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Kabul suicide bomber blows himself up near Russian Embassy killing at least six

At least six people are dead and 11 have been injured in an apparent suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. The attack took place outside the Russian Embassy where guards shot the attacker before his device detonated

Daily Mirror

Two Russian embassy staff dead, four others killed in suicide bomb blast in Kabul

Two Russian embassy staff in Kabul were among six people killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of the embassy, in a blast that injured at least 10 others, the Russian Foreign Ministry and Afghan officials said on Monday.

Reuters

No forsaking Afghanistan a year on: Senate

Senators have pledged to keep pressure on the Taliban to uphold the rights and freedoms of the Afghan people a year on from the fall of the capital Kabul.

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'My family live in fear and all I can do is talk'

"I knew the UK is beautiful in terms of its history and culture, but I wasn't expecting the nature to be this beautiful"

Liverpool Echo

August in Kabul exposes bare truth about war

Australian photojournalist Andrew Quilty covered the conflict in Afghanistan for nine years

Newcastle Herald

Afghanistan floods, quakes kill over 1,500 people in 2 months

At least 1,570 people have been killed and almost 6,000 injured in floods and earthquakes that have struck Afghanistan in the last two months, according to a Taliban official.

Tribune News Service

Afghan mosque blast kills 18 including pro-Taliban cleric

Eighteen Afghans were killed and dozens were wounded as a blast ripped through a mosque in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, the latest in a series of attacks on worshipers.

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High-profile Taliban cleric killed in explosion at mosque in Afghanistan

A police spokesperson said high-profile cleric Mujib Rahman Ansari - who has recently heaped praise on the Taliban in his speeches - was killed alongside his guards and other civillians en route to the mosque

Daily Mirror

Parties, Paterson and prorogation: lowlights of Boris Johnson’s tenure

After botched Covid policies, Brexit wrangling and a string of U-turns and scandals, his time is finally up

The Guardian - UK

Deadly blast in Afghan mosque kills prominent pro-Taliban cleric

An explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people, including a prominent cleric, Taliban officials and a local medic said. At least 21 people were hurt.

France 24

Afghan mosque blast kills 18, including senior cleric

Taliban officials and a local medic say an explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan, killing 18 people, including a prominent cleric

The Independent UK

Afghan Mosque Blast Kills 18, Including Senior Cleric

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pro-Taliban cleric among 18 dead in Afghanistan mosque blast

A blast outside a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 18 people including a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric in what authorities said was an attack.

Reuters

Video: Afghan woman cries for help after torture, forced marriage to Taliban official

A young woman cries and pleads for her life. In a 19-minute video published by Afghan media on August 30, a former medical student named Elaha showed images she says came from being beaten, raped and tortured by Saeed Khosty, a former Taliban official, during the past six months. She…

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The Times of India

Despite all odds, the rise and rise of Afghanistan in T20Is

NEW DELHI: Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last year, a lot has changed in the country. The aftermath of the turmoil saw the officials of the Afghanistan Cricket Board leaving the nation, UAE residency visas were arranged for nearly two dozen players to avoid travel issues, sponsors started pulling…

France 24

‘I don’t want to be illiterate’: Afghan girls defy Taliban school ban

Despite international pressure, Taliban authorities have banned teenage girls from going to school in most Afghan provinces, denying an entire generation access to education. Some girls have chosen to defy the ban, taking huge risks to pursue their hopes and dreams. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris Trent and Tarek Kai visited…

Reuters

U.S. to revise Afghan resettlement policy - U.S. official

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is stopping - with a few exceptions - the temporary relocation of Afghans to the United States and focusing on reuniting immediate family members with pathways to permanent residence, according to a senior administration official.

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Taliban arrests Afghan woman who accused senior official of rape

In a video, the Afghan woman alleges being forced into marriage and repeatedly raped by former Taliban Interior Ministry spokesman Saeed Khosti.

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The Taliban now guard Afghanistan's National Museum, where they once smashed objects

When the Taliban returned to power, cultural heritage advocates worried history might repeat itself and the group would destroy objects it found offensive. The museum is open now but has few visitors.

The Independent UK

Woman arrested after accusing Taliban official of rape

An Afghan woman has been arrested by the Taliban after she appeared in a video on social media accusing a senior Taliban official of rape

Tribune News Service

Editorial: It’s the people’s money: Afghan cash on deposit here is not the Taliban’s

When the legitimate and recognized government of Afghanistan, unable to stand without the U.S. military, fled a year ago as the Taliban swarmed into Kabul, $7 billion held by the Afghan central bank in the vaults of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was orphaned.

ABC News

Zahra Elham, the first woman to win Afghan Star, resettles in Australia one year after the fall of Kabul

Fearing for her safety, the first woman to win TV singing contest Afghan Star has escaped to Melbourne, as the Taliban bans non-religious music once again.

Los Angeles Times

The US killed him in error and vowed to help relatives leave Afghanistan. A year later, some are still stuck

KABUL, Afghanistan — It was the final U.S. drone strike before the withdrawal from Afghanistan — a tragic coda that for many here encapsulates the legacy of America’s nearly 20-year presence in their country.

Al Jazeera

Taliban official says Islam grants women right to education, work

A Taliban official says group is working to create a ‘safe environment’ for girls in schools and workplace.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan’s Taliban mark anniversary of US-led force withdrawal

The Taliban swept to power last August after a 20-year conflict against US-led forces ended in a hasty withdrawal.

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