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Rights groups slam severe Taliban restrictions on Afghan women as 'crime against humanity'

Two top rights groups say the severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan amount to gender-based persecution, which is a crime against humanity

The Independent UK

"We leave these places in ruins"

Filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh on how Gerard Butler action film had to be rewritten when U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan

Salon

Aid chief says Taliban agree to consider allowing women to resume agency work in Kandahar

The head of a major international aid organization says Taliban officials in Kandahar have agreed to consider allowing women to resume work at the agency in the Afghan province

The Independent UK

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Key aid group says Taliban signals exemption for women in southern heartland

An international aid agency in Afghanistan hopes to have an interim arrangement within days to allow its Afghan female staff to return to work in the southern province of Kandahar - the birthplace of the Taliban and home to the supreme spiritual leader.

Reuters

Movie review: Gerard Butler expands his set of skills in spy thriller 'Kandahar'

Our macho action movie auteurs are starting to reckon with the tragic situation in Afghanistan, which has fallen to the Taliban after the withdrawal of the United States in 2021. On the heels of “Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant” comes Ric Roman Waugh’s “Kandahar” starring Gerard Butler, a brutal actioner set…

Tribune News Service

Bodies of 18 Afghan migrants who died while being smuggled into Bulgaria returned to Kabul

A spokesman for the Taliban government's foreign ministry says the bodies of 18 Afghan migrants who died while being smuggled into Bulgaria have been repatriated

The Independent UK

Aid agency chief: Taliban say guidelines on female NGO staff resuming work close to finalization

The head of a major international aid agency says key Taliban officials told him they are close to finalizing guidelines that will allow Afghan women to resume working for nongovernmental organizations

The Independent UK

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TV tonight: a beautifully animated story about Taliban-era Afghanistan

This documentary about two Afghan women sheds light on the 2021 crisis. Plus: a downbeat finale for Rain Dogs. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Saeed made it out of Kabul alive but thousands of Afghans are still waiting for refugee visas

Australians are begging the government to rescue their relatives from the Taliban as the processing of refugee applications grinds to a halt for thousands of at-risk Afghan asylum seekers.

ABC News

At Mexico's southern border, the migrant flow is undeterred

CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico — Dawn had barely illuminated the turbid waters of the Rio Suchiate at the border with Guatemala when the boatmen — plunging long poles in the muck to propel their vessels — began to transport their daily load: a polyglot contingent of migrants from across the globe.…

Los Angeles Times

Jennifer Lawrence stuns in beautiful red gown at Cannes - but it's her shocking choice of footwear that we really love

Jennifer Lawrence's red gown epitomizes old Hollywood glamour but for us - it's all about her footwear, which shows her rebel attitude

Woman & Home

First Thing: US debt ceiling talks ‘productive’ as Biden and McCarthy to meet

Sunday night phone call between president and Republican House speaker reported to have struck a more positive tone. Plus, how solar farms took over the California desert

The Guardian - UK

Jennifer Lawrence brings documentary about Afghan women to Cannes

Bread and Roses, co-produced by Lawrence, documents lives of three women after Taliban’s return to power

The Guardian - UK

Another Afghan hero who served with British forces is threatened with Rwanda deportation

Exclusive: Afghan Colonel who fought with British in Helmand province facing deportation from the UK

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Democrats and Republicans say they want to help Afghan veterans. So why haven’t they done anything?

A bill to give Afghans who assisted American service members permanent status has languished in Congress. It faces even bigger hurdles now, Eric Garcia reports

The Guardian - UK

‘I was told it’s normal’: Afghan refugee who worked for UK sleeping rough in London

Mohammad Seddeqi’s plight highlights issue of Home Office evicting people from hotels to reduce costs

Zenger

Political Fallout Continues From The Arrrest Of Afghan National On List Near San Diego

Terrorist Arrested Near San Diego

The Independent UK

Iran warns Afghanistan's Taliban rulers not to violate its water rights, over Helmand River

Iran's state media say the Iranian president has warned Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers not to violate water rights of the Iranian people

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Al Jazeera

Who’s Maulvi Abdul Kabir, Afghanistan’s new Taliban-appointed PM?

Kabir has been associated with Taliban leadership since 2006, when Mullah Omar appointed him as a military commander.

Evening Standard

UK slashes aid to Afghanistan by more than half, says watchdog

It comes as the humanitarian situation continues to worsen in the South Asian nation

The Independent UK

UK-based group documents rights abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan with 'witness map'

A U.K.-based rights group is launching an interactive map documenting human rights abuses and violence against civilians since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan nearly two years ago

The Independent UK

UK ‘turning back on people of Afghanistan’ as aid slashed by half

The slashing of aid comes as humanitarian situation continues to worsen in the South Asian nation

The Independent UK

UK slashes aid to Afghanistan by more than half, watchdog says

It comes as the humanitarian situation continues to worsen in the South Asian nation.

ABC News

Setarah Qasimi's Matildas dreams follow her family's incredible journey from Quetta to Cranbourne West

Setarah Qasimi and her family have gone from narrowly avoiding bombings in Hazara Town markets to fostering dreams of Matildas stardom in Mildura. Now family and football have given them hope for the future.

The Guardian - AU

I am finally reunited with my family after 13 years. But the threat for Hazaras in Afghanistan remains

Australia has become a beacon of hope, where we can rebuild our lives and make a new home

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