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Pakistani police become targets for Islamist militants

Pakistan has seen an upsurge in terrorist attacks since the Taliban retook power in neighbouring Afghanistan in August 2021. A large proportion of these attacks are carried out by the TTP, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, against security forces. Faced with this new threat, the Pakistani police are now…

France 24

He spoke no English, had no lawyer. An Afghan man's case offers a glimpse into US immigration court

The case of an Afghan man who represented himself in U.S. immigration court offers a rare look in that system's proceedings

The Independent UK

Football group in Derby puts smiles on refugees’ faces

The group aims to help improve the mental wellbeing of refugees in the area through football.

The Independent UK

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Pakistan's prime minister says manipulation of coming elections by military is 'absolutely absurd'

Pakistan’s interim prime minister says he expects elections to take place in the new year, dismissing the possibility that the country’s powerful military would manipulate the results to ensure that jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party doesn’t win

The Independent UK

Mary Trump Calls Out Donald’s Lies In NBC Interview

Psychologist and niece of former president exposes false claims on economy, immigration, and Afghanistan

Zenger

From welcoming refugees to the crisis in Lampedusa, six years of French immigration policy

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Tuesday that France would not be taking in any of the migrants who arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa last week. FRANCE 24 looks back at six years of French U-turns on immigration policies.

France 24

Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games but Afghan women come from outside

In the first Asian Games since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, two teams of athletes are arriving in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, looking very different

The Independent UK

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Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper

It’s one of the United Nations’ more obscure bodies, with no space to call its own within the riverside headquarters

The Independent UK

Through a different lens: How AP used a wooden box camera to document Afghan life up close

For Associated Press photographer Rodrigo Abd, a main attraction of working with a traditional Afghan box camera is the intimacy it provides with his subjects, and the slow pace that allows for a unique window into daily life

The Independent UK

From an old-style Afghan camera, a new view of life under the Taliban emerges

Two years after U.S. troops left, AP photographer Rodrigo Abd returned to Afghanistan with an idea: to use an old-style Afghan “box camera" to document how life has changed under Taliban rule

The Independent UK

Afghans who recently arrived in US get temporary legal status from Biden administration

The Biden administration is giving temporary legal status to Afghan migrants who have already been living in the country for a little over a year

The Independent UK

‘The love for music is still there’: saving the sounds of Afghanistan one cassette at a time

A shopkeeper in Pakistan has collected more than 1,000 rare music tapes in a bid to thwart the Taliban’s cultural vandalism

The Guardian - UK

UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban government to stop torture and protect the rights of detainees

The United Nations says it has documented more than 1,600 cases of human rights violations committed by Afghanistan's Taliban authorities during arrests and detentions of people

The Independent UK

Mental health among Afghan women deteriorating across the country, UN report finds

A joint report from three U.N. agencies says the mental health of Afghan women, who have suffered under harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since taking power two years ago, has deteriorated across the country

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

US policy of 'pragmatic engagement' in Afghanistan risks legitimatizing Taliban rule

For two decades, the conflict in Afghanistan occupied international attention and U.S. resources. But ever since American troops withdrew in 2021, the conflict has seemingly been viewed in Washington more as a concern localized to the region of Central and South Asia.

WEKU

A former Navy SEAL went to college at 52. His insight led to a new class

Heading to college is hard for anyone. But have you tried being at least 30 years older than most of your classmates? James Hatch did.

The Independent UK

The Taliban have banned girls from school for 2 years. It’s a worsening crisis for all Afghans

Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education

The Guardian - UK

Fremont review – utterly delightful Jarmuschian drama

An Afghan translator who has escaped the Taliban for a California bedsit searches for connection in Babak Jalali’s black-and-white charmer

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Dynamite News

Afghanistan’s saffron exports down from previous years, say businessmen

Afghanistan’s export of saffron has decreased this year compared to the previous years, according to businessmen in the country. Read further on Dynamite News:

Newcastle Herald

They fled the Taliban when Kabul fell. Now, all they want is to play football again

"When we were in Afghanistan, we did not have the right to play; now we are in Australia and if it is going to be the same, there has been no difference."

Al Jazeera

US to conduct new interviews into the deadly 2021 bombing at Kabul airport

The suicide bombing killed 170 Afghans and 13 US service members during the messy US withdrawal in August 2021.

The Independent UK

US military orders new interviews on the deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack as criticism persists

The Pentagon’s Central Command has decided to interview roughly two dozen service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal but weren’t included in the military’s initial investigation

The Independent UK

A new Iran deal shows the Biden administration is willing to pay a big price to free Americans

As the Biden administration heralds the forthcoming release of five U.S. citizens detained by Iran, it’s also confronting questions about the price being paid to bring them home

France 24

Death of Mahsa Amini: A year of protests and bravery in Iran

It is one year since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, detained by Iranian authorities for allegedly not wearing a headscarf properly. Her killing resulted in a massive wave of popular unrest. Annette Young talks to Iranian journalist, Hannah Kaviani, on what has happened to the protest movement in…

Al Jazeera

Key Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing reopens after nine days

Torkham crossing was closed after forces from both sides exchanged fire, stranding travellers and trucks.

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