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Afghanistan’s libraries go into blackout: ‘It is painful to see the distance between people and books grow’

“The lights are off, shelves are in disarray and dust has coated every single book,” says Zabihullah Ehsas, my longtime friend and mentor, describing the current state of Khushal Baba Ketabtun, a library we established together in 2012. Our efforts represented an attempt to address the shortage of Pashto books…

The Conversation

Ben Roberts-Smith told another soldier in Afghanistan ‘I just want to kill’, court hears

Serving officer in Australian Defence Force tells defamation trial Roberts-Smith showed photos of dead insurgents on his iPod

The Guardian - AU

Exiled from their homeland, Afghanistan's women's national team begins their journey back to international football

After escaping the Taliban last year, Afghanistan's senior women footballers are back on the training pitch, ready to return to the world game.

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Afghan refugees living in Australia on temporary visas call on government to grant them permanent protection

For the more than 10 years he's lived in Australia, Afghan refugee Abbas Haidari has been locked in a state of visa limbo that has left him unable to access permanent protection, sponsor his family or even take out a business loan. He and other advocates are calling for change.

ABC News

German aid group battles to evacuate Afghans who worked with army

Ahmad, a 30-year-old Afghan who worked for the German military, is now in hiding in Kabul in fear of his life.

Reuters

India sends wheat to Afghanistan after deal with Pakistan

India's foreign ministry says it has sent off tons of wheat to Afghanistan to help relieve desperate food shortages, after New Delhi struck a deal with neighboring rival Pakistan to allow the shipments across the shared border

The Independent UK

India sends first consignment of aid for Afghanistan

It marks the end to months of bureaucratic wrangling between Islamabad and New Delhi; truckers hope it will lead to reopening of trade

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Pakistan allows first shipment of Indian wheat to Afghanistan

First convoy carrying food aid being allowed to pass through country to address Afghan humanitarian crisis.

Al Jazeera

Dog awarded animals’ Victoria Cross for RAF service in Afghanistan

German shorthaired pointer named Hertz given PDSA Dickin medal after sniffing out drugs and electronics

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Army sergeant Steve Arnold ready to banish PyeongChang demons at Winter Paralympics

The 42-year-old only started Para Nordic skiing five years after losing both of his legs while serving in Afghanistan in 2011

The Independent UK

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson recalls flying RAF pilots home from Afghanistan: ‘It was very emotional’

‘We were both trying not to [cry],’ singer said

The Independent UK

Ex-soldier who suffered devastating injury in Afghanistan going for Winter Paralympic glory

EXCLUSIVE: Owen Pick was just 18 when he stepped on an IED during his first tour of Afghanistan. Now a Team GB snowboarder, he has his eyes on Paralympic glory in Beijing

Daily Mirror

Ben Roberts-Smith ordered mock execution of civilian during training drill, defamation trial told

Person 19 says mock execution of soldier pretending to be unarmed Afghan national ordered during training at Lancelin barracks in 2012

The Guardian - AU

This Afghan family escaped the Taliban only to get stuck in Ukraine, with nowhere to go if Russia invades

In the rush to escape Afghanistan after the Taliban took control last year, Jawed's family boarded a Ukrainian military plane, expecting to move on to Canada. Six months later, they are still stuck in Kyiv, in fear of a Russian invasion.

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The Guardian - UK

My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: new short-story book celebrates the work of Afghan women

Untold Narratives founder Lucy Hannah’s just-published collection showcases the fiction of marginalised writers in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Afghan families in Edinburgh still waiting on permanent housing

City of Edinburgh Council said it will have some refugees who have fled Afghanistan permanently rehoused ‘by the end of the month’.

Salon

What we haven't learned from endless war

Two decades of war in Iraq and Afghanistan had little effect on daily life in America. That tells us way too much

The Guardian - UK

Kabul to California: how the ‘hip-hop family’ mobilised for young Afghans

With breakdancers, artists and parkourists facing a bleak future under the Taliban, a global network stepped in to help, drawing on the activist spirit of rap culture

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The Guardian - UK

Hybrid Humans by Harry Parker review – man and machine in harmony

An ex-soldier who lost both legs in Afghanistan examines the implications of advances in medical technology with intelligence and humanity

ABC News

Army officer tells Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial VC recipient threatened to 'smash his face in'

A senior army officer tells a Sydney court he was left "in shock" when his subordinate, Ben Roberts-Smith, threatened to "smash his face in" at an unofficial soldiers' bar in Afghanistan.

The Guardian - UK

West has inflicted catastrophic damage on Afghanistan, says David Miliband

‘We are not punishing the Taliban, we are making it worse for the people,’ says former UK foreign secretary

Al Jazeera

In remote Bamiyan, a school run by an Afghan woman offers hope

The school, set up by a university graduate, runs for two hours daily, offering opportunity to impoverished community.

The Guardian - UK

Losing Afghanistan; The Naked Don’t Fear the Water reviews – fickle allies and personal tragedies

Six months on from the fall of Kabul, a collection of essays unpicks the catastrophic mess the west has left behind in Afghanistan, while the story of one young man’s perilous escape cannot fail to move

The Guardian - UK

British army veterans denied treatment for brain injuries

They have seizures and brain damage but the MoD insists their illnesses are psychological. Now scans could help thousands of soldiers who have been misdiagnosed

The Independent UK

Family tribute to ‘wonderful’ Brit killed by Great White Shark in ‘horrendous’ attack

Simon Nellist, 35, was former RAF engineer who served two tours of Afghanistan before he died in first fatal shark attack Sydney has seen in 60 years

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