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The Latest Breaking News from Kabul

Taliban arrest Brit couple in their 70s for ‘teaching parenting skills to mothers’ in Afghanistan

Peter and Barbie Reynolds’ texts to their family stopped three days after they were detained on February 1

Evening Standard

‘Pursue this urgently’: whistleblower case reveals Whitehall focus on Kabul animal airlift

Emails released as part of employment tribunal lift lid on questionable decisions made amid Afghanistan evacuation

The Guardian - UK

Kabul evacuation whistleblower wins case against UK government

Civil servant Josie Stewart found to have been unlawfully dismissed in 2022 after she told BBC about failures

The Guardian - UK

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‘Please don’t do this’: Afghan families in Pakistan caught in crackdown

More than 2 million Afghans in Pakistan could face a new deportation wave as Islamabad issues tough new rules.

Al Jazeera

Suicide attacker detonates explosives near Afghan ministry in Kabul

Attacker detonated himself after he was stopped from entering the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing in Kabul.

Al Jazeera

Taliban tell Trump they want to reset relationship with US – but don’t expect to get Humvees back

Taliban denies wanting to make a deal with Trump administration on leftover military aid

The Independent UK

Taliban suspends Afghanistan's only radio station run by women

Kabul-based Radio Begum was educating Afghan women on health, psychology, and spiritual programmes

The Independent UK

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Taliban security guard killed in firing at UN compound in Kabul

UN contractor injured in attack

The Independent UK

Cash-keen Taliban Betting On Afghanistan's Mines

A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of the Taliban authorities' push to capitalise on the country's rich mineral resources.

International Business Times

Iran's foreign minister meets the Taliban in the first visit to Kabul in 8 years

Senior Taliban officials in Afghanistan say they hope for better relations with Iran after a visit from its foreign minister

The Independent UK

Hibatullah Akhundzada: Afghanistan's Reclusive Taliban Leader

Secluded in his stronghold in southern Afghanistan, reclusive Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is the cornerstone of the movement that has ruled the country unchallenged since reclaiming power in 2021, strictly enforcing Islamic law.

International Business Times

Pakistan watches with caution as old ally Taliban gets closer to India

While some analysts say Pakistan need not worry, others warn that Indian influence in Afghanistan could strain ties.

Al Jazeera

Why is India courting the Taliban now?

Meeting between India’s foreign secretary and the Taliban this week has prompted speculation.

Al Jazeera

India holds highest-level talks with Taliban over security concerns, trade and aid

Previously, India has only sent officials at the joint secretary level to Kabul to engage with the former militant group which now holds power in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

At least 10 Taliban fighters killed in Kabul ministry attack as tensions with Pakistan escalate

Attack comes just days after Taliban minister Khalil Haqqani was killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul

International Business Times

Pakistan Air Strikes Kill 46 In Afghanistan, Kabul Says

Pakistan air strikes in an eastern border region of Afghanistan killed 46 civilians, the Taliban government said Wednesday, whilst a Pakistan security official said the bombardment had targeted "terrorist hideouts".

The Independent UK

What happened to the iconic Humvees US forces left behind in Afghanistan?

American and Nato forces left behind military equipment worth over $7.2bn when they fled Afghanistan – much of which now lies in a state of disrepair in the hands of the Taliban, as Arpan Rai reports

International Business Times

Thousands Attend Funeral Of Afghan Minister

Thousands of Afghans on Thursday attended the funeral of the refugees minister, AFP journalists saw, after he was killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul the day before in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

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Explosion In Kabul Kills Taliban Refugee Minister

Explosion in Kabul claims life of Taliban refugee minister, raising security concerns in Afghanistan.

The Independent UK

Taliban minister and member of powerful Haqqani family killed in Kabul bombing

At least three of Haqqani’s bodyguards were also killed and eight others wounded in the suicide bombing claimed by Isis, officials say

The Walrus

In Afghanistan, Women Haven’t Given Up

Despite jail, torture, and death threats, activists are resisting the Taliban in the country and abroad

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