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Congress cuts humanitarian spending despite billions for Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The bipartisan spending deal that Congress cleared last week provides billions of dollars in aid for Ukraine, but it cuts other humanitarian programs meant to address mounting hunger crises elsewhere in the world, including Afghanistan and West Africa.

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More Afghans going hungry, fewer jobs available - World Bank

The number of people in Afghanistan who cannot afford food and other essentials has doubled since the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021 as unemployment rises and wages fall, a World Bank survey showed on Tuesday.

Reuters

Congress cuts humanitarian spending despite billions for Ukraine - Roll Call

Congress provided billions of dollars in aid for Ukraine, but it cut other humanitarian programs meant to address hunger crises elsewhere.

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UN says women pay highest price in conflict , now in Ukraine

The head of the U.N. women’s agency says women and girls pay the highest price in all crises and conflicts from Myanmar and Afghanistan to the Sahel and Haiti

The Independent UK

Brit sniper in Ukraine says Putin 'absolutely hammered' by 'Taliban on steroids'

Retired British sniper Shane Matthews, a former lance corporal with the 2nd Battalion Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment, is in Kyiv after fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan

Daily Mirror

Taliban provides opening for aid workers in Afghanistan

Afghans will die without humanitarian assistance.

Axios

Europe opens arms to millions of Ukraine refugees but how many people did countries take from other wars?

Poland alone has received more than 1 million Ukrainians since the conflict began

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Toxic burn pits put the health of US veterans at risk. Can a new law help?

Joe Biden, whose son Beau’s cancer may have been connected to exposure, has advocated for a better response

The Guardian - US

'Stressed, fatigued' Shakib now declares availability for South Africa tour

Following his poor show against Afghanistan, the 34-year-old had said he felt like a "passenger" and had initially pulled out of the tour

The Hindu

Afghan women win AIT places

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has offered scholarships to four female students from Afghanistan.

Bangkok Post

Russian state TV launches stinging attack on Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine invasion

Guests on a Russian state TV show were highly critical of the Ukrainian invasion, as one pundit likened it to the embarrassment the country suffered in Afghanistan.

Daily Record

‘We can help prevent another Afghanistan’: The British soldier who has come to fight in Ukraine

Reservist ‘Mark’ tells Kim Sengupta in Irpin he has joined Ukraine’s International Legion because of a lingering sense of injustice

The Independent UK

Russian state TV broadcasts stinging attack on Vladimir Putin's Ukraine invasion

Guests on a Russian state TV show presented by Vladimir Soloviyev were critical of the invasion with one pundit comparing it to the humiliation the country suffered in Afghanistan

Daily Mirror

Afghan family forced to flee conflict for second time in eight months

Mohammad, his wife and three children were living in eastern Afghanistan when the Taliban launched its takeover.

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Afghanistan veteran approached 10 times to join private militias in Ukraine

Ex-military personnel have reportedly been approached on social media

The Hindu

Relationship with China has to be based on '3 mutuals': Foreign Secretary

i India has made it clear to China that peace and tranquillity in border areas is essential for the development of overall bilateral ties and the relationship has to be based on the “three mutuals” of respect, sensitivity and interest, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on March 9.

The Hindu

Ukraine should learn Afghanistan lessons, should not get involved in big power games, says Hamid Karzai

Former Afghan President also calls on India to reopen embassy, reengage with Afghanistan

Al Jazeera

Iran in talks with the Taliban to resume ambitious rail project

The Khaf-Herat rail link is expected to boost trade and travel between Iran and Afghanistan.

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The Independent UK

Biden ‘refuses to repeat mistakes of Agent Orange’ as he calls on Congress to pass burn pits legislation

President addressed the issue of burn pits in his State of the Union speech two days before the House passed a bill to improve access to healthcare and disability benefits for veterans sick and dying from toxic exposure

Al Jazeera

Biden wants health benefits for US ‘burn pit’ war veterans

Tens of thousands of US military personnel who served in Iraq and Afghanistan were exposed to toxins from ‘burn pits’.

The Independent UK

Staff at British embassy in Ukraine not offered refuge in UK, say diplomats

Exclusive: Ministers accused of creating ‘Afghanistan part two’ after failure to evacuate embassy staff

The Guardian - UK

‘Courage and defiance’: female Guardian reporters on the women who inspired them

From an abortion rights campaigner in Poland to a protester in Myanmar, our correspondents choose some of the women they most admire to mark International Women’s Day

The Times of India

IPL 2022: Afghanistan opener Gurbaz likely replacement of Jason Roy in Gujarat Titans' squad

NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans will in all likelihood be replacing Jason Roy with Rahmamullah Gurbaz, the hard hitting Afghanistan opener, for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Roy had pulled out of the IPL as he didn't want to stay in the bubble for a prolonged period.

The Independent UK

Makar Kathleen Jamie reworks famous Burns poem to highlight women’s plight

Scotland’s Makar has released ‘A Woman’s A Woman’ to highlight female challenges in times of conflict and disaster.

The Hindu

Terror in Peshawar: on Shia mosque attack

Islamist terrorists are seeking to set off a Sunni-Shia sectarian war in Af-Pak region

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