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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Pakistan’s defence and spy chiefs discuss security with Taliban

High-level delegation visits Afghanistan’s capital, days after closure of major border crossing between two countries.

Al Jazeera

9/11 victims denied right to claim compensation from $3.5bn in frozen Afghanistan assets

A US district court judge refused to allow victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack to seize assets worth $3.5bn (£2.8bn) belonging to Afghanistan’s central bank, citing the illegitimacy of the Taliban rule which is not recognised by the Joe Biden administration.

The Independent UK

Pakistan defense minister in Kabul over shut border crossing

Pakistani officials say the country's defense minister is in Afghanistan and has met with Taliban officials in an effort to resolve the closure of a key border crossing between the two neighboring states

The Independent UK

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Commentary: The first year of war in Ukraine has defied predictions

If you told me a year ago that the Russian army would be performing as incompetently in Ukraine as it is today, I would have responded with a sarcastic chuckle. And yet, 12 months into Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II, this is precisely what has occurred. The Ukrainians…

Chicago Tribune

US judge says 9/11 families not entitled to Afghan bank funds

District judge says victims cannot seize bank assets since US has not recognised the Taliban as a legitimate government.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan's resurgent militancy is a 'Frankenstein monster' of its own creation, experts say

Experts fear the return of a vicious and bloody cycle of militancy as two terrorist assaults within weeks claim more than 100 lives in a country grappling with economic meltdown.

ABC News

Sept. 11 victims cannot seize Afghan central bank assets -U.S. judge

A U.S. judge decided on Tuesday that victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are not entitled to seize $3.5 billion of assets belonging to Afghanistan's central bank to satisfy court judgments they obtained against the Taliban.

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Traders troubled after Taliban shut Afghan-Pakistan crossing

The main crossing on the Afghan-Pakistan border is shut for the third straight day after Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers earlier this week closed the route and exchanged fire with Pakistani border guards

The Independent UK

Thousands of trucks stuck at Afghan-Pakistan border crossing

A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed for a third day, with thousands of goods vehicles stuck and businesses facing losses as officials from both sides try to broker a solution.

Reuters

The global aid system failed Syria just as it did Afghanistan. How long can this go on?

We must make humanitarianism a global agenda, just like climate change, press freedom and gender equality

The Guardian - AU

Message to Moscow: Biden's surprise wartime visit to Kyiv

The president of the United States has visited Kyiv ahead of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We ask about the drama and the logistics of a visit kept secret until Joe Biden was on the ground, a visit punctuated by air raid sirens. How times have…

France 24

Veteran leaves 'life-saving' assistance dog at government office after refusal to help pay for care

A traumatised Afghanistan veteran says he has been forced to surrender his beloved support dog because the Department of Veterans' Affairs will not pay for its care while he travels overseas for work.

ABC News

Shoppers flock to buy stunning jewellery range using ancient 'stone from heaven'

The chic collection consists of 15 exclusive pieces inspired by Afghan craftsmanship, a central feature of the collection is an ancient gemstone of Afghanistan that is called 'stone from heaven'

Daily Mirror

Biden says he'll back Ukraine as long as it takes. But some take aim at the price tag

Polls show a growing number of Americans feel the United States is giving too much aid to Ukraine. That's helped lead to calls for more scrutiny of how the aid is being used.

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Main Afghan-Pakistani border crossing closed, residents report gunfire

The main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan was closed on Monday, officials from the two sides said, and residents in the area reported the sound of gunfire near the normally bustling border transit point.

Daily Mirror

Taliban BANS contraception with pharmacists ordered to clear their shelves of stock

Birth control such as the Pill and contraceptive devices have reportedly been banned in two of Afghanistan's major cities, with Taliban officials ordering pharmacies to remove them

Reuters

Factbox-Who are the Pakistan Taliban?

Islamists stormed a police station in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, killing at least two people amid gunfire and explosions, officials said.

The Independent UK

House GOP opens investigation of Afghanistan withdrawal

Several Biden Cabinet members have received a letter from House Republicans as they launch the second investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

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The Independent UK

British Council has failed to support Afghan staff after fall of Kabul, former director warns

Afshaneh, a teacher for the British Council for three years, said she ‘screamed with excitement’ when she was interviewed for the job: ‘Now when I think about it, I only feel regret’

The Independent UK

China, Iran call on Afghanistan to end restrictions on women

China and Iran have called on mutual neighbor Afghanistan to end restrictions on women's work and education

The Independent UK

Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bans

A rare public show of division is emerging in the ranks of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban

Reuters

Doctor? Engineer? As dreams fade, Afghan girls turn to madrasas

In a chilly classroom in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban movement, teenage girls pore over Islamic texts as the disembodied voice of a male scholar emanates from a loud speaker.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cameron Brenson launches TikTok challenge: sample cuisine from every country in the world via Chicago restaurants

Starting with traditional eats from Afghanistan, Albania and Algeria, the TikTok content creator hopes to try food from new countries around the world in alphabetical order at least twice a week.

The Independent UK

Taliban forces kill 3 IS members in raid on Kabul building

An official says Taliban intelligence forces killed three Islamic State group militants and arrested one other in an overnight operation in the Afghan capital of Kabul

Sports Illustrated

The Agony of Afghanistan’s Ironwoman

You can draw a straight line from the hellish endurance race Zeinab Rezaie ran two years ago, trying to escape Kabul, to the moment she became the first Afghan woman to finish an Ironman 70.3.

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