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US-trained Afghan commandos say Russia trying to recruit them to fight in Ukraine

Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside American troops and then fled to Iran after the chaotic US withdrawal last year are being recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine, according to three former Afghan generals.

ABC News

2 Afghan Sisters Found Cycling Their Ticket To Freedom

Fariba Hashimi could become the first Afghan to race in the Tour de France Femmes.

Zenger

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For a better future

After the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, Hamida and Marsela are happy to be back in school in Thailand. Despite being far from home, they are not only taking interesting lessons but growing up in a safe environment with new friends and teachers.

Bangkok Post

Christopher Rådlund obituary

Other lives: Painter who travelled to Afghanistan as Norway’s official war artist, working in plein air under heavy military guard

The Guardian - UK

Russia recruiting U.S.-trained Afghan commandos, vets say

Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside American troops and fled to Iran after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal are being recruited by the Russian military to fight in Ukraine

The Independent UK

ICC judges approve request to reopen Afghanistan probe

Judges have approved a request by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor to reopen an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan, saying Afghan authorities are not conducting meaningful probes

The Independent UK

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Eastern Standard Preview Nov. 3rd

A new book from Sayre graduate, former Marine and now Wall Street Journal correspondent Ben Kesling follows the experiences of Bravo Company, an army unit that saw heavy combat in Afghanistan. The book follows a VA experiment to support their recovery from those experiences and we have comment from Kesling,…

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Foreign journalists feel the pinch as Taliban tighten grip on Afghanistan

Since their return to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have imposed a fundamentalist version of Islam. Foreign journalists, who have been tolerated by the regime, say it is becoming more difficult to report freely.

Radio France Internationale

Ex-Army sniper attacked girlfriend in a fit of fury after she liked another man's picture on Instagram

Junior Fordwor, from Salford, was described as a 'manipulative narcissist'

Manchester Evening News

England’s game against Australia in serious doubt due to rain in Melbourne

The earlier scheduled match on Friday between Ireland and Afghanistan was abandoned without a ball bowled because of persistent showers.

The Independent UK

Ireland unable to push on from shock England win as rain hits Afghanistan clash

The showers refused to relent in Melbourne, with both sides claiming a point from the result

The Independent UK

Afghan-Ireland T20 game ruined by rain

The Group 1 Twenty20 World Cup match between Afghanistan and Ireland at the MCG has been called off because of rain without any play.

AAP

Thunder Down Under doesn't stop Ireland cricketers celebrating victory over England

Irish cricket stars Lorcan Tucker and captain Andrew Balbirnie's fathers have been watching on as the side make their mark in a rain-affected T20 World Cup

Irish Mirror

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Attack on Taliban vehicle carrying military employees kills five

An attack on a vehicle in western Afghanistan killed five medical personnel employed by Taliban security forces on Thursday, a defence ministry spokesperson said.

The Guardian - AU

David McBride will face prosecution after blowing whistle on alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

Lawyers for the former military lawyer withdrew an application for protection after government sought to quash testimony

The Canberra Times

'My conscience is clear': Whistleblower McBride set to face trial

McBride's bid for protection withdrawn after government's last-minute intervention.

The Guardian - AU

The prosecution of David McBride for exposing Australian war crime allegations is an outrageous injustice

The attorney general must discontinue the case against the former military lawyer and fix federal whistleblowing law

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Bristol Post

Bristol woman fears for her family in Afghanistan and criticises government's resettlement scheme

"Life is hell for them"

AAP

NZ-Afghanistan T20 Cup game washed out

New Zealand have suffered a blow with their Twenty20 World Cup game against Afghanistan at the MCG abandoned without a ball being bowled.

The Independent UK

T20 World Cup 2022: Full match schedule and how to watch on TV

The tournament is taking place in Australia

The Independent UK

Royal Navy officer who died after fitness test ‘given ultimatum to compete or leave’

Ian Fleming, who served tours in Iran and Afghanistan, was described as an ‘exemplary’ officer

France 24

‘I felt solidarity’: Afghan women monitor Iran protests, vow to continue fight for basic rights

Since the Taliban takeover last year, Afghan women have been demonstrating for their right to education and employment. When women in Iran took to the streets after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, their Afghan sisters immediately began monitoring the protests across the border. As mourners in Iran…

The Conversation

Afghanistan: with civil war on the cards, the west needs to identify a moderate ally to support

It has become axiomatic that in Afghanistan, once an armed resistance group gains a foothold in an area it becomes hard to route out. This is more so if it musters a degree of local support and is in a geographically remote region. During the past year, an anti-Taliban force…

The Guardian - UK

Mark Wood says ‘there’s a bit of a buzz’ about England’s fielding after win

Bowler says England ‘are hunting as a pack’ after taking several high-quality catches against Afghanistan in their T20 World Cup opener

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