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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

China asks Taliban to protect its citizens after one killed in Kabul blast

Explosion targeting Chinese restaurant kills at least 7 people and injures nearly a dozen

The Independent UK

Danish veterans of US wars say Trump’s Greenland threats are a ‘betrayal’

Danish veterans say, ‘when America needed us after 9/11 we were there’

The Independent UK

Islamic State claims attack on Kabul restaurant that killed seven, including Chinese national

The IS claim included a threat against Chinese nationals in Afghanistan, linking the attack to China's alleged mistreatment of Uyghur Muslims in the western province of Xinjiang.

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Islamic State group claims attack on a Kabul restaurant that killed 7, including a Chinese national

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility overnight for an explosoin at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people including a Chinese national

The Independent UK

Four Afghan gunmen killed as they crossed border into Tajikistan

Four armed men were shot as they crossed into Tajikistan from neighbouring Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Intelligence Sources Warn of 'Embedded' Security Threats Following US Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Intelligence sources warn of 'embedded' security threats in the US following a fatal attack on National Guard members by an Afghan national near the White House.

International Business Times UK

Wars without clear purpose erode presidential legacies, and Trump risks political consequences with further military action in Venezuela

Despite public support in the U.S. for deposing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump is unlikely to find that level of support for fighting an actual war in that country.

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First Taliban-appointed diplomat arrives in India to take charge of Afghanistan embassy in Delhi

Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor has assumed the role of Charge d’Affaires at the Afghan mission in the Indian capital

The Independent UK

Veteran is first double above-knee amputee to summit highest continent peaks

Hari Budha Magar lost both his legs in 2010 to an IED in Afghanistan while serving with the British Army’s Gurkha regiment.

Evening Standard

GOP lawmaker slams Stephen Miller after controversial Greenland interview: ‘This is really dumb’

Representative Don Bacon re-shared several posts about Denmark’s status as an ally of the United States, including deployments by the European country alongside US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq

The Independent UK

Could Venezuela be another Iraq or Afghanistan? Lessons from American statecraft in force and legitimacy

Reemoving a leader — even a brutal and incompetent one — is not the same as advancing a legitimate political order.

Fortune

Candace Owens Claims CIA's 'Hostile Takeover' in Venezuela Risks Another Iraq-Style Fallout

Candace Owens claimed the CIA orchestrated Venezuela's 'liberation' like Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, accusing intelligence agencies and Zionists of backing regime change to seize oil and resources.

International Business Times UK

Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy

An image circulated over media the weekend of Jan. 3 and 4 was meant to convey dominance: Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, blindfolded and handcuffed aboard a U.S. naval vessel. Shortly after the operation that seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would…

The Conversation

Australia’s stance on Afghan cricket is flawed – and deeply painful for people like me. There is another path

When I arrived in Australia after the fall of Kabul, seeing Rashid Khan in the BBL eased my grief and reminded me that pride and belonging were possible

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The Independent UK

Flash flooding in Afghanistan leaves at least 17 dead and around 1,800 families affected

Another 11 people have been injured as the flooding swept across several regions of the country since Monday

The Guardian - UK

US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts

Afghanistan and Yemen excluded from list of 17 priority countries chosen by Trump administration to receive aid laden with demands

Evening Standard

Double-amputee aims to show people can ‘achieve anything’ in mountain challenge

Hari Budha Magar, who lost both legs serving in Afghanistan, is on the final leg of the Seven Summits Challenge.

The Conversation

Cabinet papers 2005: WorkChoices, Afghanistan and climate change take centre stage

Today, the National Archives of Australia (NAA) released a key selection of records of the Australian Cabinet and its National Security Committee from 2005.

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AAP

Terrorism, Middle East and China top Howard concerns

Previously secret cabinet documents shed new light on the defence and national security decisions made by the Howard government, 20 years ago.

Euronews

Afghan farmers suffer heavy losses after Taliban ban opium poppy cultivation, report says

UNODC survey found 85% of families in northern provinces unable to replace poppy income. Production fell 32% to 296 tonnes as synthetic drugs surged.

International Business Times UK

Taliban Destroy Musical Instruments in Eastern Afghanistan as Cultural Crackdown Continues

Taliban authorities destroyed musical instruments in eastern Afghanistan, reinforcing a nationwide ban critics say is erasing culture.

The Guardian - UK

‘That video saved our lives’: how women are defying the Taliban’s brutal crackdown on protest

The activist Zarmina Paryani speaks from exile in Germany about how Afghanistan has tried to silence the voices of women and girls since the 2021 takeover

The Independent UK

Millions of Afghans face hunger as aid cuts deepen a humanitarian crisis

Millions of Afghans are struggling as international aid cuts sever a lifeline many relied on for food and heating

International Business Times UK

Pakistan Deports Over 7,000 Afghan Refugees in 48 Hours as Border Tensions Escalate

Pakistan sent back over 7,000 Afghan refugees in 48 hours in a frenetic crackdown in increasing military tensions, fuelling anxiety over the new migrant crisis.

The Independent UK

Afghanistan's historic Ariana Cinema torn down to make way for shopping center

Through the decades, downtown Kabul’s Ariana Cinema had weathered revolution and war, emerging battered and bruised but still standing to entertain Afghans with Bollywood movies and American action flicks

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