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Judge vacates desertion conviction of Bowe Bergdahl, US soldier captured by Taliban in Afghanistan

Former sergeant was dishonourably discharged and forced to forfeit pay in 2017

The Independent UK

Judge vacates desertion conviction for former US soldier captured in Afghanistan

A judge has vacated the military conviction of Bowe Bergdahl, the former U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty to desertion after he left his post and was captured in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

India to play Australia, Afghanistan and England in home season

India to play 8 T20Is, 5 Tests & 3 ODIs vs Aus & Eng in 2023-24 home season. Mohali, Nagpur, Rajkot, Indore, Thiruvananthapuram to host min. 2 games each. T20 WC in USA & WI next year, 1st T20I vs Aus a week after ODI WC & 3 vs Afghanistan…

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Team India to play 3 ODIs, 8 T20s and 5 Tests in 2023-24 home season

NEW DELHI: Team India will have a comprehensive home season in 2023-2024 which includes a three-match ODI series against Australia to fine-tune their preparations for the World Cup followed by eight T20 internationals, and five Test matches against England.

The Times of India

Taliban bans beauty salons in Afghanistan despite UN concern and rare public protest

The Taliban has announced that all beauty salons in Afghanistan must now close as a one-month deadline ended, despite rare public opposition to the edict

The Independent UK

Heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan unleash flash floods that killed dozens of people

Officials say heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days

The Independent UK

Female Afghan judge wins legal battle to come to UK

‘Overjoyed’ justice and son, who spent two years in hiding in Pakistan, reunited with family after landmark case

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Floods kill 22 in East Afghan

At least 22 people have been confirmed dead and 40 others injured as rainstorms and flash floods hit parts of east Afghanistan's Wardak province, a statement of the provincial government said Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Heavy flooding in Afghanistan has killed at least 12 people and left dozens missing

Government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Sunday that around 40 people are missing after the flash flooding late Saturday night in the Jalrez district of Maidan Wardak province, west of Kabul.

WEKU

Taliban rejects Iran claim leaders of ISIL sent to Afghanistan

Foreign ministry spokesperson calls on Iran to share any intelligence they posses so Taliban forces can take action.

Al Jazeera

Scholarships have helped displaced Afghan students find homes on university campuses across the US

Those fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban swept back into power two years ago included university students

The Independent UK

Now US senators back asylum plea by Afghan war hero

The Afghan pilot, who served alongside coalition forces in Afghanistan, is still facing deportation to Rwanda

The Independent UK

Afghan judge who put Taliban members behind bars ‘overjoyed’ to be given sanctuary in UK

The judge spent two years in hiding in Pakistan as she battled to get to Britain - but says a ‘huge weight’ has now been lifted

The Independent UK

Who is Tobias Ellwood? Tory MP faces backlash for Taliban comments

The defence select committee chair’s video has been likened to something that ‘could have been issued by the Afghan tourist board’

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The Independent UK

2 suicide bombers attack Pakistan police and government compound, killing 4 and injuring 11

Police say two suicide bombers attacked a sprawling compound housing a police station and government offices in northwest Pakistan, killing at least four police officers and wounding 11 other people

The Independent UK

Tobias Ellwood facing Defence Committee no confidence vote after Taliban remarks

Labour MP and Defence Committee member Kevan Jones said Mr Ellwood’s Afghanistan video was ‘a step too far’.

The National (Scotland)

Tory MP admits he 'got it wrong' with Afghanistan 'transformed' video

A SENIOR Tory MP has expressed regret for posting a video in which he claimed Afghanistan had been “transformed” under the Taliban.

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs try to oust Tobias Ellwood from defence role for praising Taliban

Minutes show two Conservatives and two Labour members of Commons defence select committee tabled no-confidence motion

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The Independent UK

‘Got it wrong’: Top Tory faces vote of no confidence after he apologises for ‘lauding the Taliban’

Tobias Ellwood, chairman of parliament’s defence select committee, said he ‘got it wrong’

The Independent UK

Tory MP Tobias Ellwood deletes video ‘lauding’ Taliban in Afghanistan

The Commons Defence Committee chairman faced criticism from fellow Conservatives over the clip.

The Independent UK

Biden turns up heat on UK over asylum for Afghan hero pilot

The Home Office refuses to remove veteran’s Rwanda deportation threat despite the policy being ruled illegal

The Hindu

Asia Cup | India to begin campaign against Pakistan in Kandy

The six-team ODI tournament will start on August 30 in Multan where host Pakistan takes on Nepal. The tournament is being played in a ‘hybrid model’ with four matches in Pakistan and nine other games, including the final, in Sri Lanka’s Kandy and Colombo. The final will be held at…

The Independent UK

The Taliban use tasers, fire hoses and gunfire to break up Afghan women protesting beauty salon ban

Afghan women protesting a beauty salon ban say the Taliban used tasers, fire hoses and gun shots into the air to break up their demonstration

The Independent UK

Afghan players watch Morocco's team practice for Women's World Cup, hoping to get their chance

There'll be 32 national teams competing across Australia and New Zealand in the Women’s World Cup

Evening Standard

OPINION - I fought in Afghanistan and I know it’s now time to talk to the Taliban

Afghanistan evokes negative emotions in the minds of most people. In the popular imagination it is a land of terrorism, extremism and mass migration. I first visited Kabul in 2002, not long after the events of 9/11. My abiding memory is of a city brutalised by war. Little did I…

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