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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

India’s ‘return’ to Central Asia

While the gains from engaging Central Asia may be minimal, non-engagement could be costly

The Hindu

Five Pakistan soldiers killed in attack from Afghanistan, military says

Militants firing from inside Afghanistan killed at least five Pakistani soldiers at a border post in northwestern Kurram district on Sunday, the Pakistan military said, the second such attack since Taliban militants took over Kabul in August.

Reuters

US Airborne Infantry Troops in Poland amid Ukraine Tension

Hundreds of U.S elite troops were expected to arrive in southeastern Poland near the border with Ukraine on Sunday on President Joe Biden's orders to deploy 1,700 soldiers there amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The airborne infantry troops of the 82nd Airborne Division were expected at at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The US economic war on Afghanistan amounts to a humanitarian crime

Washington and the west are inflicting brutal collective punishment on an already destitute people by freezing assets and aid

The Guardian - UK

Ali Agshar Hussaini: Australian wrestling champ who can’t compete for Australia

National champion in 57kg freestyle wrestling and bricklaying Hazara refugee’s visa status means he cannot move forward – in sport, or beyond

The Guardian - AU

Hero SAS soldier ran through gunfire to save army dog shot after it helped kill sniper

The sergeant is set to get a medal for saving the life of the Belgian shepherd dog that was gunned down as it helped commandos attack Taliban fighters in Afghanistan

Daily Mirror

Afghanistan evacuee feels “stuck” in London hotel room as he awaits permanent accommodation

A British man evacuated from Afghanistan says he feels “stuck” in a London hotel as he awaits permanent accommodation.

Evening Standard

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Refugee hotel rooms ‘not good value for money’ says Afghanistan evacuee

Abdul has lived with his wife in a London hotel room for nearly five months.

The Independent UK

Victory aid Afghan women return to field

Melbourne Victory are supporting the Afghanistan women's soccer team's return to the field in Australia after fleeing the Taliban-led country last year.

AAP

Afghanistan women’s football team reunite with hopes of competing in Australia

For the first time since fleeing their home and finding sanctuary in Australia, the team are taking their battle for equality onto the playing field

The Guardian - AU

Australia finish third at U19 World Cup

Australia have beaten Afghanistan by two wickets to claim third place at the Under-19 cricket World Cup in the West Indies.

AAP

Home Office to stop paying for Afghan refugees’ toiletries and medication

Letter to former guard at British embassy in Kabul says measures will come into effect on 11 February

The Guardian - UK

ISIS raid gives Biden a foreign policy win as Ukraine, midterms loom

The U.S. raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State's leader is a much-needed national security win for President Joe Biden after the messy withdrawal from Afghanistan while he tries to project an image of strength in a standoff with Russia over Ukraine, analysts said.

Reuters

Pentagon: Deadly Afghan airport attack was not preventable

The military investigation into the deadly attack during the Afghanistan evacuation has concluded that a suicide bomber, carrying 20 pounds of explosives packed with ball bearings, acted alone, and that the deaths of more than 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members were not preventable

The Independent UK

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Reuters

Single bomber carried out Kabul airport attack, U.S. military says

The U.S. military said on Friday that a single Islamic State bomber killed 13 U.S. troops and at least 170 Afghans at Kabul airport last August, not the complex attack originally suspected, and that it could not have been prevented with the resources on hand.

ABC News

Ben Roberts-Smith's former SAS comrades drop bombshell evidence at defamation trial

After a six-month pandemic-related delay, Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation battle against three newspapers resumed this week with evidence from two of Australia's most-elite soldiers.

Reuters

Factbox: Pushed into the shadows, Islamic State still has global reach

(This February 4 story deletes incorrect description of Boko Haram as an affiliate of Al Qaeda in paragraph 14; corrects number of Islamic State affiliates in West and Central Africa in paragraph 15; relationship between Islamic State West Africa Province and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara in paragraph 17;…

Daily Mirror

England U19s captain Tom Prest confident they can "beat anyone" ahead of World Cup final

EXCLUSIVE: England captain Tom Prest is confident his side can beat India in the Under 19 World Cup final and win the tournament for the first time since 1998

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The Conversation

Afghan women face increasing violence and repression under the Taliban after international spotlight fades

The Taliban reportedly captured 40 people in Mazar-e-Sharif, a medium-sized city in Afghanistan, at the end of January 2022. Taliban members then allegedly gang-raped eight of the women.

Dynamite News

Afghanistan: 10 miners killed in coal mine collapse in Baghlan

A coal mine on Wednesday night in Nahrin district of Afghanistan's Baghlan province killed ten miners.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Demands Taliban Provide Info on Two More Missing Women Activists

The United Nations has demanded the Taliban provide information on two more women activists allegedly detained by the group this week -- bringing to four the number missing this year. Since returning to power in August the Taliban have cracked down on dissent by forcefully dispersing women's rallies, detaining critics…

The Guardian - AU

Second SAS member tells Ben Roberts-Smith trial he saw Australian soldier shoot unarmed man in Afghanistan

Soldier tells court he saw patrol member fire Minimi machine-gun at Afghan man and saw Roberts-Smith with a Minimi later in the raid

Tribune News Service

82 lawmakers urge quicker evacuations of Afghan allies

WASHINGTON — More than 80 House members called on President Joe Biden to ramp up evacuations of Afghan allies still stranded in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal last year.

Reuters

U.N. has millions in Afghanistan bank, but cannot use it

The United Nations has about $135 million in the bank in Afghanistan but is unable to use it because the Taliban-run central bank cannot convert it to the afghani currency, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

US strike framed to spare civilians after mounting criticism

Facing criticism for civilian deaths in U.S. airstrikes, the Biden administration targeted the leader of the Islamic State group in a way that was riskier for American forces, landing dozens of U.S. commandoes outside his Syrian hideout rather than targeting him with an airstrike

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