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Trump Seeks to Deport Afghans Who Fled the Taliban

Lifting TPS status would make them eligible for deportation to Afghanistan, where the Taliban is likely to persecute and punish them.

Reason

UK urged to bring hundreds of Afghan heroes to safety after major blunder saw them wrongly rejected

Afghan commandos who fought side-by-side with UK special forces had been denied help and left at the mercy of the Taliban before ministers announced a rethink of cases

The Independent UK

Why fierce rivals India, Pakistan and China are racing to woo the Taliban

The Taliban were shunned globally after it captured Kabul and cut restricted rights of Afghan girls and women. Less than four years later, the biggest regional powers are in a race to win their attention, experts tell Arpan Rai

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Pakistan, Afghanistan move towards ‘restoring ties’ in talks with China

As India strengthens ties with Kabul, Pakistan and Afghanistan return to the table after Chinese mediation.

Al Jazeera

Marine who lost both of his legs in Afghanistan is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl

Motivational speaker Brandon Rumbaugh, 34, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, is facing a slew of charges after allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl multiple times.

The Independent UK

Guess who India, Pakistan and Iran are all wooing? The Taliban

No country formally recognises the Taliban. But the group’s recent diplomatic overdrive shows many want it as a partner.

Al Jazeera

Termez Dialogue: In search of a new paradigm for Central and South Asian relations

Strengthening connectivity will create a true win-win scenario. Most importantly, it will provide a powerful impetus for building a unified regional space, laying the foundation for lasting peace, sustainable development, and long-term stability across the region, Dr Eldor Aripov writes.

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Central Asian countries push for regional development at Termez Dialogue

The Termez Dialogue in Uzbekistan aims to create a permanent platform for Central and South Asian cooperation, emphasising connectivity and economic integration.

Euronews

Hegseth orders new review of Afghanistan withdrawal and suicide bombing at Kabul airport

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered another review of the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, and of the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed American troops and Afghans

The Independent UK

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation appeal failed because ‘unlike most homicides, there were three eyewitnesses’, judges explain

SAS veteran acted with ‘a certain recklessness or perhaps even brazenness’ when he killed a man with a prosthetic leg in Afghanistan, court finds

The Guardian - AU

Gina Rinehart criticises ‘relentless attack’ on Ben Roberts-Smith and media ‘gloating’

Billionaire’s comments come in wake of former SAS soldier losing his appeal against defamation case ruling

The Guardian - AU

Trump policy moves worry Afghan refugees in US military town and Christian groups that assist them

The Trump administration’s suspension of the federal refugee program has upended the lives of many Afghans who worked with the United States during wartime

The Independent UK

Australia’s most decorated soldier loses appeal against war crimes defamation ruling

Ben Roberts-Smith is accused of unlawfully killing four civilians while serving in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Ben Roberts-Smith loses appeal against defamation ruling he committed war crimes in Afghanistan

Ruling upholds decision of justice Anthony Besanko in 2023 who found SAS veteran had, on balance of probabilities, murdered unarmed civilians

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General accused of failing to report SAS war crimes evidence is made navy chief

Royal Navy leader also accused of overseeing denial of resettlement claims made by Afghans who aided UK forces

Latin Times

Kristi Noem Slammed For Saying Afghans Can Safely Return To Their Country: 'Divorced From Reality'

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is being criticized for saying Afghan refugees can safely go back to their country after stripping legal protection for thousands of nationals in the U.S.

The Independent UK

The Taliban and Burkina Faso ambassadors pledge new trade and mining cooperation

Taliban-controlled media say the group's acting ambassador to Iran has met with his Burkina Faso counterpart in the Iranian capital of Tehran

Reason

Pakistan Deports Afghans Awaiting U.S. Resettlement

Afghans who fled Taliban rule with hopes of U.S. resettlement now face detention, extortion, and forced return.

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The Independent UK

Kristi Noem says Afghans can return safely under Taliban rule. Experts say that’s ‘patently obscene’

The administration is ending temporary legal status for thousands of Afghans, which advocates fear is a ‘death sentence’

Al Jazeera

UK veterans allege war crimes by British forces in Afghanistan, Iraq

Detainees were regularly executed and unarmed people killed in their sleep during night raids, according to ex-soldiers.

The Guardian - UK

UK special forces veterans accuse colleagues of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

Former personnel describe soldiers exhibiting ‘psychopathic traits’ and executions of handcuffed prisoners

The Independent UK

Taliban add chess to list of things banned in Afghanistan

Taliban say chess in Sharia or Islamic law is considered ‘a means of gambling’

Newslaundry

From patron to prey: The rise and fragmentation of Pak’s terror landscape

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s remarks during a live news interview, that his country has been doing “dirty work” for the West for the last three decades, was a stunning admission on Islamabad’s long history of supporting, training and funding terrorist organisations. A decade ago, former army chief and president…

The Guardian - UK

Kashmir crisis: what is Lashkar-e-Taiba and is it supported by Pakistan?

India claims to have attacked camps associated with a militant group in Pakistan – but what is its relationship with Islamabad?

International Business Times

Despite War's End, Afghanistan Remains Deep In Crisis: UN Relief Chief

Climate change, women's rights, displacement, poverty: Afghanistan remains a priority as it faces overlapping crises, the UN's relief chief Tom Fletcher told AFP on Wednesday, deploring "brutal" aid budget cuts.

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