despite riots

Sam Pordale travelled through Iran, Turkey, Italy and France before he reached the UK

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Evening Standard

Taliban shows off abandoned US military hardware as they celebrate three years since return to power

Chinese and Iranian diplomats joined hundreds of attendees at the base for what was the Taliban's largest celebration since ousting American troops

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of cases of femicide recorded in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover are ‘tip of the iceberg’

Analysis on third anniversary of seizure of power finds regime officials implicated in more than half of reported incidents of gender-based violence

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Taliban Bans Afghan Girls From Education, UN Reports

Discover how Taliban's bans on female education in Afghanistan have left 1.4 million girls without schooling, posing risks to an entire generation.

The Independent UK

Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO

The Taliban have deliberately deprived at least 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans

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Taliban Commemorates American Withdrawal With Grand Parade At Bagram Airfield

Taliban parade at Bagram Airfield marks U.S. withdrawal anniversary, showcasing American weapons. Critics highlight U.S. policy failure in Afghanistan.

The Conversation

3 years after the Taliban’s return, Afghanistan is a broken country swarming with terrorists again

This week marks the third year since America’s retreat from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power.

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Taliban Celebrates Third Anniversary At Former U.S. Air Base

Taliban's anniversary event at Bagram air base showcases military strength while ignoring Afghan hardships and excluding women.

International Business Times

1.4 Mn Girls Banned From Afghan Schools Since Taliban Return: UNESCO

At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with the future of an entire generation now "in jeopardy", the United Nations' cultural agency said Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Taliban celebrates three years of return to power in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s rulers celebrate the anniversary of their return to power amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.

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Taliban Celebrates Anniversary At Former U.S. Air Base

The Taliban marked their third anniversary in power with a grand celebration at Bagram, emphasizing unity and peace. Challenges like hunger and unemploymen...

The Conversation

3 years after fall of Kabul, US Congress has still not acted to secure future of more than 70,000 Afghan evacuees in US

Amid the chaos that followed the U.S. pullout of Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, the Biden administration declared that evacuated Afghans would be allowed to enter the U.S. via humanitarian parole. The initiative would provide them with temporary access to American soil, but not with a pathway to permanent residency.

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