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Taliban not invited to UN Doha meeting on Afghanistan, says UN

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has not invited the Taliban administration to a meeting that he is convening with special envoys on Afghanistan from various countries in Doha next week, a U.N. spokesperson said on Friday.

Reuters

Attempts by West to pressure friendly countries to isolate Russia have failed: Russian Minister

Attempts by West to pressure friendly countries to isolate Russia have failed, says Russian Minister Sergei Shoigu at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers meet

The Hindu

UN Security Council Unanimously Condemns Taliban's Crackdown on Women's Rights

The UN Security Council unanimously condemned on Thursday a Taliban administration ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and called on Taliban leaders to "swiftly reverse" a crackdown on the rights of women and girls. The resolution - drafted by the United Arab Emirates and Japan…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban to reverse bans on women

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh restrictions on women and girls, which range from very severely restricting education to banning women from most jobs, public spaces and gyms

The Independent UK

Security Council condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN

The U.N. Security Council unanimously condemned on Thursday a Taliban administration ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and called on Taliban leaders to "swiftly reverse" a crackdown on the rights of women and girls.

Reuters

UN draft urges Afghan rulers to reverse bans on women, girls

A U.N. resolution that calls on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh restrictions on women and girls and condemns their ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations is set to be voted on Thursday by the Security Council

The Independent UK

UN Security Council set to condemn Taliban crackdown on Afghan women

The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on Thursday to condemn a ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and call upon the Taliban administration to "swiftly reverse" its crackdown on the rights of women and girls.

Reuters

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‘It should never have come to this’: Iraq war hero backs our call to stop deportation of brave Afghan pilot

Exclusive: Colonel Tim Collins calls for ‘swift action’ on Afghan pilot’s asylum case

The Independent UK

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023

The U.N.’s humanitarian affairs agency says Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in humanitarian aid from the international community this year for nearly 24 million people in need

The Independent UK

Taliban Kill Mastermind of Suicide Bombing at Kabul Airport

A ground assault by the Taliban killed the ISIS militant who spearheaded the August 2021 suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that left 13 US troops and about 170 Afghans dead during the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, US officials said Tuesday. Initially, neither the US — nor apparently the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban kill ISIS leader behind deadly Kabul airport bombing, U.S. says

An ISIS suicide bomber killed dozens of Afghans and 13 American troops during the U.S.-led evacuation of Afghanistan in 2021.

Axios

Taliban kills ISIS chief who murdered 13 US troops and 170 Afghans in bombing

US officials said on Tuesday he was killed during a series of battles early this month in southern Afghanistan between the Taliban and the Islamic State group's affiliate

Daily Mirror

ISIL leader behind Kabul airport bombing killed, Taliban says

The leader has yet to be identified but may have been killed early in April amid Taliban operations against ISIL (ISIS).

Al Jazeera

Taliban kill IS group 'mastermind' behind Kabul airport suicide attack

The Taliban have killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August 2021 suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport that left 13 US service members and about 170 Afghans dead, according to the father of a Marine killed in the attack who was briefed Tuesday by military officials.

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The Independent UK

Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport

The Taliban have killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August 2021 suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. service members and about 170 Afghans dead

The Guardian - UK

UK secretly deported 100 Nepali guards who protected staff in Kabul

Exclusive: People who risked their lives and were evacuated to Britain were forcibly removed to Nepal days later

The Independent UK

Defence chief expects ‘maximum engagement’ with Afghanistan inquiry

Lord Justice Haddon-Cave said a ‘growing number’ of individuals had come forward with information since the probe’s launch last month.

The Week

Sudan evacuation: has Foreign Office learnt the lessons from Afghanistan?

The Foreign Office has announced the evacuation of British nationals from Sudan after a 72-hour ceasefire was agreed between the warring sides last night.

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Al Jazeera

Five key moments that shaped Biden’s presidency so far

As Biden announces re-election campaign, Al Jazeera looks at some of the major issues his administration has handled.

The Independent UK

‘Too dangerous’ to use British forces to rescue UK citizens from Sudan

James Heappey insisted the situation in Khartoum is ‘very different’ from the 2021 Afghanistan evacuation.

ABC News

Australian veterans more likely to die by suicide than in service over the period of the Afghanistan war

Many veterans such as Lee Sarich struggle to get the assistance and support they should receive when they return from conflict. It can have deadly consequences.

The Independent UK

Rescue of UK civilians from Sudan could be more dangerous than evacuation of Kabul, officials warn

‘In Khartoum there is fighting in the neighbourhoods where Western nationals are most heavily concentrated, and that makes it very difficult,’ says one defence official

The Conversation

As Biden announces his re-election bid, the ghosts of Vietnam still haunt him on Ukraine

In 2009, shortly after his inauguration, Barack Obama undertook an intensive policy review to assess the desirability of a military “surge” in Afghanistan.

The Texas Tribune

Months after being freed, Afghan soldier arrested at border is now on a path toward asylum and healing

Wasi and his brother pray for their family’s safety as the holy month of Ramadan ends and the Taliban continues to rule Afghanistan.

The Guardian - UK

RAF plane lands in Sudan as UK assesses options for further evacuations

Armed forces minister says ‘job isn’t done’ in evacuating as many as 4,000 Britons and dual nationals trapped in war zone

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