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Top House Republican wants Afghanistan-withdrawal documents preserved

WASHINGTON — Rep. Michael McCaul asked the State Department to preserve documents linked to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a signal that Republicans will start a new investigation into the issue if House control switches in next month’s midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

Chelsea Manning shared secrets with WikiLeaks. Now she's telling her own story

The former military analyst has been called both a hero and a traitor for leaking classified information about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In a new memoir, she talks about why she did it.

WEKU

King meets refugees who have settled for new life in Scotland

The monarch met displaced families from countries such as Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan who have made a new life in Aberdeen.

The Independent UK

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Germany launches new program to help at-risk Afghans

The German government is launching a new program to help to bring about 1,000 people who are at risk of persecution in Afghanistan to Germany each month

The Independent UK

US will not fund non-state actors in Afghanistan: Taliban sources

Taliban sources tell Al Jazeera that US officials assured them during a meeting in Doha.

Al Jazeera

England win final T20 World Cup warm-up game vs Pakistan as Harry Brook stars with bat

England continued their T20 World Cup preparations with a six wicket win over Pakistan at The Gabba, ahead of their first match of the tournament against Afghanistan

Daily Mirror

Liam Livingstone in line to stake England claim in final T20 World Cup warm-up

The fit-again all-rounder is set to be vying with Harry Brook for a place in England’s side for next weekend’s World Cup opener against Afghanistan.

The Independent UK

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Trump signed order for immediate 'large-scale troop withdrawals' from Afghanistan after election loss

WASHINGTON — After the 2020 election, then-President Donald Trump rushed to sign an immediate withdrawal order to pull troops out of Afghanistan in what a member of the congressional committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, described as evidence he knew his term was coming to an end.

Los Angeles Times

Afghans in UAE facility are 'psychologically suffering,' Canada refugee says

Afghans living in a makeshift refugee camp in the United Arab Emirates staged demonstrations this week protesting the uncertainty of their status, participants told Reuters, and one refugee now in Canada said they are "psychologically suffering."

Reuters

Trump order suggests he knew he lost

"Military leaders told him it would be a disaster, but Trump didn't care"

Salon

T20 World Cup: Picking the key trends ahead of upcoming tournament

The tournament begins in Australia next week

The Independent UK

Editorial: Putin’s war is hell: Russia’s increasingly desperate attacks are costing lives

Two hundred and thirty days after Vladimir Putin invaded his sovereign, democratic neighbor, the war in Ukraine is looking as successful from Moscow’s perspective as the decade-long Soviet slog in Afghanistan.

Tribune News Service

Taliban say Afghanistan secure enough for big projects

The Taliban say there is enough security across Afghanistan to restart major economic projects, despite attacks rocking the country since the group seized power more than a year ago

The Independent UK

Dr Karen Woo: Mother of British medic killed in Afghanistan hails award in her memory

The British medic was shot dead while on a medical aid mission in August 2010

Evening Standard

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Reuters

United States restricts visas to Taliban, others over repression of Afghan women

The United States has restricted visas from being issued to current and former members of the Taliban, among other individuals, for repressing women and girls in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a statement on Tuesday.

Reason

Biden Can't Have It Both Ways on Drone Strikes

If the combat mission is over in the Middle East, Biden should follow—and make permanent—more cautious drone guidelines.

ABC News

Afghanistan on brink of mental health catastrophe, with girls most at risk, report warns

Experts are warning that Afghanistan is on the brink of a mental health catastrophe as the country's economic crisis and decades of conflict take a dangerous toll on children and teens' mental wellbeing.

The Hindu

Afghan meth from Ephedra plant emerging as the drug of choice

The plant, harvested in at least eight provinces in Afghanistan, has emerged as a cheaper option, catalysing illegal meth production and reducing the drug’s price

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Radio France Internationale

Frontline reports from Ukraine, Africa among winners at Bayeux awards

The conflict in Ukraine was central to six out of ten winning reports at the Bayeux Calvados Normandy Awards for war correspondents this weekend. The civilian revolution in Sudan, and the plight of women in Afghanistan and Burkina Faso also drew the jury's praise.

The Hindu

Heroin seized off Kochi was possibly bound for US, Europe markets via Sri Lanka

International drug smugglers use Indian ports of call as safe houses for concealing heroin sourced from Afghanistan to dodge severe cargo profiling at foreign ports. A shipment from Iran, Pakistan, or Afghanistan will invite a fiercer scrutiny in foreign harbours than cargo from India or Sri Lanka, say officials

Radio France Internationale

Chilling documentary reveals women's struggle for survival in Afghanistan

British-Iranian correspondent Ramita Navai was in Bayeux, Normandy on Thursday to present the première of her documentary "Afghanistan: No Country for Women", a harrowing look at life under the Taliban. Often using a hidden camera, she witnessed the daily struggle women face to stay alive.

ABC News

Perth Afghans call for urgent support at Hazara vigil for victims of school bombing

Members of an Afghan community who escaped persecution by coming to Australia say the government must recognise and condemn violence against those who remained.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle vigil for women and children killed in Kabul bombing

"It is just heartbreaking and we are in shock."

ABC News

How Dan Pronk rebuilt himself after war left him unable to feel 'normal human emotions'

The former army doctor thought going to war would be an exciting adventure. Instead, he emerged traumatised, angry and desensitised.

The Guardian - UK

Afghan family in hiding wins waiver on biometric tests for UK visas

Home secretary lifts requirement for Afghans applying to join British family members after high court challenge

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