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South Asian garment makers anxious about future after Trump’s ‘shock’ tariffs: ‘Terrible for business’

Manufacturers fear retailers will opt for other cost-effective nations with lower tariffs on imports

The Independent UK

Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum

Woman who worked with western governments in her home country before fleeing the Taliban told to return

The Guardian - UK

Millions of Afghans lose access to healthcare services as USAID cuts shut clinics

Fears of surge in malnutrition, measles, malaria and polio as 206 World Health Organization facilities forced to close

The Guardian - UK

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SNP official says 'even the Taliban' got better US tariff deal than Keir Starmer

AN SNP official has said that “even the Taliban got a better US tariff deal than Keir Starmer” ...

The National (Scotland)

‘I begged them, my daughter was dying’: how Taliban male escort rules are killing mothers and babies

The need for women to be accompanied by a man in public is blocking access to healthcare and contributing to soaring mortality rates, say experts

The Guardian - UK

‘Hope in my heart’: big Texas welcome for displaced Afghans on hold as Trump freezes refugee programs

Texas volunteers had prepared welcome for family fleeing Taliban now stranded in Pakistan in fear of being deported

The Guardian - US

US immigration officials detain Taliban’s former ambassador to Spain

Afghan diplomat Wahidi has already lost his diplomatic immunity in Spain over sexual assault allegations

The Independent UK

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Russian authorities move to lift the terrorist designation for the Taliban

Russia to decide removing terrorist designation for Taliban this month

The Independent UK

Pakistan sees highest number of militant attacks during Ramadan in decade

Pakistan saw at least 84 attacks during Ramadan this year – up from 26 attacks seen during last year’s Ramadan

The Independent UK

Taliban leader declares Western laws unnecessary in Afghanistan

Speaking during a sermon for Eid al-Fitr, Hibatullah Akhundzada said that the Taliban "will create our own laws" and dismissed Western legal frameworks.

Euronews

Pakistan wants to expel 3 million Afghans from the country this year

About 845,000 Afghans have left Pakistan over the past 18 months

The Independent UK

‘This is our home’: D-day for Afghans facing Pakistan deportation

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans who have lived in Pakistan for decades face deportation from April 1.

Al Jazeera

Afghan women workers at risk as Taliban tightens restrictions

Restrictions on female employment mean that many women are forced to work in dangerous conditions

The Independent UK

‘It means death’: Afghan women’s rights activists face deportation from Pakistan

Police go door-to-door arresting Afghans as government pledges to send millions back home to Taliban rule

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Taliban release American woman held in Afghanistan for using drone

Faye Dail Hall was detained in February on accusations of unauthorized drone usage

International Business Times

US Woman Released By Taliban In Afghanistan

An American woman has been freed by the Taliban in Afghanistan after she, two Britons and their Afghan translator were detained earlier this year, Washington's former envoy to Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad, said Saturday.

Al Jazeera

Four Afghan girl guitarists escaped the Taliban. Will they be forced back?

Yasemin, Zakia, Shukriya and Uzra, just 7, fled Afghanistan. A Trump order and Pakistan could send them back.

International Business Times

'Jail Or Death': Migrants Expelled By Trump Fear For Their Fate

Marwa fled Taliban rule in Afghanistan because she wanted to study, work, wear jeans and go to the park without a male chaperone.

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The Independent UK

Concern grows for safety of Afghan woman and trans friend detained by Taliban from Kabul airport

Maryam Ravish and Maeve Alcina Pieescu arrested shortly before taking flight to Tehran last week

AAP

Australia pledges an additional $11 million in Gaza aid

Some $25 million in sorely needed aid is being committed by Australia to several global hotspots including $11 million to Gaza after the ceasefire was broken.

The Guardian - UK

‘Getting worse’: former Afghanistan captain’s anger at state of football in homeland

Against a backdrop of Taliban rule and corruption claims against FA president, Zohib Islam Amiri sees demoralisation setting in

International Business Times

US Drops Bounties On Top Afghan Taliban Officials

The United States has removed multimillion-dollar bounties on leaders of Afghanistan's feared Haqqani militant network, including the current Taliban interior minister, the State Department and the Taliban government said.

Al Jazeera

UN official backs call for FIFA action on gender oppression in Afghanistan

The UN special rapporteur on Afghanistan urges ‘strong stand’ from FIFA for nation’s women to make international return.

The Independent UK

Who is Zalmay Khalilzad, the would-be broker between the Taliban and Trump?

Donald Trump could once again turn to his ally Zalmay Khalilzad, the chief architect of the Doha Deal, as his Afghanistan go-between. Some experts fear that would be a mistake, as Arpan Rai reports

The Guardian - UK

Fifa closes on recognising Afghanistan women’s team but players say it is too late

Team is closer to being able to represent their country four years after exile, but players have expressed their frustration at slow process from Fifa

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