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Husband disgusted by Nottingham hospital nurse's alleged 'Taliban' comment to pregnant wife

Aisha Ali, 26, originally from The Meadows, attended Nottingham City Hospital's Clinical Haematology department for ongoing treatment of her lifelong thalassemia in May 2022

Nottingham Post

‘Like a jailhouse’: Afghans languish in US detention centres

Fleeing deteriorating conditions under the Taliban, some Afghan refugees have made a risky trek to the US-Mexico border.

Al Jazeera

Up First briefing: Zelenskyy at NATO; SAG-AFTRA deadline; #whitepeoplefood

Biden will meet with Zelenskyy today at NATO. The contract between Hollywood studios and the actors' union is set to expire. American-style lunches are going viral on Chinese social media.

WEKU

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Muslim nations demand action after ‘Islamophobic’ Quran burning

Motion at UN Human Rights Council urges action over Quran burnings in Sweden that it said incited ‘religious hatred’.

Al Jazeera

US aid policies undermined success of Afghanistan mission, says watchdog chief

Poor oversight, lack of understanding and weak collaboration between allies contributed to ease of Taliban takeover, conclude US and UK aid bodies at London conference

The Guardian - UK

Today’s Cache | Taliban leader praises Twitter; Meta to label govt-affiliated accounts; Apple opens store on WeChat

News snippets for Taliban leader praising Twitter, Meta planning to label govt-affiliated accounts, and Apple opening store on WeChat

The Hindu

Cluster Bombs Aren't the Only Weapons That Kill People After a War Is Over

Progressive Democrats' opposition to sending cluster bombs to Ukraine is welcome. Their arguments apply to much of the military aid the U.S. is sending the country.

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Afghan students celebrate after graduating from Scottish university

A GROUP of Afghan students, who fled to Scotland, have spoken of their pride in having graduated from Edinburgh Napier following the Taliban…

The National (Scotland)

Afghan who helped US forces and survived Taliban shot dead in ride-share

Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, survived the Taliban and got his family to the US for a better life only to be shot dead while working as a ride-share driver in Washington DC

Daily Mirror

Afghan interpreter who fled the Taliban killed in US gun violence

Nasrat Ahmad Yar was working as a rideshare driver when he was fatally shot in Washington, DC, after resettling in US.

Al Jazeera

An Afghan man who spent years helping US forces in Afghanistan is shot and killed in Washington

An Afghan immigrant who'd worked as an interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan was shot and killed this week in the United States

The Independent UK

Former interpreter for US forces in Afghanistan who escaped Taliban shot dead in Washington DC

Nasrat Ahmad Ya, who leaves behind a family of four, was fatally shot while finishing a late-night Lyft shift

The Independent UK

Drymen Royal Marine hailed for bravery set to auction off medals for veterans' support

The 37-year-old wants to build a Highland retreat for other soldiers to experience a new way of life.

Daily Record

The Afghan Taliban say they banned beauty salons because they offered forbidden services

The Taliban says beauty salons have been banned in Afghanistan because they offered services forbidden by Islam and caused economic hardships for grooms’ families

The Independent UK

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The Taliban say they are outlawing women's beauty salons in Afghanistan

The announcement is the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and most forms of employment.

Radio France Internationale

Number of asylum seekers in France continues to rise, now counts over half a million

France granted asylum to some 56,000 people in 2022, bringing the total to over half a million – a symbolic number as the government would like to reform the country’s immigration laws and shorten the amount of time it takes to rule an asylum claim.

Evening Standard

Taliban bans hair and beauty salons in Afghanistan as part of latest crackdown on women’s freedoms

The move is the latest repressive measure to be implemented by the hardline Islamist group since seizing power in August 2021

The Independent UK

He was the CIA whiz kid in 'Charlie Wilson's War.' His new book offers advice for the US in Ukraine.

One of the architects of the covert U.S. strategy against the Soviets in Afghanistan has published a new memoir

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The Independent UK

The Taliban ban women's beauty salons in Afghanistan

A spokesman at Afghanistan's Vice and Virtue Ministry says the Taliban are banning women's beauty salons

The Guardian - UK

Evacuation review – an astonishingly vivid picture of Kabul’s terrifying fall

This tale of the scramble to escape from Kabul airport – as told by the British military – will leave you with a thousand-yard stare. It’s some of the most shocking TV you will see this year

Evening Standard

Evacuation on Channel 4 review: a heartbreaking catalogue of failures

What is striking is the youth and inexperience of many of the services personnel deployed in Kabul, and their bravery in the face of trauma

The Independent UK

Just two Afghans promised safe haven by UK army brought from Pakistan in three months

More than 1,000 Afghans waiting for evacuation to UK under Arap scheme are ‘living like prisoners’ and face deportation back to Taliban-run country as Pakistan cracks down on refugees

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve never seen desperation like it’: UK soldiers relive the terror of leaving Kabul

Military personnel speak frankly of the chaotic, terrifying evacuation, in moving new documentary series from Channel 4

The Independent UK

Afghanistan withdrawal may have left members of armed forces with ‘moral injury’

Professor Walter Busuttil, from Combat Stress, said some of those in a Channel 4 documentary could be dealing with the dilemmas they faced in Kabul.

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