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An Afghan girls' education activist has been arrested, the U.N. says

Matiullah Wesa is the founder and president of Pen Path — a local nongovernmental group that travels across Afghanistan with a mobile school and library. He was reportedly detained on Monday.

WEKU

Pilot who served with British forces and fled to UK in small boat facing deportation

An Afghan pilot who flew 30 combat missions fighting against the Taliban with British forces had no option but to travel to the UK via small boat and now faces deportation

Daily Mirror

Glasgow woman fears for life if sent back to Afghanistan after visa refused

Community activist Maryam Amiri came to the UK on a spousal visa seven years ago. The Home Office has refused to renew her visa and advised her to return to Afghanistan where her life is in danger.

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Prominent girls’ rights activist arrested in Afghanistan

A prominent activist who campaigned for girls’ education in Afghanistan has been arrested by Taliban authorities in Kabul.

Evening Standard

Afghans resettled in US fear being sent back as pathway to legal status stalls in Congress

More than 78,000 Afghan refugees relocated to the US as part of Operation Allies Welcome, but few have gained permanent status

The Guardian - US

UN says Afghan girls' education activist arrested in Kabul

The United Nations says an Afghan rights activist who has campaigned for girls' education has been arrested in Kabul

The Independent UK

House GOP to subpoena Blinken over Afghanistan dissent cable

House Republicans plan to deliver a subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken for classified cables related to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Independent UK

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Shadab Khan leads Pakistan's consolation T20I win, Afghanistan take series

NEW DELHI: Pakistan thumped Afghanistan by 66 runs win in the third and final Twenty20 international in Sharjah on Monday but Afghanistan take the series 2-1. Shadab Khan gave an allround performance to guide Pakistan to a consolation win.

The Times of India

Former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz charged with war crime granted bail

A former Australian special forces soldier charged with a war crime related to his deployment in Afghanistan is granted bail, after a Sydney magistrate accepted he was in a potentially dangerous position in custody.

ABC News

US House committee chair signs subpoena for State Dept Afghanistan documents

The Republican chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday he signed a subpoena to be delivered to Secretary of State Antony Blinken for documents related to the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Reuters

Ex-SAS soldier bailed due to Taliban threat

A former SAS soldier charged over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan has been granted bail due to danger posed by extremist Islamic inmates.

AAP

Artist to project sculpture filled with Afghan blood on St Paul’s in protest over Harry’s Taliban kills claim

The Duke of Sussex attracted criticism after he detailed his time serving in Afghanistan in his memoir Spare earlier this year, claiming he killed 25 Taliban fighters during two tours in the country

The Independent UK

US Marine who survived tours in Iraq and Afghanistan shot dead driving Uber in California

Los Angeles Police and Uber are investigating the death of army hero and father-of-two Aaron Orozco who was shot dead at a 7-Eleven in California after a 'physical altercation' with two early morning passengerts

Daily Mirror

Six killed in suicide attack near Afghan foreign ministry

At least six people killed and several others wounded in the second attack near the foreign ministry since January.

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Former Australian soldier charged with war crime vulnerable to Islamic extremists in jail, lawyer argues

The lawyer for a former serviceman charged with a war crime tells a Sydney court his client should be granted bail because he is "extremely vulnerable" to Islamic extremists in prison.

AAP

Taliban threat to ex SAS soldier in jail, court told

A former SAS soldier charged with unlawfully killing a man in an Afghanistan wheat field has sought bail citing threats to his safety if he remains in jail.

Wales Online

Tory MPs demand Rishi Sunak opens ‘safe’ routes for 20,000 refugees

UK currently only has existing safe and legal routes for people entering the country from Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Hong Kong

Reuters

Afghan girls struggle with poor internet as they turn to online classes

Sofia logs in to class on a laptop in Kabul for an online English course run by one of a growing number of educational institutes trying to reach Afghanistan's girls and women digitally in their homes.

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Woman fears for life if sent to Afghanistan after Home Office visa denial

AN Afghan woman who has spoken out against the Taliban has been left fearing for her life after the Home Office denied her new visa and suggested…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban Want Control of More Afghan Diplomatic Missions

The Taliban government is trying to take charge of more Afghan embassies abroad, a spokesman said Saturday, amid their continued international isolation because of restrictions on women and girls. The Taliban initially promised a more moderate rule after their takeover in August 2021, but instead imposed sweeping bans and other…

The Independent UK

Afghan woman fears for life if sent to Afghanistan after visa denial

Maryam Amiri is calling on the Government to reconsider its decision.

The Independent UK

Afghan pilot who served with British forces and fled to UK in small boat facing deportation to Rwanda

Air force lieutenant says he is one of many Afghan forces personnel ‘forgotten’ by coalition forces after the fall of Kabul

The Independent UK

Snowfall, heavy rain in Afghanistan kill at least 3

An Afghan government spokesman says snowfall and heavy rain have killed at least three people, including a child

The Independent UK

Taliban want control of more Afghan diplomatic missions

A spokesman for the Taliban administration says it is trying to take charge of more Afghan embassies and consulates abroad

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Blasted by Republicans over Withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Republican Party has raised the issue of the “chaotic” withdrawal from Afghanistan, slamming Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday during a hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations. Representative Mike McCaul, the new Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, raised the August 26, 2021 attack outside…

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