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Taliban warn four young Afghan men who wore Peaky Blinders outfits

According to a Taliban spokesman, the four friends were "promoting foreign culture" and that the men had undergone a "rehabilitation programme".

Euronews

Germany drops promise to resettle hundreds of Afghans

Interior ministry will tell 640 people awaiting sanctuary ‘there is no longer any political interest in their being admitted’

The Guardian - UK

Taliban morality police arrest four men for dressing up as Peaky Blinders characters

Taliban has instructed Afghan men to compulsorily maintain long beards and follow a dress-code of traditional Afghan salwar kameez

The Independent UK

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Taliban cracks down on ‘Peaky Blinders’ cosplayers, youths detained and accused of ‘promoting foreign culture’

Tommy Shelby is not welcome in Kabul.

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Pakistan's top general calls on Afghanistan to pick between ties with Islamabad or Pakistani Taliban

Pakistan’s newly appointed chief of defense forces has warned Afghanistan’s Taliban government to choose between maintaining ties with Islamabad or supporting the Pakistani Taliban, the militant group blamed for a surge in deadly attacks in recent years

The Independent UK

‘J is for jihad’: Meet the would-be Taliban suicide bomber who went on to become a healer

INTERVIEW: Maiwand Banayee, one of the few Afghans to escape the Taliban’s ideological grip, offers a rare account of life forged in war and a long journey out of extremism in an interview with Shweta Sharma

The Independent UK

Taliban sanctions hailed as Afghan embassy future shaky

Australian sanctions on the oppressive regime of the Taliban have been hailed by the Afghan government in exile but its embassy in Canberra could be shut down.

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Four civilians killed as heavy fighting breaks out at Afghanistan-Pakistan border

Taliban accuses Pakistan of starting clashes by throwing grenade at Afghan border troops

The Independent UK

Overnight exchange of fire along the Afghan-Pakistan border kills 5 and wounds 8, officials say

An overnight exchange of fire between Afghan and Pakistani forces along their tense border has killed five Afghan civilians and wounded five others

The Independent UK

'Deeply concerned': Australia sanctions Taliban leaders

Concerns over the oppression of Afghan women and girls have led Australia's government to sanction three top Taliban officials.

AAP

A Deadly Attack Sparks Broad Punishment for Innocent Afghans

The administration is using an isolated act of violence to justify sweeping crackdowns on refugees and wartime allies who were already thoroughly vetted.

Reason

Taliban Orders 13-Year-Old Afghan Teen to Shoot Family's Killer as Massive Crowd of 80,000 Watches

Details of a public execution in Khost, Afghanistan, where Taliban officials made a 13-year-old kill his family's murderer in front of 80,000 spectators in a stadium, highlighting Afghanistan's justice practices.

International Business Times UK

Ali Faqirzada is an Afghan refugee. He deserves to stay in America

In a more reasonable, more compassionate country, we would thank Ali Faqirzada for how much he has done on behalf of his people and our own

The Guardian - US

Suspected DC National Guard shooter may have carried out attack after being blackmailed by Taliban, bombshell report claims

Officials are reportedly probing whether the National Guard shooting suspect was among Afghans who have faced retribution for previously collaborating with U.S. forces in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

Trump is using a tragic shooting to demonize millions

The administration is heightening its anti-immigrant crackdown – and punishing people from a country the US helped destroy

The Independent UK

Gunmen kill a government official and 3 others after vehicle ambush in northwestern Pakistan

Officials say suspected militants have ambushed a vehicle carrying a government administrator in northwest Pakistan, killing him, two of his guards and a passerby

Euronews

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers carry out public execution in sports stadium

The man had been convicted of killing 13 members of a family, including children, and was executed by one of their relatives, according to police.

The Independent UK

Taliban makes 13-year-old boy execute convicted murderer in stadium spectacle attended by 80,000

Huge crowds of men gathered at a sports stadium in Khost to witness in the “inhuman and cruel” spectacle

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The Guardian - US

The Russia-Ukraine peace deal is not a loss. Nor is it a victory

The conflict is neither a clearcut defeat nor a feelgood victory, but an in-between outcome that contains profound elements of each

The Independent UK

Former US ambassador urges Trump to avoid bad Ukraine deal ‘for the sake of signing something’

With the US president seemingly more concerned with getting a peace deal signed than the details of its contents, experts tell Arpan Rai what the agreement must include to prevent the future destruction of Ukraine

International Business Times UK

CIA-Linked Afghan Terror Suspect 'Wasn't Vetted' Before Entering US: Trump Intel Official Reveals

Joe Kent says Afghan suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal 'wasn't vetted' before entering the US, linking the DC National Guard shooting to Biden's withdrawal.

International Business Times UK

New Witness Footage of Rahmanullah Lakanwal's Ambush Released; Netizens React

The Wall Street Journal has released new footage from the crime scene where Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly ambushed the National Guard troops near the White House on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Taliban used discarded UK kit to track down Afghans who worked with west, inquiry hears

Whistleblower tells Afghan leak inquiry those affected were told to move and change phone numbers to protect themselves

The Independent UK

The Latest: Trump wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to the US from poorer countries

President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States by revoking their legal status

International Business Times UK

Trump Orders 'Rigorous Reexamination' of Green Cards From Afghan Nationals After DC Shooting

An Afghan national is the suspect in the shooting incident on Wednesday near the White House, and Trump now wants to review all immigration requests from individuals born in Afghanistan.

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