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Taliban call on Biden to reverse move to halve frozen Afghan funds

The Taliban on Monday warned that it would reconsider its policy towards the United States if President Joe Biden did not reverse his "unjustified" decision to return only half of Afghanistan's $7 billion deposited on U.S. soil.

Reuters

Gulf envoys stress women’s rights in meeting with Taliban FM

Ambassadors from Gulf countries meet the Afghan foreign minister as he seeks funding to tackle a humanitarian crisis.

Al Jazeera

The Guardian view on a Kabul heist: snatching money from the starving

Editorial: Afghans are not to blame for 9/11, though they have paid for it many times over. Cruelly, they are being punished again

The Guardian - UK

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Estimated one million Afghan children engaged in labour: NGO

Save the Children says almost one fifth of 1,400 surveyed families say they have to send their children to work.

Al Jazeera

‘Stroke of a pen’: Coalition urged to accept Afghan refugees in addition to existing intake

Immigration minister previously announced places for Afghan nationals within existing visa program in move critics call ‘mean and tricky’

The Guardian - AU

House competition bill packed with progressive policy goals

WASHINGTON — A host of progressive foreign policy provisions on issues like scrutinizing advanced weapon sales to the United Arab Emirates and welcoming more asylum-seekers fleeing Beijing’s oppression were tucked into House Democrats’ bill aimed at bolstering competition with China.

Tribune News Service

House competition bill packed with progressive policy goals - Roll Call

House Republicans have been scathing in their assessments of what they’ve termed Democrats’ “Christmas tree” of a bill.

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Widow of Afghanistan veteran tells royal commission the army rebuffed her calls for help dealing with husband's aggression

A witness tells the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide that her appeals to the army for help in dealing with her husband's aggressive behaviour following his return from Afghanistan went unanswered.

ABC News

The Taliban forced Afghan TV workers into hiding. Now they’re asking Hollywood for help

Television industry employees once used their programs to address progressive ideas. Many are now out of work and fearful to leave their homes

The Guardian - US

Delegation wants more Afghan refugee spots

A delegation of veterans and religious leaders will meet politicians in Canberra to call on the government to lift its refugee intake from Afghanistan.

AAP

Pakistan’s PM warns Afghanistan could descend into chaos

The U.S. refusal to recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan, coupled with sanctions and frozen assets, could push the country into chaos and threaten Pakistan’s stability, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

What the U.S. learned from Afghanistan exit — and how it’s changing course for Ukraine

Biden's approach to Ukraine has been defined by a daily blizzard of meetings and calls among top U.S. officials and European counterparts.

Axios

Biden administration responsible for chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Pentagon report reveals

Decision to delay shuttering of Kabul embassy among chief issues cited in DoD report

The Independent UK

Ex-Afghan president: Biden order on frozen funds an atrocity

Afghanistan’s former president has called a White House order to unfreeze $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of 9/11 victims an atrocity against the Afghan people

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OIC Chief: Consultations to Unfreeze Afghan Funds

Secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha has revealed that the 57-member body and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) are negotiating with international parties to unfreeze Afghan assets. This push is meant to help resolve Afghanistan’s economic crisis. Meanwhile, Taha said the OIC is urging the…

The Independent UK

Trump says Putin was emboldened by US’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan

‘We’re in a really bad position right now’

The Guardian - UK

Taliban have detained 29 women and their families in Kabul, says US envoy

Report by senior diplomat Rina Amiri raises concerns about number of ‘unjust detentions’ in Afghanistan

ABC News

Six months after the fall of Kabul, Afghan families reflect on the road that led them to Perth

Ali Rahmani still cannot believe his family made it out of Afghanistan when they were forced to flee the Taliban. Six months later, they could not be more grateful to call Perth home, but memories of their homeland will always be tinged with trauma.

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The Guardian - AU

Government plans to send Hazara asylum seeker back to Afghanistan may face high court challenge

Immigration minister Alex Hawke argued the initial decision to send the asylum seeker back to Afghanistan should be upheld regardless of Taliban rule

Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghans Protest US Order to Give $3.5B to 9/11 Victims

Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the US for families of America’s 9/11 victims — saying the money belongs to Afghans. Protesters who gathered outside Kabul's grand Eid Gah mosque asked America for financial compensation for the…

Reuters

Afghan central bank says U.S. plan for frozen funds an 'injustice'

Afghanistan's central bank on Saturday criticised Washington's plan to use half the bank's $7 billion in frozen assets on U.S. soil for humanitarian aid and set aside the rest to possibly satisfy lawsuits over the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

The Hindu

India signs MoU to hand over wheat to WFP in Kandahar

First aid convoy through Pakistan expected this month.

Belfast Live

Meet the Northern Ireland football fan who has visited 199 countries - and counting

Jonny Blair's adventures have seen him take in the 2016 Euros and worked in an Irish bar in Hong Kong

The Independent UK

Afghans protest US order to give $3.5 B to 9/11 victims

Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital have condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of America’s 9/11 victims

The Guardian - UK

‘Welcome to England. How are you doing?’: the artist who holds out a hand to refugees

Marie Gracie helps families arriving from Afghanistan. The Guardian angel sends a party entertainer to help the children adjust to their first English winter

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