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'Dying Every Two Hours': Afghan Women Risk Life To Give Birth

Zubaida travelled from the rural outskirts of Khost in eastern Afghanistan to give birth at a maternity hospital specialising in complicated cases, fearing a fate all too common among pregnant Afghan women -- her death or her child's.

International Business Times

UN is seeking to verify that Afghanistan's Taliban are letting girls study at religious schools

The United Nations says it's seeking to verify reports that Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are allowing girls of all ages to study at Islamic religious schools that are traditionally boys-only

The Independent UK

Colorado teenager arrested for trying to join Isis

Humzah Mashkoor was arrested by the FBI after allegedly attempting to board a flight in Denver to join ISIS

The Independent UK

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Men who died in Oregon small plane crash were Afghan Air Force pilots who resettled as refugees

The three men who died in a small plane crash in Oregon over the weekend were Afghan Air Force pilots who had resettled in the U.S. as refugees after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021

The Independent UK

Afghan student made a plea for his uninvited homeland at U.N. climate summit

Afghanistan is one of the countries most affected by climate change. But it was not invited to COP28. A young Afghan student came and advocated for his homeland. Did he make any progress?

WEKU

From power cuts to PM tweet: Beyond clickbait, Dawood debacle underlines media’s poor Pak understanding

It wasn’t the first time that rumours of Dawood Ibrahim’s death set sections of the Indian media abuzz. And it was so bad that even OpIndia did a fact-check.

Newslaundry

Taliban Sends Female Victims Of Gender-Based Violence To Prison

The Taliban regime has also shut down women's shelters in the country.

International Business Times UK

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Afghan hero pilot among thousands of refugees facing homelessness after Home Office speeds up evictions

Exclusive: Veteran who fought with UK forces given sanctuary here after relentless pressure by this paper now faces imminent eviction from hotel – as 13,000 new refugees seek help from councils to stop them becoming homeless

The Independent UK

Suicides Rising Among Afghan Girls Due to Taliban Education Ban

A heartbreaking rise in suicides and suicide attempts among young Afghan girls reveals the despair caused by the Taliban's ban on female education.

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Inside a Different Kabul

Seven portraits from post-Taliban Afghanistan

The Walrus

India's approach to Afghanistan continues to be guided by historical relations, friendship with Afghan people: Jaishankar

India’s approach to Afghanistan continues to be guided by its historical relations, friendship with its people and relevant UN resolutions, Jaishankar said

The Hindu

Majority of Britons want ‘betrayed’ Afghan special forces to be allowed in UK, poll finds

As British soldier says his character reference in support of Afghan colleague was ignored by government

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Police and soldiers killed as more violence flares in northwest Pakistan

The second attack this week on police posts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also saw three attackers killed.

The Independent UK

Militants attack police office and army post in northwest Pakistan. 2 policemen, 3 attackers killed

Pakistani officials say militants attacked a regional police headquarters and an army post in a former Taliban stronghold in Pakistan's northwest, triggering shootouts that killed two police officers and three insurgents

International Business Times

'Crazy For Cricket': Young Afghans Inspired By National Team's Success

In a central Kabul street, the sound of kids playing was once mostly the scuff of a football against concrete.

The Independent UK

Ministers square up over plight of Afghan special forces abandoned by Britain

Members of two elite units – championed by The Independent – have been denied sanctuary they were promised here after fighting with UK forces

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Pakistan extends deadline for Afghans awaiting third-country resettlement

More than 450,000 Afghans have left the country since Pakistani authorities launched a deportation drive in October.

The Independent UK

Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report

A U.N. report says Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence

The Independent UK

Suicide attacker used 264 pounds of explosives to target police station in Pakistan, killing 23

Officials say the suicide bomber who rammed his car into a police station’s main gate in Pakistan’s northwest used about 264 pounds of explosives

The Independent UK

MoD breach of Afghans’ data ‘could have posed threat to life in Taliban’s hands’

Ministry of Defence says it ‘fully acknowledges’ the ruling against it and apologises to those affected

International Business Times

UK Defence Ministry Fined For Afghan Data Breach

The UK defence ministry has been fined GBP350,000 ($440,000) for disclosing personal information of 265 Afghans seeking to flee the Taliban, a data watchdog announced on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Afghan interpreter who risked life to serve Britain deported back to Taliban after UK error

Exclusive: Ministry of Defence finally grant Afghan interpreter eligibility to relocate to UK days after he was sent back to Afghanistan

WEKU

Pakistan troops search for militants suspected in deadly attack on police station

The death toll from Tuesday's attack in northwest Pakistan was likely to rise as some of the officers were in critical condition, authorities said.

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