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Largest Refugee Team To Compete At Paris Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Tuesday unveiled a nine-member refugee team for the upcoming Games in Paris.

International Business Times

Afghan sprinter Kimia Yousofi ready to run at her 3rd Olympics after being selected for Paris Games

Afghan sprinter Kimia Yousofi is preparing to compete at her third Olympics after being selected for the Paris Games from her training base in Australia

The Independent UK

Afghan families face ‘despair, fear and desperation’ as they are split by resettlement schemes

Plea to the new prime minister to expand safe routes to the UK for those left behind in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

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Afghanistan has been through everything. Now it wants to dust off its postal service and modernize

In parts of Afghanistan where there are no street names or house numbers, utility companies and their customers have adopted a creative approach for connecting

The Independent UK

Rebel with a cause: inside the moment Fatima Payman quit the Labor party

Australia’s first hijab-wearing senator said her family did not flee from Afghanistan for her to remain silent in the face of atrocity

The Guardian - AU

‘Nothing compensates for the stolen years’: the Afghan women rebuilding shattered dreams in Iran

More than 1,000 days after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, women and girls are reluctantly seeking education elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

Video appears to show gang-rape of Afghan woman in a Taliban jail

Activist claims she was threatened with release of the footage in order to silence her, amid multiple reports of sexual violence inflicted upon imprisoned Afghan women

The Guardian - UK

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An Afghan woman wanted to be a doctor. Now she makes pickles as the Taliban restricts women's roles

Frozan Ahmadzai is one of 200,000 Afghan women who have the Taliban’s permission to work

The Independent UK

Cultural heritage is often overlooked when assessing refugee claims. Here’s why this is a mistake

Cultural heritage has long been targeted during conflict. This includes the destruction of the famous Bamiyan Buddhas by the Taliban in Afghanistan and Russia’s attempts to erase the Ukrainian language in areas of the country it has occupied since 2014.

The Conversation

The vast majority of movement across UK borders is controlled – so why do Sunak and Starmer say we’ve ‘lost control’ of our borders?

One of the few things Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have agreed on in this election campaign is that the UK’s borders are “out of control”.

The Conversation

Afghanistan's women want refugee side in Australia

Players from Afghanistan's disbanded women's cricket have pleaded with the ICC to allow them to reform and play as a refugee side based out of Australia.

AAP

Will Pakistan ever be able to eradicate polio?

Six poliovirus cases have been reported so far this year. But the country’s fight is not just against the disease.

Al Jazeera

In a class of their own: three Olympic sportswomen talk about overcoming war, hardship and the Taliban

In advance of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, we speak to women who have faced conflict, discrimination and a lack of funding to stand as their countries’ only female qualifiers in their chosen fields

The Guardian - UK

Taliban Told To 'Include Women' In Public Life At UN Talks

Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha.

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UN-led meeting in Qatar with Afghan Taliban is not a recognition of their government, official says

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Amid stolen valor accusations, ex-commanding officer confirms he issued Rep. Troy Nehls' second Bronze Star

Nehls’ commanding officer in Afghanistan told The Texas Tribune that he issued the congressman his second Bronze Star, which was called into question by a CBS report.

Al Jazeera

What to expect as Taliban joins third UN-held talks on Afghanistan in Qatar

It is the first time the Taliban is attending the talks but female representatives from Afghanistan have been excluded.

France 24

Taliban sends its first delegation to a UN-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan

The Taliban government, which has imposed severe restrictions on women since seizing power in 2021 that the UN has described as a system of "gender apartheid", will send its first delegation to the third round of talks on the Afghan crisis starting in Qatar on Sunday.

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The Independent UK

A Taliban delegation attends a UN-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan, with women excluded

A Taliban delegation is attending a United Nations-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan after organizers said women would be excluded from the gathering

The Guardian - UK

Box-office Bumrah will give India edge in T20 World Cup final against South Africa

England lost to the best team in the tournament in the semi-final and India’s display under pressure makes them favourites to win the trophy

Al Jazeera

How Rob Walter helped South Africa reach the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 final

After 32 years and seven failed attempts, South Africa have finally reached the promised land of a men’s cricket final.

Al Jazeera

India vs South Africa – ICC T20 World Cup 2024 final: Teams, weather, pitch

Will there be any rain in the final? How will the teams line up? What happens in case of a washout? How’s the pitch?

Al Jazeera

‘No dialogue’: Pakistan says open to attacks on Afghan-based armed groups

The comments come amid heightened tensions between the neighbours and a new Pakistani military offensive.

Reason

Review: Blowback Podcast Exhumes the Seeds of the Afghan Conflict

Hosts Noah Kulwin and Brendan James explain how proxy war fighters can become America's enemies.

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Trump Criticizes Biden's Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal As Embarrassing

Former President Trump criticizes President Biden's Afghanistan troop withdrawal as embarrassing and advocates for a dignified exit.

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