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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

The State Department warns against believing influencers who call Taliban-run Afghanistan ‘amazing’ travel destination

Their reviews are "not representative of women’s lives in Afghanistan."

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After 4 years of repressive Taliban rule, Afghans are suffering in silence. Is the world still watching?

On August 15 2021, Afghanistan’s democratic republic collapsed.

The Conversation

Taliban registers 1,800 unemployed Afghan refugees for jobs in Qatar, official says

Rights groups and the UN have repeatedly warned that some Afghans returning are at risk of persecution because of their gender, profession or links to the former Western-backed administration.

Euronews

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Pakistan launches new security operation against militants near Afghan border

Pakistani security forces have launched a “targeted operation” against militants in a northwestern district bordering Afghanistan

The Independent UK

‘Once again, the west turns away’: a new book recounts the fall and rise of the Taliban

Esteemed foreign correspondent Jon Lee Anderson’s new book offers a full accounting of life in Afghanistan from before 9/11 to now

The Guardian - US

UN report says its female staff in Afghanistan have received death threats

Taliban rulers say they are not behind the threats and are investigating, according to the United Nations.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan says soldiers kill 33 fighters near Afghan border

Pakistan’s military says those killed had the backing of India although it offers no evidence to back up the allegation.

Al Jazeera

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How Afghan women under Taliban rule are coding their way to a brighter future

With girls banned from high school and universities, many are turning to religious schools known as madrassas instead. The only other option they have is to try to learn online, clandestinely.

Euronews

Afghanistan's Taliban have 'weaponized' the judicial system to oppress women, UN expert says

The independent U_N_ investigator on human rights in Afghanistan says its Taliban rulers have “weaponized” the legal and judicial system to oppress women and girls in what amounts to “crimes against humanity."

The Independent UK

Afghan women turn to secret online coding courses to beat Taliban education ban

Women in Afghanistan are turning to secret online coding courses after their access to education was cut off following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021.

The Independent UK

‘This is no life’: Trump deportees unable to return home left in limbo in Panama

People who left countries such as Afghanistan and Nigeria in fear of their lives feel abandoned in Central America

The Guardian - US

Afghan women secretly go online for education amid Taliban crackdown

The Taliban is increasingly banning women from the public sphere, but they refuse to give up on their dreams

The Independent UK

UN's Guterres launches regional centre in Kazakhstan to drive sustainable development

The UN secretary-general and the president of Kazakhstan held talks in Almaty and signed an agreement on the UN regional hub, which is meant to strengthen cooperation in Central Asia and support Afghanistan’s sustainable development.

Euronews

The world nearly beat polio. Here’s what got in the way

Fake immunisation records, an imperfect vaccine, and leadership missteps have enabled polio’s comeback, an investigation found.

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The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's report on problems in the worldwide campaign to eradicate polio

The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan

The Independent UK

PHOTO ESSAY: Religious schools fill the education gap for Afghan boys

In Kabul’s alleys and courtyards, boys in white caps and tunics recite verses from the Quran in a growing network of madrassas, the religious schools increasingly filling the gaps in Afghanistan’s fractured education system.

The Independent UK

The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback

The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan

The Independent UK

Afghanistan has its 'sharpest surge' ever of child malnutrition, UN agency says

The World Food Program says Afghanistan is having its sharpest-ever surge of child malnutrition

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Friendship at 13,000 feet: how climbing in the Swiss Alps is bringing refugees together

A mountaineering project in Switzerland helps exiles from countries such as Afghanistan, Iran and Ukraine recover from trauma by conquering summits

Al Jazeera

Pakistan and Afghanistan pen UAE T20 tri-series before Asia Cup

Tri-series between UAE, Pakistan and Afghanistan hastily penned as warm-up for Asia Cup and T20 World Cup.

Al Jazeera

Infantino says ‘important step’ taken for Afghan women’s football

FIFA President Gianni Infantino hails first talent camp staged for Afghanistan women’s refugee football team.

The Independent UK

Texas man indicted for fatally shooting Afghan refugee who had helped US troops defuse bombs

The brother of an Afghan refugee who helped U.S. forces defuse bombs in Afghanistan has expressed frustration over the delay in indicting the man accused of fatally shooting his sibling

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the other Afghan scandal: countries are forcing refugees back to Taliban rule

Editorial: The British government’s secret scheme to bring those at risk to the UK has dominated headlines, but, worldwide, many times more are losing protection

International Business Times

Thousands Of Afghans Scramble For Chance To Work In Qatar

When Mohammad Hanif heard Qatar was opening jobs to Afghans, he joined thousands of others to put his name down for a shot to make a living in the gas-rich emirate, his own country wracked by unemployment.

The Conversation

The Muslim world has been strong on rhetoric, short on action over Gaza and Afghanistan

When it comes to dealing with two of the biggest current crises in the Muslim world – the devastation of Gaza and the Taliban’s draconian rule in Afghanistan – Arab and Muslim states have been staggeringly ineffective.

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