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Aid groups resume some Afghan operations with female healthworkers

Several aid organisations have restored some operations in Afghanistan after they received assurances from Taliban-run authorities that women could work in areas such as health, in spite of restrictions last month barring female NGO workers.

Reuters

Taliban officials begin buying blue ticks on Elon Musk’s Twitter

Twitter Blue service was introduced in December and costs $8 (£6.56) per month

Evening Standard

Vale Jeff Beck, and thanks for the memories

I WAS sad to hear the passing of the great English guitarist Jeff Beck, and I would like to add an Australian connection.

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Prince Harry says his military kills were like chess pieces – the problem of seeing war as a game

Amid the many salacious revelations in Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, one of the most concerning was not about his family. Harry revealed that he killed 25 members of the Taliban while serving in Afghanistan, and that he viewed them like pieces on a chessboard. His comments sparked criticism from top…

The Conversation

Murder accused from Afghanistan cries as he recalls death of parents and torture

Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai is accused of murdering 21-year-old Thomas Roberts outside a Subway sandwich shop in Bournemouth.

The Independent UK

Kabul’s Mannequins, Hooded and Masked under Taliban Rules

Under the Taliban, the mannequins in women’s dress shops across the Afghan capital of Kabul are a haunting sight, their heads cloaked in cloth sacks or wrapped in black plastic bags. The hooded mannequins are one symbol of the Taliban’s puritanical rule over Afghanistan. But in a way, they are…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former Female Afghan MP Shot Dead in Kabul

A former female member of Afghanistan's parliament has been killed by unknown gunmen at her home in Kabul, police said. Mursal Nabizada and her guard were shot dead and her brother was injured in Sunday's attack, police said. "The security forces have started a serious investigation regarding the case to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Kabul's mannequins hooded and masked under Taliban rules

Under the Taliban, the mannequins in women's dress shops across the Afghan capital are a puzzling sight, their heads sometimes covered in silk, cloaked in cloth sacks or wrapped in black plastic bags.

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Kabul's mannequins, hooded and masked under Taliban rules

The lines of mannequins with their heads cloaked in sacks in Kabul dress stores can be haunting

The Independent UK

Former female Afghan MP Nabizada shot dead in Kabul

Mursal Nabizada, a former female member of Afghanistan's parliament, has been killed by unknown gunmen at her home in Kabul, police said.

Reuters

ICC called upon to ban Afghanistan

Human Rights Watch has called on the ICC to ban Afghanistan from international cricket in the wake of Cricket Australia's stance on the Taliban-led country.

AAP

Prince Harry’s frostbite has taken the heat off the Tories

As our health service collapses, the government have taken cover – behind the Duke of Sussex’s penis

The Guardian - UK

The Fight of His Life review: Joe Biden, White House winner

Chris Whipple’s assured account of the president’s first two years in power after beating Trump is fascinating and timely

The Guardian - US

Harry's book is 'self-inflicted wound' he may never recover from, military expert warns

Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games, an Olympics for veterans, in 2014. But there are doubts he could still be at the helm when it returns in Dusseldorf, Germany, in September

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One Afghan refugee’s stunning photographs of the country’s ‘many stories that need to be told’

When Hazara photographer Muzafar Ali fled, he smuggled a hard drive of 13,000 photos out with him in a sleeping bag. They show an Afghanistan that disappeared when the Taliban took power

The Independent UK

Taliban ban on female aid workers poses big dilemma for US

The Taliban's ban on female aid workers is posing one of the biggest policy challenges over Afghanistan for the United States and other countries since the American military withdrawal in 2021 opened the door for the Taliban takeover

The Guardian - US

Missouri is all for the right to bear arms – but the right to bare arms is up for debate

The Republican-controlled state house decided to debate what sort of clothes female legislators should wear, to the dismay of Missouri Democrats

Al Jazeera

UN Security Council members urge Taliban to void bans on women

Eleven members of the UNSC call on the group to reverse restrictive policies on women’s and girls’ education and work.

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Afghan Rulers Urged to Reverse Ban on Women Aid Workers

A strong majority of the UN Security Council urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers Friday to immediately reverse all “oppressive” restrictions on girls and women including the latest ban on women working for aid organizations which is exacerbating the already critical humanitarian crisis in the country. The joint statement from 11 of…

The Texas Tribune

Afghan soldier jailed in Texas for crossing border should receive presidential pardon, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee says

The Houston Democrat said she has sent a letter to the White House asking the Biden administration to ensure Abdul Wasi Safi starts his life in America without a criminal record.

Reuters

U.S. calls for U.N. to urge Taliban to reverse bans on women

The United States on Friday pushed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution calling on the Taliban-led authorities in Afghanistan to reverse bans on women working for aid groups or attending universities and high school, diplomats said.

The Independent UK

Afghan rulers urged to reverse ban on women aid workers

The vast majority of U.N. Security Council members are urging Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately reverse all “oppressive” restrictions on girls and women

Al Jazeera

Afghans condemn Australia’s boycott of men’s cricket team

Afghan cricketers lead the chorus of criticism against Australia’s decision to cancel a cricket series due in March.

France 24

New film 'RRR', a roaring success for Indian cinema

In this week's show, our reporters head to Pakistan's Swat Valley. Following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, violence by extremists has skyrocketed in the border area. Next, we see how Indonesia is moving its capital from Jakarta. We investigate the ecological impact of building a new city in the rainforests…

Evening Standard

I met the British volunteers killed in Ukraine — they were brave but ill-prepared

This morning, the Foreign Office confirmed the deaths of British volunteers Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Chris Parry, 28, in Ukraine. Reporter Tom Mutch — who interviewed Bagshaw ahead of his latest evacuation attempt — pays tribute to their selflessness

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