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Taliban court lashes 14 in latest shift to corporal punishments

Fourteen people were lashed in a football stadium in eastern Afghanistan, the Taliban-led Supreme Court said on Wednesday, in the latest sign of the ruling group applying its strict interpretation of sharia (Islamic law) to criminal justice.

Reuters

Hero veteran reveals how he tackled Colorado Springs gunman with help from trans woman in heels

Richard Fierro, a veteran of four tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, beat the suspect with his own handgun while a trans woman stomped on him

The Independent UK

Brit 'danger tourist' illegally crosses borders to see girlfriend then is dumped on phone

Miles Routledge has made it his mission to visit the most dangerous places in the world, but faced heartbreak on his latest 10-day trip which saw him crossing "multiple illegal borders"

Daily Mirror

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How two Australian soldiers became unwitting poster boys for Russian mercenary Wagner Group's Ukraine recruitment drive

On a spring day in 2013, two Australian soldiers had their photograph taken in Afghanistan. Now the photo has resurfaced in a scheme to recruit mercenaries for Russia's invasion of Ukraine — all without the soldiers' knowledge.

ABC News

Nine women lashed for 'adultery' by Taliban as Afghanistan returns to brutal sharia law

The Taliban's supreme court spokesman revealed that nine women were among the 19 people lashed for adultery in the first major signs the ruling Afghan regime is again applying its strict interpretation of sharia to criminal justice

Daily Mirror

New immigrants and refugees in Philadelphia get first taste of Thanksgiving

PHILADELPHIA — Abdullah Amarkhail left everything behind in his home country of Afghanistan — his family, his friends, his career.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Critics lament exclusion of Afghanistan from COP27

Call for funding grows for diplomatically isolated Afghanistan, which is facing disasters because of climate change.

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Hero reveals how he tackled Colorado Springs gunman with help from trans woman in heels: ‘I just knew I had to take him down’

Richard Fierro, a veteran of four tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, beat the suspect with his own handgun while a trans woman stomped on him

The Independent UK

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…

Los Angeles Times

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

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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,…

The Guardian - AU

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

Daily Mirror

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

Evening Standard

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)

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The Independent UK

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 National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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 Walrus

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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.

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