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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Taliban eradicating Afghanistan's poppy cultivation to wipe out opium and heroin production

The move comes despite farmers fearing their livelihoods will be ruined at a time of growing poverty.

ABC News

Indian officials in Kabul for talks on aid distribution

Indian foreign ministry officials are visiting Kabul for talks with the Taliban and international organizations involved in the distribution of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Afghan Taliban launch campaign to eradicate poppy crop

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have begun a campaign to eradicate poppy cultivation, aiming to wipe out the country’s massive production of opium and heroin

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India sends diplomats to Kabul for talks with the Taliban

New Delhi commits to sending more foodgrains, medical aid

The Hindu

Former first minister and six MPs recognised in Birthday Honours

The politicians have been named in the list, which has been announced ahead of the Platinum Jubilee.

The Independent UK

Pakistan sends 50-member team to Kabul to discuss cease-fire

Pakistan’s government has sent a 50-member delegation of tribal elders to Kabul to negotiate an extension of a truce with the Pakistani Taliban

The Independent UK

British soldier ‘heard horrible voices’ after Afghanistan, inquest hears

L/Cpl Ryan Mackenzie, who killed himself at Yorkshire army base, was never same after tours of duty, inquest told

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Afghans evacuated to Albania protest for faster move to US

A group of people evacuated from Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to power last year have held a protest in Albania over the failure to expedite their move to the United States

The Independent UK

Edinburgh veteran's death in Afghanistan caused best friend to 'take his own life'

An inquest into the death of Lance Corporal Ryan MacKenzie has heard that the young solider had taken his own life after being traumatised by the death of his best friend, Scott McLaren.

Edinburgh Live

‘I feel broken every day’: Afghan Time magazine cover star on ‘pain’ of living in UK hotel for months

‘They have killed and tortured thousands of civilians, assassinated journalists, judges, activists and policewomen,’ Zahra Joya says

The Independent UK

Iranian, Tajik Presidents Discuss Afghanistan

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held talks in Tehran on Monday with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon. Discussions focused on the situation in neighboring Afghanistan. Raisi said both countries want stability and security in Afghanistan and throughout the region and consider the presence of terrorists in this country very worrying. The two…

Asharq Al-Awsat

AP PHOTOS: In Kabul, cemeteries a part of Afghan daily life

There are cemeteries all over Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, many of them filled with the dead from the country’s decades of war

The Independent UK

Soldiers 'killed 13ft monster descended from Biblical times', YouTuber claims

The Giant of Kandahar, a 13-foot-tall monster with red hair and six-fingered hands that lived in the mountains of Afghanistan 'was killed and covered up by the US government'

Daily Mirror

The Donald and the Kremlin Don: how Trump’s toxic legacy helps Putin

From Afghanistan to North Korea, Joe Biden is running short of time to repair the damage done by his predecessor in the White House

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Memorial Day memories from Pat Quinn — and me

The former governor will attend an exhibition at the Clearing library of 300 portraits of Illinois soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. I’ll be remembering my dad, a decorated World War II soldier.

The Times of India

India important stakeholder in Afghanistan, will stand by people: NSA Doval

NEW DELHI: India was and remains an important stakeholder in Afghanistan and its special relationship with the Afghan people over centuries will guide New Delhi’s approach, NSA Ajit Doval said on Friday while addressing the 4th regional security dialogue on Afghanistan in Dushanbe.

The Hindu

Doval says India guided by interest of Afghans, urges Taliban to ensure education for girls

At a regional security conference, NSA asserts India’s special relationship with Afghanistan will continue

Daily Mirror

Ex-soldier summits Everest after going back down twice to save dying climbers

Les Binns, 48, from Rotherham, South Yorks, lost his eye when the blast from an IED caught him in the face during a tour of Afghanistan in 2009 - now he has summited Everest

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The Hindu

At Regional Security Dialogue, NSA Ajit Doval calls for enhancing Afghanistan's capability to counter terrorism

He emphasised that India was and is an important stakeholder in Afghanistan

Reuters

Afghanistan's Taliban step up coal exports to boost local budget

The Afghan Taliban are stepping up coal exports to Pakistan and have raised duties on sales, officials said, as the group aims to generate more revenue from its mining sector in the absence of direct foreign funding.

The Independent UK

Afghans ‘largest group’ fleeing to the UK by crossing the Channel – figures

Out of 4,540 people detected arriving by small boats in the first three months of 2022, 24% were Afghan nationals according to the Home Office.

The Independent UK

UN official expresses concern on rights in Afghanistan

The United Nations’ special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan has expressed concern over the deterioration of rights in the country and called on the ruling Taliban to reverse new restrictions on women

Reuters

U.N. rights envoy says Taliban must reverse restrictions on Afghan women

The United Nations rights envoy in Afghanistan said on Thursday the country faces "severe" human rights challenges and called on Taliban authorities to reverse growing restrictions on women and investigate attacks against religious minorities.

The Hindu

Day will come when Pakistan will be able to engage with India diplomatically and economically: Zardari

That day we will unlock our full economic potential, and all will share the fruit of prosperity, Pak. Foreign Minister says

The Independent UK

Blasts in Kabul mosque, north Afghanistan, kill at least 14

A series of explosions has shaken Afghanistan, including a blast inside a mosque in the capital of Kabul that killed at least five people and three bombings of minivans in the country’s north that killed nine passengers

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