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Salman Rushdie attack was unjustifiable, says Pakistan’s Imran Khan

In a wide-ranging Guardian interview, the former prime minister says he understands anger The Satanic Verses created ‘but you can’t justify what happened’

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Boy, 14, shot early Thursday is 7th child shot in Chicago in less than 17 hours

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No justification for engaging with Taliban

In the year since the United States' disgraceful abandonment of Afghanistan to the Taliban, the country has gone down precisely the path any logical observer would have predicted: a medieval, jihadist, terrorist-sheltering emirate has been established. The US will incur costs for betraying its Afghan allies for a long time…

Bangkok Post

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Editorial: After a year under Taliban rule, Afghans feel the price of peace.

Afghanistan today under Taliban rule virtually mirrors what the country was like before the American invasion in October 2001. Girls cannot attend secondary school. Once again, women no longer work as lawyers, judges or police officers. Men must wear beards and traditional Afghan garb.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: One year after messy withdrawal, America shuns Afghanistan and its women

America’s exit from Afghanistan was going to come eventually. Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump both declared their intentions to extricate the U.S. from its “forever war.” The American public by and large ratified this position.

Chicago Tribune

Police say the death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing surpasses 20

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the Wednesday attack that also wounded children, the latest to strike the country in the year since the Taliban seized power.

WEKU

Police: 21 People Died in Blast at Kabul Mosque

A blast that tore through a Kabul mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday had killed 21 people, Kabul police said on Thursday. Police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said that another 33 people had been injured in the blast. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack Wednesday night, the…

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Police: Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing now 21

A Taliban police spokesman in Afghanistan’s capital says the toll from a mosque bombing has risen to 21 people killed with 33 others wounded in the attack

The Independent UK

Kabul: 21 killed and dozens injured in ‘suicide attack’ on mosque in Afghan capital

Several children are reported to be among dozens wounded in the latest attack to strike Afghanistan in the year since the Taliban seized power

Evening Standard

Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric

An Afghan resident and police say that a bombing at a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27

The Independent UK

The village wedding caught in the Taliban’s battle for Kabul

In August 2021, Dost Kol prepared to celebrate. The next 24 hours brought tragedy

Financial Times

Afghanistan: At least 20 dead, 40 injured in mosque explosion in Kabul

The blast reportedly took place in a mosque in the Khair Khana area during evening prayers. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Deadly blast hits Kabul mosque packed with worshippers

A Taliban police spokesman in Afghanistan's capital said the toll from a mosque bombing rose Thursday to 21 people killed with 33 others wounded in the attack.

France 24

The Loop: Red warnings as severe rain hits New Zealand, Lebron James resigns with Lakers, and Liz Cheney 'thinking' about White House run — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Reuters

Taliban test repaired helicopters, planes in flyover of capital

Taliban military aircraft roared over the Afghan capital on Wednesday as the group's defence ministry tested out recently repaired hardware, much of it left behind by foreign militaries and acquired since the Taliban seized power a year ago.

Reuters

Taliban kill one of their ex-leaders from minority Hazara community

The Taliban killed one of their former leaders who was known as the first commander of the group hailing from the minority Shi'ite Hazara community, officials confirmed on Wednesday, adding that he had rebelled against the de facto government.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: What does Afghanistan look like after one year of Taliban rule?

One year after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, the country is an even more dangerous place.

The Independent UK

Afghan Olympians resettle in Australia to start afresh

Olympic sprinter Kimia Yousofi has arrived in Australia to start afresh just over a year after carrying the Afghan flag into the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games and then having to watch from afar as the Taliban regained control of her country

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout

A year after America’s tumultuous and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan, assessments of its impact are divided — and largely along partisan lines

Reuters

Australia relocates more Afghan athletes fleeing Taliban rule

Australia has relocated Afghanistan's Olympic flag-bearer Kimia Yousofi and other athletes and their family members fleeing Taliban rule, officials said on Wednesday.

ABC News

Afghanistan's Olympic flag-bearer, Kimiya Yousofi, arrives in Australia one year after the fall of Kabul

The extraordinary life of Afghanistan's Olympic flag-bearer takes another dramatic twist a year after Kabul fell to the Taliban.

The Independent UK

Former armed forces chief describes ‘failures’ leading to fall of Kabul

Former chief of the defence staff General Sir Nick Carter said there is a risk Afghanistan could again become a base for groups such as al Qaida.

The Independent UK

Angelina Jolie highlights mistreatment of Afghan women one year after Taliban takeover

‘Peace built on the oppression of women is no peace at all, but a society constantly at war with itself,’ actor says

Tribune News Service

Editorial: The US can’t afford any more illusions in Afghanistan

One year ago, Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in part because the U.S. had hoped for the best after withdrawing its forces from the country, without adequately preparing for the worst. In dealing with the Taliban today, President Joe Biden’s administration can afford no such illusions.

The Conversation

One year into Taliban control, Afghans face poverty and repression. Australia cannot turn a blind eye

One year after the fall of Kabul, life is difficult and precarious for almost everyone in Afghanistan. More than half of the 40 million people of this troubled country are facing severe malnutrition and grinding poverty, and 90% struggle with food insecurity. In a land of widows and orphans, disaster…

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