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Taliban-led Supreme Court says 19 people lashed in northeastern Afghanistan

Nineteen people were publicly lashed in northeastern Afghanistan this month, the Taliban supreme court said on Monday, among the first major signs of the ruling group applying its strict interpretation of sharia (Islamic law) to criminal justice.

Reuters

Pakistan reopens border crossing with Afghanistan after shooting

Key crossing at Chaman reopened a week after Afghan gunman killed a Pakistani security guard there.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan’s traditional delicacy chainaki and a master chef endure in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan — There's a comforting immutability to the way Waheed Merzazadah prepares for his day's work: the methodical cutting of the sheep carcasses down to the right size, the readying of the vegetables and spices, the patient poring over of his well-worn collection of chainaks, or teapots. Watching him…

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Iran protests: 'This comes down to patriarchy and power'

When nine-year-old Naza Alakija left Iran with her mother, they were stopped by morality police because she was not wearing a hijab. The experience made her aware of her body at a young age. As an adult, Alakija founded the SAGE foundation, an NGO dedicated to education, women's empowerment and…

France 24

Red Cross: Afghans Will Struggle for Their Lives This Winter

More Afghans will be struggling for survival as living conditions deteriorate in the year ahead, a top official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said in an interview, as the country braces for its second winter under Taliban rule. The group’s seizure of power in August 2021 sent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Red Cross: Afghans will struggle for their lives this winter

A senior official with the International Committee of the Red Cross says that Afghans will struggle for their lives as the country braces for its second winter under Taliban rule and faces plummeting humanitarian conditions

The Independent UK

With the US out of Afghanistan, China comes calling

KABUL, Afghanistan — The first thing you see walking out of Kabul's airport is a billboard advertising Chinatown, which, if you visit, turns out to be a plain, off-white trio of 10-story towers in the Afghan capital's Taimani district. On the ground floor are shops selling Chinese products, including lights,…

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Sayed fled Afghanistan, found safety in Australia and built a life. Then it was snatched away

Refugee was turned away from citizenship ceremony and became trapped in bureaucratic nightmare thanks to authorities’ mistrust of Afghan identity documents

The Guardian - AU

Dominic Raab's row with staff caused 'blockage' during Afghanistan evacuation

The Deputy Prime Minister’s relationship with officials, whom he viewed as “time-wasters”, had a negative impact the department’s efforts to evacuate amid the Taliban’s power-grab last year, it has been reported

Daily Mirror

Raab’s ‘conflicts with staff caused Afghanistan evacuation delays’ – report claims

Afghans queue for an evacuation flight out of Kabul (LPhot Ben Shread/MoD/PA)

Evening Standard

Raab’s ‘refusal to speak to time-waster staff led to Afghanistan evacuation delays’

Former foreign secretary to be investigated over his actions during the drive to get people out of the country

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab’s conflicts with staff 'caused Afghanistan evacuation delays'

DOMINIC Raab faced fresh questions on Saturday, after it was reported that his refusal to speak to Foreign Office staff he viewed as…

The National (Scotland)

Raab’s conflicts with staff caused Afghanistan evacuation delays – reports

It was reported that his refusal to speak to some Foreign Office staff be viewed as ‘time-wasters’ caused ‘blockages’ during the evacuation.

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab’s conflicts with staff led to delays in Afghanistan evacuation, sources claim

Raab allegedly allowed only a handful of senior staff to engage with him near the final stages of the operation

The Guardian - UK

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Going to Afghanistan

Leadership had already noticed the change in morale since the official announcement. This was the new Canadian military

The Guardian - US

Republicans are about to take their revenge on Joe Biden

Expect a slew of investigations into everything from the Afghanistan withdrawal to immigration at the southern border

Al Jazeera

US watchdog blames Washington, Ghani for the fall of Kabul

SIGAR identifies six factors that contributed to the collapse of the Afghan government and return of Taliban to power.

The Guardian - US

‘I had tears streaming’: a sobering film about the last months of the Afghan war

Acclaimed documentarian Matthew Heineman talks about his often devastating account of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan

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Reuters

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing closed after clashes

A major border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan has closed for trade and transit after a clash between security force personnel from both sides, a local Pakistani official said on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Standard questions about Dominic Raab’s record as a minister

Brief letters: Dover-Calais importance | Afghanistan withdrawal | Heron mishearing | Mastodon confusion | Oxford comma

The Guardian - US

‘A sacred space’: Sebastian Junger and Seth Moulton on Vets Town Hall

The bestselling author wants to help Americans understand those in the military. On Veterans Day, the Democratic congressman hosted a hometown event

The Times of India

IPL: Lockie Ferguson and Rahmanullah Gurbaz traded from Gujarat Titans to Kolkata Knight Riders

NEW DELHI: Defending champions Gujarat Titans have traded New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson and Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

The Times of India

Afghanistan government has in principle agreed to resume women's cricket, says ICC

DUBAI: The ICC on Sunday said the Afghanistan government supports the world body's constitution and has "in principle" agreed to resuming women's cricket in the country.

Tribune News Service

From serving in uniform to serving in office: Wes Moore is first veteran to be elected Maryland governor in 36 years

BALTIMORE — One is a Republican, the other a Democrat. Both have run for local public office, one successfully, the other not.

Salon

A chilling view of Afghanistan War's end

This unique new film focuses on the failures, human costs and consequences of the abrupt end to the longest US war

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