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Prince Harry says he killed 25 people in Afghanistan during tour of duty

Duke of Sussex thought of Taliban fighters not as people but as chess pieces, he says in his memoir

The Independent UK

Taliban's ban on female aid workers: 'This is a red line for us,' NGO head says

Aid groups are warning of a dire situation in Afghanistan following the Taliban's banning of female NGO workers. Many major international aid groups have suspended their operations, including the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). We spoke to the NRC's Afghanistan director, Neil Turner, who said that organisations like his need female…

France 24

Taliban says eight ISIL fighters killed in raids in Afghanistan

The raids follow a series of attacks conducted by ISIL, including a deadly bombing near a checkpoint in Kabul.

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Afghanistan's Taliban administration in oil extraction deal with Chinese company

Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration is to sign a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya basin in the country's north, the acting mining minister said on Thursday.

Reuters

Afghan Taliban Kill 8 in Raids of ISIS Hideouts in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's ruling Taliban killed eight ISIS militants and arrested nine others in a series of raids targeting key figures in a spate of attacks in Kabul, a senior Taliban government spokesman said Thursday. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban government, said the raids in the capital city and western Nimroz…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghan Taliban kill 8 in raids of IS hideouts in Afghanistan

The Afghan Taliban have killed eight Islamic State group fighters and arrested nine others in raids against the militants' hideouts in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Afghan hospital wards fill with children suffering from pneumonia

In a bitterly cold bedroom at the start of winter in Kabul, 22-year Maryam sat with her baby son bundled up in a red jumper as he coughed days after being discharged for the third time from a hospital ward for suspected pneumonia.

Reuters

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Afghanistan raids on Islamic State hideouts leave eight dead -Taliban

Eight people were killed and seven arrested following raids on hideouts of the Islamic State militant group in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesperson said on Thursday.

Reuters

Islamic State claims Afghanistan airport checkpoint bombing

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a bombing near a checkpoint at the Afghan capital’s military airport that killed and wounded several people

The Independent UK

Two Pakistan intelligence officers gunned down in Punjab province

Slain officers were known for their work tracking down members of Pakistan’s Taliban and solving complex armed attacks.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan used to launch attacks on Pakistan: Defence minister

Pakistan says no country will be allowed to shelter armed groups staging attacks against it as Kabul reject the charges.

Al Jazeera

Monster makes fun of creator: Taliban leader shames Pakistan, shares 1971 surrender picture

NEW DELHI: Pakistan tasted their own medicine when an Afghan Taliban member shamed them for surrendering to India in the 1971 war that led to the creation of a new nation, Bangladesh from erstwhile East Pakistan.

The Times of India

Pakistan says it won't allow countries to shelter militants

Pakistan’s political and military leadership says no nation will be allowed to shelter militants who stage attacks against the country — an apparent reference to neighboring Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Boy, 12, who survived Channel migrant boat tragedy had family wiped out by Taliban

The boy was one of more than 30 people rescued from a sinking dinghy in the British Channel last month. Four migrants died when a flimsy dinghy capsized in freezing waters on its way from France to England

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Taliban seeks economic self-sufficiency and foreign investment for Afghanistan -minister

(Adds full name of acting minister in paragraph 2)

France 24

Afghanistan’s NGO ban for women exposes rifts in Taliban ranks

The Taliban’s latest edict banning women from working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has sparked international condemnation and domestic opposition in a country facing economic collapse. It has also revealed splits within the Taliban, with potentially high-stakes risks for Afghanistan’s rulers and its people.

WEKU

A U.N. official met with a Taliban leader over a ban on women working for NGOs

Major international aid agencies suspended operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban banned women from working for nongovernmental organizations in a series of measures rolling back women's rights.

The Independent UK

UN official meets Taliban deputy premier over women NGO ban

The U.N. says one of its top officials in Afghanistan has met the Taliban's deputy prime minister to discuss a ban on women working at nongovernmental groups

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The Times of India

Yearender 2022: Pakistan-Taliban ties in jeopardy over Durand Line crisis

NEW DELHI: The honeymoon period between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban is over as Islamabad is facing an emerging security situation in border provinces and an assertive Taliban, which is unwilling to accept any 'one-sided' change in the status quo ante on the Durand Line issue.

Dynamite News

Afghanistan: Explosion At Kabul Military Airport, Casualties Likely

An explosion was reported at the Kabul military airport on Sunday. Read on for details:

Al Jazeera

Several dead and wounded in blast outside Kabul military airport

No claim of responsibility for explosion that caused multiple casualties, according to the Taliban.

ABC News

Declassified cabinet papers from 2002 show little mention of impending war in Iraq

In 2002, Australia was on the cusp of joining the United States-led invasion of Iraq and had already committed troops to Afghanistan — but previously secret cabinet records make very few references to what would become a decades-long engagement in the Middle East.

WEKU

In Afghanistan, coal mining relies on the labor of children

Since the return of the Taliban, Afghanistan's coal exports have increased — and so has child labor. At a coal mine in Baghlan province, boys earn between $3 and $8 for a day's work.

The Times of India

Taliban divisions inflamed by sweeping restrictions on women

The Taliban’s sweeping orders to restrict women’s rights have exacerbated divisions in the militant group to the point where rival factions are surrounding themselves with loyal troops, according to people familiar with the matter.

ABC News

'I won't give up': Australian charity leaders fear for Afghan staff after Taliban ban on female aid workers

With their employees fearing retribution and without work, charities leaders say the latest Taliban oppression has far-reaching consequences for millions of Afghan families.

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