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Blowback: On Pakistan, Afghanistan and insurgency

Pakistan’s history of supporting Islamist insurgency has come back to haunt it,as seen in Afghanistan

The Hindu

Andrew Quilty: ‘Every person I would speak to touched on the close proximity between life and death’

The award-winning photojournalist spent a decade in Afghanistan. Back in Sydney’s affluent east, he wrestles with the aftermath of war

The Guardian - AU

Elite Afghan soldiers turn barbers, gym trainers in India to escape Taliban

Trading guns for hair clippers and dumbbells, they’ve had to desert their dreams – like their government deserted them.

Al Jazeera

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Indian diplomat met ‘Afghan authorities’ in Kabul, says External Affairs Ministry

A senior Indian diplomat has met with ‘Afghan authorities’ in Kabul, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed.

The Hindu

Art and activism in exile: Afghan women speak out

As countries around the world mark International Women’s Day, we speak to two Afghan women who fled Kabul as soon as the Taliban came to power in August 2021.

France 24

Indian diplomat meets Taliban minister in Kabul

Senior Indian diplomat meets Taliban "foreign minister" in Kabul, discussing economic cooperation and visa facilitation for Afghans.

The Hindu

Afghan Youth Orchestra Welcomed to UK After Home Office U-Turn and Border War Debates

More than 40 Afghanistan nationals have now had their performance visas granted, following a last-minute refusal from the Home Office.

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Outcry forces Home Office to allow Afghan youth orchestra to go on England tour

Officials had earlier refused visas to Portugal-based musicians on Breaking the Silence tour days before first concert

The Guardian - UK

Drifting With Purpose: Sports Car Enthusiasts Rally In Afghanistan

Mechanic Zabiullah Momand revs his sports car engine outside his garage in Afghanistan's capital Kabul before letting it settle back to a purr, the cherry red twin-turbo machine pristine in a dented Mercedes Benz skeleton.

International Business Times

At Bishkek meet, India highlights ‘legitimate security and economic interests’ in Afghanistan

India has urged countries of the Central Asian regions to use the port of Chabahar located on the southeast coast of Iran to enhance connectivity and trade with India and other countries in the world.

The Hindu

Why has China recognised Taliban’s envoy to Beijing?

Beijing’s move is being seen as a shot in the arm for the Taliban as it struggles for global recognition amid sanctions.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan withdrawal caused ‘doom loop’ for caseworkers, report says - Roll Call

Calls for help flooded congressional offices during that period in 2021, according to a new report from POPVOX Foundation.

Roll Call

China Quietly Expanding Influence In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

While most of the world treats Afghanistan's Taliban government as a pariah, China is growing diplomatic and economic links -- and Kabul is happy for the attention.

International Business Times

‘They need their parents’: Afghans in UK tell of pain of family separation

Young people evacuated from Kabul during west’s withdrawal in 2021 remain apart from parents who could not leave

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The Times of India

Recovering Rashid Khan to miss Afghanistan's first-ever Sri Lanka Test

NEW DELHI: Afghanistan's premier spinner Rashid Khan will be absent from the squad for their historic first-ever Test against Sri Lanka next month, as confirmed by selectors in Kabul on Monday. This decision stems from Rashid's ongoing recovery from a recent back surgery.

International Business Times

Afghan Women Detained Over Improper Hijab: Taliban Official

A Taliban official has said several girls and women were detained recently in Kabul for not covering themselves properly, after reports circulated of a crackdown in the Afghan capital.

The Guardian - UK

Afghan girls detained and lashed by Taliban for violating hijab rules

Girls as young as 16 arrested in shops, classes and markets in Kabul by the Taliban, who labelled them ‘infidels’ for wearing ‘bad hijab’

Al Jazeera

Veiled rebellion: Female medical students go underground in Afghanistan

One year ago, the Taliban told women they couldn’t study medicine. Now, some are doing it in secret.

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The Walrus

Inside a Different Kabul

Seven portraits from post-Taliban Afghanistan

International Business Times

'Crazy For Cricket': Young Afghans Inspired By National Team's Success

In a central Kabul street, the sound of kids playing was once mostly the scuff of a football against concrete.

Al Jazeera

Is Modi’s India cosying up to the Taliban?

The embassy of the former Afghan government has shuttered in New Delhi amid allegations that India stopped helping it.

International Business Times

Long Wait For Freedom: Afghan Refugees In Limbo In Pakistan

Abdullah was a well-known public figure in Afghanistan, a journalist and university lecturer respected by his readers and students.

The Hindu

Taliban in contact with Afghan diplomats: source

Taliban establishes contact with Afghan diplomats in Delhi; Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai urges UN to give chair of Afghanistan to Taliban

The Hindu

The inhumane decision to expel Afghan refugees

What Pakistan does not understand is that the Afghan Taliban in power in Kabul, even if they do not have international recognition, will not do its bidding

International Business Times

A 'Turning Point' In Strategic Relationship: Afghan Embassy In New Delhi Closes Citing Challenges From India

There are no diplomats from the Afghan Republic remaining in India. Ambassador Farid Mamundzay and others who served at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan have safely "reached third countries," the embassy said in a statement Friday.

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