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This fiasco didn’t start when Britain leaked Afghans’ names, but when we invaded their country

Even after Tony Blair’s bungled war, UK leaders still yearned to dominate the world stage. We can all see where that has led, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Tory ex-ministers defend record after PM demands ‘answers’ over Afghan data leak

The leak saw the details of almost 19,000 people seeking to flee Afghanistan released

Evening Standard

Terror to tourism? Hostage-style video invites visitors to Taliban's Afghanistan

Darkly comic videos made by a tour agency and shared by Taliban-linked accounts on social media are encouraging people to travel to Afghanistan.

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OPINION - Afghan data breach is a shameful blight on our country - and a symptom of broader systemic failures

The government data breach of about 18,900 Afghans who had worked for Britain and British interests, and the attempts to conceal much of the detail under a legal superinjunction, are bewildering, convoluted and shameful. In all, the lives of some 80,000 Afghans and their families may have been put at…

Evening Standard

Thousands Of Afghans Win UK Asylum After Huge Data Breach

Thousands of Afghans who worked with the UK and their families were brought to Britain in a secret programme after a 2022 data breach put their lives at risk, the British government revealed on Tuesday.

International Business Times

Inside the £7bn secret scramble to save lives after MoD data breach

After a leak at the Ministry of Defence, officials faced a race to keep up to 100,000 Afghans from the Taliban’s clutches – with two years of court fights and rescue plans projected to cost billions, all hidden from MPs and the public. Now, after the lifting of an unprecedented…

The Independent UK

From Kabul to the catwalk – the surprising global history behind fashion’s fur revival

The winter season of 2024-25 marked a resurgence of fur clothing – both faux and real – in fashion across Europe and North America. Shearling jackets and embroidered “Penny Lane coats” featured widely in reports on the latest fashion trends. Vintage fur coats are also back in vogue.

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‘End is near’: Will Kabul become first big city without water by 2030?

The city of six million people could soon run out water, amid climate change, sanctions and governance failures.

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Putin’s new alliance shatters illusions of ‘great relationship’ – the devastating truth Donald Trump can’t bear to face

But they were the terrorists.

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Russia recognises the Taliban: Which other countries may follow?

From China to Iran, several countries have already been engaging with the Taliban. Experts say they could be next.

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Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban regime. Will China follow?

Experts monitoring the Taliban’s new diplomacy push in Asia say China could follow suit, paving the way for wider recognition of the militant group and ending its pariah status on the world stage. Arpan Rai reports

The Independent UK

Germany seeks agreement with Taliban to take back convicted Afghan migrants, interior minister says

Germany does not recognise the Taliban government, which took control of Afghanistan in 2021, and maintains no official diplomatic ties with Kabul.

Euronews

Russia Becomes First Country To Recognise Taliban Govt

Afghanistan's government said on Thursday that Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its rule, calling it a "brave decision".

International Business Times

Photos of cockfighting in Afghan capital show a bloody pastime thriving in the shadows

When a cockfight begins in Kabul, the noise is immediate. Roars of “Hit!” and “Kill!” erupt among spectators as two birds lunge at each other, feathers and blood flying.

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Nearly Two Centuries On, Quiet Settles On Afghanistan's British Cemetery

Aynullah Rahimi's family has for decades tended the old cemetery in Kabul reserved for non-Afghans, but since the country's latest war ended and foreigners left in droves, he says few now enter the oasis of quiet in the capital.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Afghans mark Eid al-Adha on its third year since the return of the Taliban

Afghans in Kabul have marked Eid al-Adha over the past two days with traditional prayers, animal sacrifices and family gatherings as the city observed its third Eid celebration since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.

The Guardian - UK

Kabul at risk of becoming first modern city to run out of water, report warns

NGO says Afghan capital’s 7 million people face existential crisis that world needs urgently to address

The Independent UK

Female UN staff in Kabul the target of ‘coordinated harassment’

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Women working for UN in Kabul face stalking and death threats: ‘Don’t turn up tomorrow or you will be killed’

Taliban has denied involvement in what UN sources describe as a campaign of ‘coordinated harassment’

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan welcomes upgraded diplomatic ties with neighbouring Pakistan

Taliban government to follow Pakistan’s move to designate ambassador to Kabul as tensions between the two nations ease.

The Independent UK

Pakistan announces it will send an ambassador to Afghanistan to upgrade diplomatic ties

Pakistan's Foreign Minister says Islamabad is upgrading its diplomatic representation in Afghanistan from chargé d’affaires to the level of ambassador

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

Al Jazeera

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

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.

The Independent UK

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

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