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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, ‘people selling babies, young girls to survive’

Dire economic situation sees children dying of starvation as millions of Afghans struggle to put food on their tables.

Al Jazeera

China's Xi strongly backs Afghanistan at regional conference

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has issued strong backing for Afghanistan at a regional conference, while making no mention of human rights abuses by the country's Taliban leaders

The Independent UK

UN seeks record $4.4B for Afghans struggling under Taliban

The U.N.’s aid coordination agency is launching its biggest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in hopes of collecting $4.4 billion to help Afghanistan

The Independent UK

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U.N. seeks stronger Afghanistan aid funding despite concerns on Taliban

The United Nations is seeking $4.4 billion for Afghanistan at an international virtual event on Thursday in the largest humanitarian appeal launched for a single country even as concerns mount over Taliban rule.

Reuters

Russia against U.S., NATO military presence near Afghanistan - TASS

Russia considers the presence of any United States or NATO military infrastructure in countries bordering Afghanistan unacceptable, the TASS news agency cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday.

Reuters

Ben Roberts-Smith punched colleague in jaw after bungled mission, court hears

A former elite soldier who was on a mission in Afghanistan with Ben Roberts-Smith tells the Federal Court he was punched and threatened by the Victoria Cross recipient during a 2012 mission.

ABC News

AP PHOTOS on Day 35: Scouring rubble of destroyed homes

In a village on the outskirts of Kyiv, residents sift through the rubble of their destroyed homes, searching for buried personal items. Serhiy Malyshenko, a veteran of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, holds his military medals, charred black from the shelling by Russian forces.

The Independent UK

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High court hears case of Afghan family unable to get to UK without biometrics

Relaxing of requirement for Ukrainians does not extend to Afghans eligible for sanctuary in UK

The Guardian - UK

India’s food response as ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’

Its journey from chronic food shortage to surplus producer partnering the WFP has lessons for the developing world

The Hindu

Family seeks answers, changes after veteran killed by deputy

The parents of a military veteran killed by a sheriff’s deputy say they want answers about what happened and changes to how police respond to a mental health crisis

The Independent UK

Afghanistan aid pledges could fall far short of target, officials fear

Taliban’s increasingly repressive rule could lead to donor backlash at UN pledging conference on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

China holds multinational meetings to discuss Afghanistan

Representatives from regional countries plus Extended Troika to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera

Russia and China Condemn Western Sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine

Foreign ministers from Russia and China on Wednesday condemned what they called illegal and counter productive Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over its action in Ukraine, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in the eastern…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China hosts Russia, U.S. officials for talks on Afghanistan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, where China was set to host two days of meetings on Afghanistan, state broadcaster CGTN reported.

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Lavrov Makes First China Visit Since Ukraine War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China on Wednesday in his first visit to the key ally since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine last month. In a post on its Weibo social media account, the Russian embassy in Beijing confirmed Lavrov had landed in the eastern city of…

The Independent UK

China's Afghan ambitions on show at multinational meetings

China's ambitions for Afghanistan's stability and economic development under the Taliban will be seen at meetings it is hosting starting Wednesday

Reuters

World Bank freezes Afghan projects after Taliban bans girls from high school

The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country's ruling Islamist leaders to ban girls from returning to public high schools, the bank said.

Reuters

Britain pledges funds to U.N. aid work in Afghanistan ahead of donor meeting

Britain on Wednesday pledged an additional 286 million pounds ($374 million) for life-saving food and other aid in Afghanistan, a day ahead of an international conference seeking $4.4 billion, even as concerns mount over Taliban rule.

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US Senate leader vows to bring ‘burn pit’ legislation to a vote

Backed by US veteran groups, bill would provide health benefits for US troops exposed to toxins in Iraq and Afghanistan.

ABC News

Australia to take in 16,500 more refugees from Afghanistan at cost of $666 million

It's the most significant increase to Australia's humanitarian program since Tony Abbott offered an additional 12,000 places to Syrian and Iraqi refugees over two years in 2015, in the wake of catastrophic conflict in the region.

The Guardian - UK

Graham Thorpe returns to cricket after England axe as Afghanistan coach

The former England batter and coach Graham Thorpe has been named as the new head coach of Afghanistan’s men’s team

The Guardian - UK

Afghanistan needs compassion from world leaders, not politics

Letter: Former UN humanitarian coordinators Martin Barber and Mark Bowden call for support for Afghanistan’s economy, ahead of a pledging conference

The Independent UK

Yo-Yo Ma plays Mozart with Afghan refugees in Portugal

Celebrated U.S. cellist Yo-Yo Ma has joined refugees from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in the Portuguese capital Lisbon for a performance of Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik

The Independent UK

Former England assistant Graham Thorpe appointed Afghanistan head coach

The 52-year-old left his role with England following the Ashes series defeat in Australia

The Conversation

COVID in Afghanistan: low vaccine coverage and a crumbling health system could trigger a humanitarian crisis

The pandemic has had a big impact on Afghanistan. There have been 177,000 confirmed COVID cases and 7,600 deaths up to March 28 2022, though this is probably a significant under-count. Modelling by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation – although also unlikely to be highly accurate given the…

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