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Chinese investors weigh risks after Kabul hotel attack

In one of the office towers of Kabul's China Town, entrepreneur Yu Minghui sat gauging the aftershocks of the militant attack that severely wounded five of his compatriots in a city centre hotel.

Reuters

UK to hold inquiry into allegations special forces killed Afghan civilians

Britain's defence ministry announced on Thursday an inquiry into allegations that its special forces carried out dozens of extrajudicial killings during night raids in Afghanistan.

Reuters

Afghan journalists tell London court Britain has "betrayed debt of gratitude"

Eight Afghan journalists who worked for the BBC and other British media organisations are challenging the British government's refusal to relocate them, arguing that they are at high risk of being killed by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers.

Reuters

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Civilians wounded as fighting erupts at Pakistan-Afghan border

At least 16 Pakistanis injured in Chaman, medical official says, as border forces clash for second time in a week.

Al Jazeera

UK launches inquiry into 'alleged unlawful activity' by SAS troops in Afghanistan

A senior judge, Lord Justice Sir Charles Haddon-Cave, will lead the investigation into deaths during raids in the war-torn country over three years at the start of the last decade

Daily Mirror

Probe launched into claims of unlawful killings by UK soldiers in Afghanistan

Bereaved families have welcomed the ‘unprecedented’ inquiry into alleged wrongdoing by British special forces during night raids.

The Independent UK

Inquiry launched into claims SAS soldiers killed Afghan civilians

MoD concedes to longstanding demands for statutory inquiry into allegations dating back to 2010

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One dead as fresh clashes erupt between Afghan, Pakistani border forces

Clashes erupted once again between the border forces of Afghanistan and Pakistan near the key Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing on Thursday, resulting in one death and over a dozen injuries, Pakistani officials said.

Reuters

'We need to see the bright and light side of Afghanistan, too'

When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, photographer Roya Heydari was taken completely by surprise. She'd already spent six years of her life exiled in Iran during the Taliban's first rule. When they returned, she was forced to leave for a second time, a decision that devastated…

France 24

Pakistan: Afghan Taliban Shell Border Town, Killing Civilian

Pakistani authorities on Thursday said one person was killed and 11 were wounded when Afghan Taliban forces fired mortars toward civilians near the southwestern Chaman border crossing, reflecting increasing tension between the neighboring nations. The latest violence follows a series of deadly incidents and attacks that have strained relations between…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Trudy Rubin: Will Congress really send 80,000 Afghans back to the Taliban?

Before the United States made its chaotic exit from Afghanistan in August 2021, Congress had promised special immigrant visas to Afghans who worked with our military or civilians. Once our allies were without the protection of American forces, they would surely face Taliban revenge.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Afghan Taliban administration, Myanmar junta not allowed into United Nations for now

A decision on whether the Afghan Taliban administration and the Myanmar junta can send a United Nations ambassador to New York has been postponed for a second time, but could be reconsidered in the next nine months, according to a U.N. credentials committee report.

Reuters

China urges citizens to leave Afghanistan after Kabul attack

China advised its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country "as soon as possible," following a coordinated attack by Islamic State militants on a Chinese-owned hotel in the heart of Kabul.

WEKU

Kabul hotel attack: 3 killed and others injured as ISIS storm building in 'bomb vests'

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, saying its regional affiliate, ISIS-K, targeted Chinese nationals as well as Taliban members

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Al Jazeera

Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing reopens after deadly firing

Chaman crossing reopens two days after exchange of fire killed at least nine Pakistani civilians and an Afghan soldier.

The Times of India

Attack on Chinese diplomats, executives in Afghanistan: ISIS claims responsibility

KABUL: An Islamic State offshoot took credit for an attack at a Kabul hotel popular with Chinese diplomats and businessmen, the first attack targeting citizens from one of the few countries with good ties with the Taliban since it came to power last year.

Asharq Al-Awsat

5 Chinese Nationals Wounded in Kabul Hotel Attack

Five Chinese nationals were wounded in an attack on a hotel in central Kabul on Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday. The attack, claimed by ISIS, prompted China to lodge representations with Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration, Wang told a regular news briefing.

Reuters

Five Chinese citizens badly injured in Kabul attack, businessman says

Over a dozen Chinese citizens were wounded, five of them seriously, in a gun and bomb attack on a hotel in downtown Kabul, a Chinese businessman in the Afghan capital said on Tuesday, as local authorities kept the premises sealed.

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The Independent UK

Islamic State group claims attack on hotel in Afghan capital

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a coordinated attack on a hotel in Afghanistan’s capital

ABC News

Former Afghan senator and women's rights advocate Shah Bibi Kamawee calls on Australia to protect her

Facing growing risks of Taliban prosecution, a former Afghan senator and women's rights activist calls on Australia to offer her safety.

The Independent UK

Pakistan reopens key Afghan border point shut after clashes

Pakistani authorities have reopened a key border crossing with neighboring Afghanistan that was briefly shut during clashes between the two sides

Reuters

Factbox-Recent attacks on foreigners in Afghanistan

The Taliban took back control of Afghanistan last year as U.S. and foreign troops withdrew after 20 years of conflict following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

Dynamite News

Armed Men Open Fire At Hotel Housing Chinese Visitors In Afghanistan's Kabul

Armed men, on Monday, opened fire inside a hotel, which is frequently visited by Chinese and other foreigners, in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, Reuters reported citing two Taliban and residents. Read on for details:

The Independent UK

Taliban: Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul

A Taliban official says a hotel catering to foreign visitors in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul was attacked and three of the assailants were killed

Reuters

Kabul hotel attack ends as three gunmen killed; two foreigners injured

Armed men opened fire on Monday inside a hotel in central Kabul popular with Chinese nationals in an attack that ended when at least three gunmen were killed by security forces, the Taliban-run administration said.

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