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‘We are worse off’: Afghanistan further impoverished as women vanish from workforce

From civil servants, teachers and doctors to journalists and business owners, loss of female workers under the Taliban has already cost the economy $1bn

The Guardian - UK

Mum grieves for soldier son 15 years after losing his brother in Taliban bombing

Jan Hawkins lost her son Alex in an explosion in Afghanistan in 2007, and now his younger brother Nigel - who served alongside Prince Harry - has died after struggling with PTSD

Daily Mirror

‘I will not wear the burqa’: Some Afghan women defy Taliban edict

The Taliban earlier this month issued a decree urging women to stay home and ordering those who have to go out to cover their faces with a burqa. But a few brave Afghan women have vowed to defy the restrictive edict.

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Daughter begs Government to save mum from Afghanistan and blasts Tory 'double standards'

Shabnam Nishat's mum has been in hiding in Afghanistan since thousands of troops were dispatched to Kabul to rescue UK nationals and Afghan allies from the Taliban advance

Daily Mirror

Women voters could swing Australian election result

With anger over misogyny in the Australian parliament, women's rights have dominated the election campaign as Australia heads to the polls later this month with a record number of female candidates standing as independents. Also the Taliban has ordered women in Afghanistan to cover their faces when in public while…

France 24

Self-declared ‘war tourist’ aims to sail £15 dinghy along Channel refugee route

Provocative Twitter personality says £15 Amazon dinghy has ‘more leg room than Ryanair’

The Independent UK

G7 Condemns Taliban over Growing Restrictions on Women

The Group of Seven industrialized nations on Thursday condemned the growing restrictions placed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan, accusing the hardline group of isolating the country. "We call on the Taliban to urgently take steps to lift restrictions on women and girls," the foreign ministers of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UN Security Council holds emergency session on Taliban crackdown on women

The U.N. Security Council held emergency closed consultations Thursday on the Taliban’s latest crackdown on Afghan women as it considered a presidential statement that would express deep concern at its new ban on women leaving home “without necessity” and wearing head-to-toe clothing when they do go out in public.

France 24

Sharon Osbourne gives thumbs up to Elon Musk's plan to get Donald Trump back on Twitter

Sharon Osbourne has said everyone has the right to be on Twitter, "even the Taliban", as she backed Elon Musk's proposal to reverse Twitter's ban on Donald Trump.

Daily Mirror

Proud moment for fashion designer as Afghan refugee who fled the Taliban steps onto the runway at Australian Fashion Week

On a usual day, she would be hand-sewing hundreds of beads onto gowns. Now she's turning heads in the world of fashion.

ABC News

RETRACTION

The Taliban has denied the ban on family gatherings and dinners in restaurants and hotels in the eastern province.

Al Jazeera

Landscapes can be weaponized to influence public opinion and perception during war

Blast craters, denuded landscapes and burning oil wells. When we think of the relation between war and the landscape, we think of such destructive acts and toxic legacies. Through this lens, nature and the landscape are often seen as casualties of war.

The Conversation

Sharon Osbourne says she supports Elon Musk’s plan to lift Donald Trump’s Twitter ban

‘If they have the Taliban and the guy who runs Iran, they might as well have Trump,’ talk show presenter said

The Independent UK

Many Afghan women pushing back against Taliban orders to cover up

Many women in the Afghan capital are delaying a return to fully covering their faces in public in defiance of orders from Islamist Taliban rulers, others are staying at home and some have been wearing COVID-19 face masks anyway.

Reuters

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People smugglers locked children as young as two inside 'coffin-like' wardrobes

The group was given a combined sentence of more than 24 years for smuggling 35 Afghan refugees including children as young as two

Daily Record

Ricky Gervais slams Piers Morgan for interview with official Taliban spokesman on TalkTV show Uncensored

Ricky had previously wished Piers Morgan 'good luck' during a cameo appearance on his first show.

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais makes dig at Piers Morgan over Taliban interview: ‘I’ve lost all respect for them’

Morgan interviewed Dr Suhail Shaheen on his show ‘Uncensored’

Daily Mirror

Ricky Gervais jokes he's 'lost all respect' for Taliban after Piers Morgan interview

Comedian Ricky Gervais has weighed in on Piers Morgan's Tuesday interview with the official Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen on his TalkTV show Uncensored

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The Independent UK

‘I’ve lost all respect for them’: Ricky Gervais makes dig at Piers Morgan over Taliban interview

Morgan interviewed Dr Suhail Shaheen on his show ‘Uncensored’

Reuters

U.N. Security Council to discuss Taliban ordering women to cover faces again

The United Nations Security Council will meet on Thursday to discuss an order by Afghanistan's Taliban for women to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy of the Islamist group's past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions.

ABC News

About a third of the world's judges are female. Meet the women demonstrating why diversity on the bench matters

Women judges bring an invaluable diversity of their lived experience to the courtroom. This diversity means that justice will better reflect the society it serves.

The Independent UK

US intel questioned for misjudging Afghanistan, Ukraine

Top U.S. intelligence officials acknowledge they misjudged the durability of the governments in both Afghanistan and Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Afghan women: the Taliban turn the screws

Editorial: The regime intensifies repression and suffering while failing to address the country’s urgent humanitarian needs

The Independent UK

Piers Morgan promotes ‘unmissable’ interview with Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen

Shaheen is the latest figure to appear on Morgan’s new show

AAP

Australian spies helped Afghanistan exit

Australian Secret Intelligence Service director-general Paul Symon has delivered an address to mark the 70th anniversary of the agency.

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