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Taliban reversal on girls’ education derails US plan for diplomatic recognition

Joint event had been planned ahead of Doha Forum that would have set process in motion to grant group diplomatic recognition

The Guardian - US

BBC news bulletins forced off-air in Afghanistan by Taliban

The broadcaster said their TV news bulletin in Pashto, Persian and Uzbek had been forced off air

The Independent UK

BBC news bulletins taken off-air in Afghanistan after Taliban ruling

The broadcaster said their TV news bulletin in Pashto, Persian and Uzbek had been taken off-air in Afghanistan

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‘You’ve got friends’: Birmingham school scheme aims to ease refugee trauma

A pioneering programme hopes to support children newly arrived in the UK until they can integrate into classrooms

The Guardian - UK

Afghanistan's Taliban ban women from flying without male chaperone - sources

The Taliban have told airlines in Afghanistan that women cannot board domestic or international flights without a male chaperone, two sources told Reuters on Sunday.

Reuters

Afghan students in India face tense future as visas run out

The future of thousands of Afghanistan nationals who came to India for higher studies has become increasingly bleak since the Taliban captured their country in August last year.

Radio France Internationale

Ukrainians welcome in Hungary but Afghan student was not

Tens of thousands of refugees from Ukraine have found safety and help in Hungary

The Independent UK

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Protesters call for the Taliban to reopen Afghan girls’ schools

March is allowed to go ahead, but women also banned from boarding planes alone

The Guardian - UK

Now Taliban preserve buddhas, with eye to China investment

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are working to protect ancient buddha statues in caves carved into cliffsides outside Kabul

The Independent UK

With eye to China investment, Taliban now preserve buddhas

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are working to protect ancient buddha statues in caves carved into cliffsides outside Kabul

The Independent UK

Women denied airfare in Afghanistan

Kabul's international airport turned away dozens of women for not having a male guardian with them

Salon

US Hopes for Reversal by Taliban on Girls’ Education in Coming Days

The US Special Representative for Afghanistan said on Saturday he is hopeful that there will be a reversal of the Taliban's U-turn on girls' education in the coming days. "I am hopeful that we will see a reversal of this decision in the coming days" Thomas West, US special representative…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. hopes for reversal by Taliban on girls' education in coming days

The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan said on Saturday he is hopeful that there will be a reversal of the Taliban's U-turn on girls' education in the coming days.

Reuters

Taliban Blocked Unaccompanied Women from Flights

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers refused to allow dozens of women to board several flights, including some overseas, because they were traveling without a male guardian, two Afghan airline officials said Saturday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of repercussions from the Taliban, said dozens of women who…

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The Independent UK

Officials: Taliban blocked unaccompanied women from flights

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have refused to allow dozens of women at Kabul's international airport to board their flights because they were without a male guardian

The Guardian - UK

Welcome to Britain … now what? Afghan families on their lives in limbo

As war in Ukraine creates millions of new refugees, many people airlifted to safety from Kabul last summer are still stuck in UK hotels. We spent six months following three families as they adjust to life in their new home

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Cancels Talks with Taliban over U-Turn on Girls’ Education

The United States abruptly canceled meetings with the Taliban in Doha that were set to address key economic issues, officials said on Friday, after Afghanistan's rulers reversed a decision to allow all girls to return to high school classes. The cancellation of talks was the first concrete sign that recent…

Reuters

Exclusive: US cancels talks with Taliban over U-turn on girls' education

The United States abruptly cancelled meetings with the Taliban in Doha that were set to address key economic issues, officials said on Friday, after Afghanistan's Islamist rulers reversed a decision to allow all girls to return to high school classes.

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France 24

Afghan girls sent home as Taliban closes schools

The Taliban has sparked outrage and concern among human rights groups, after it reversed stance and closed secondary schools for girls across Afghanistan. Thousands of young students were sent home, confused and worried about their future. Many Western countries have made girls' education a key condition to resuming financial aid…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China’s Foreign Minister Makes Surprise Stop in Afghanistan

China’s foreign minister made a surprise visit Thursday in Afghanistan's capital, meeting with the country's new Taliban rulers — even as the international community fumes over the former insurgents’ broken promise to reopen schools to girls beyond the sixth grade. According to the official Bakhtar News Agency, Wang Yi was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Top Diplomat in India for First Visit since Border Clash

China's foreign minister was in India on Friday, officials said, his first visit since a deadly clash on the Asian giants' disputed Himalayan border in 2020. The high-altitude brawl in June 2020 left 20 Indian soldiers and at least four Chinese troops dead, and led to a sharp deterioration in…

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: Andrew Hastie says he ‘is no longer proud’ of former comrade

Assistant defence minister tells court ‘I don’t dislike Mr Roberts-Smith at all … I pity Mr Roberts-Smith’

ABC News

Federal MP Andrew Hastie tells court he 'pities' Ben Roberts-Smith

Federal MP Andrew Hastie tells a Sydney court he "pities" war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, who is suing the publisher of several newspapers for defamation.

Reuters

Four Pakistani soldiers killed in militant attack, military says

At least four Pakistani soldiers were killed in an attack by militants in northwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan early on Thursday, the military said.

The Independent UK

Many baffled by Taliban reneging pledge on girls' education

Aid groups, media workers and others in Afghanistan are baffled by the Taliban reneging on their pledge to allow girls to go to school beyond sixth grade

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