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New Witness Footage of Rahmanullah Lakanwal's Ambush Released; Netizens React

The Wall Street Journal has released new footage from the crime scene where Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly ambushed the National Guard troops near the White House on Wednesday.

International Business Times UK

Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting

In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washington DC shooting

The Guardian - US

Trump Orders 'Rigorous Reexamination' of Green Cards From Afghan Nationals After DC Shooting

An Afghan national is the suspect in the shooting incident on Wednesday near the White House, and Trump now wants to review all immigration requests from individuals born in Afghanistan.

International Business Times UK

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Trump wants US diplomats to pressure European allies over ‘violent crimes’ committed by immigrants, report says

Report comes as president says ‘every single alien’ who arrived in U.S. under Joe Biden ‘must’ be ‘re-examined’ by DHS

The Independent UK

EU must engage with Taliban on migration, EU Commissioner tells Euronews

The EU must talk to the Taliban about migration on a technical level, even if it is not "fun" or "easy", EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner told Euronews.

Euronews

Republicans seek severe immigration crackdown over D.C. shooting: "Deport them all. Now."

"We must IMMEDIATELY BAN all ISLAM immigrants and DEPORT every single Islamist," said one Republican senator.

Axios

What is Operation Allies Welcome, the program linked to the D.C. shooting suspect?

The administration swiftly suspended immigration applications for Afghan nationals after the shooting.

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Suspect in Washington DC national guard shooting had ties to CIA, agency confirms

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with agency-backed military units during US war in Afghanistan

The Guardian - US

What is Operation Allies Welcome? The refugee scheme that allowed DC shooting suspect into the US

Trump claims Biden-era scheme has let in ‘20 million unknown and unvetted foreigners’, but government figures reveal fewer than 200,000 people have entered US through resettlement program

The Independent UK

Trump: National Guard shooting an "act of terror" by Afghan "flown in by the Biden admin"

Trump vowed his administration will "re-examine every single" immigrant who had entered the U.S. from Afghanistan under Biden.

Axios

Afghanistan says Pakistani airstrikes in east of the country have killed 10 people, mostly children

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan of launching overnight airstrikes in three eastern provinces, killing 10 civilians

The Independent UK

Taliban say nine children killed in latest Pakistani attack as border tensions soar

Kabul accuses Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes day after suicide bombers target major security installation on other side of border

The Independent UK

Suicide bombers strike security force headquarters in northwestern Pakistan, killing 3 officers

Police say two suicide bombers have attacked the headquarters of a security force in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least three officers

The Independent UK

'Above all, I'm human': Afghan women's Aussie aid plea

Women whose safety is at risk under brutal Taliban rule in Afghanistan are pleading for help from Australia after fleeing their former captors.

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Scenes from former Vice President Dick Cheney's funeral

Cheney was a pivotal figure after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and throughout the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Guardian - UK

‘Never, ever give up’: fighting for Afghanistan’s sporting future in shadow of the Taliban

The International Olympic Committee’s youngest member tells Paul MacInnes that negotiation with Taliban is only way to help Afghan girls access sport

Euronews

UN agency warns Afghanistan unfit for returns as EU attempts to deport rejected asylum seekers

A UN agency report has detailed how Afghanistan is struggling to absorb the refugees already returning home, but EU member states are still seeking to deport rejected Afghan asylum seekers.

The Conversation

How Australia’s first outback mosque was built 600km north of Adelaide, 150 years ago

From 1860 to 1930, an estimated 3,000 people came to Australia from Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Punjab, Sindh and the northern part of Pakistan. Still more came from different parts of the Ottoman Empire.

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Visa granted then revoked for Afghan who helped ADF

Two years after applying for safe haven from the Taliban in Australia, Jumaghul was given a lifeline only for it to be revoked almost immediately.

The Guardian - UK

Venezuela’s Maduro urges Trump to avoid Afghanistan-style ‘forever war’

Authoritarian leader calls for US to make peace amid military buildup and strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats

The Independent UK

Pakistan says it has arrests 4 militants over involvement in suicide bombing at Islamabad court

Pakistan's government says it has arrested four militants over their alleged involvement in a deadly suicide bombing outside a district court in the capital

The Independent UK

The casual cruelty of the MoD’s Afghanistan cover-up is now clear for all to see

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW : Editorial: The damning findings of parliament's most powerful select committee show a toxic cycle of failures that put our allies’ lives at risk – even as bureaucrats tried to keep their mistakes a secret

The Independent UK

Afghanistan's fragile communities buckle under pressure as millions return home, UNDP says

The United Nations says the return of millions of Afghan nationals is putting extreme pressure on struggling communities

Euronews

Afghan nationals carried out two suicide attacks in Pakistan, interior minister says

Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have spiked recently after Kabul accused Islamabad of launching drone strikes on 9 October that killed several people.

The Independent UK

Pakistan says Afghan nationals behind two recent suicide attacks

Pakistan’s interior minister says Afghan nationals carried out two fatal suicide attacks this week

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