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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

MPs critical of ‘deep failures’ on Afghanistan demand Foreign Office chief’s exit

A Foreign Affairs Committee report was scathing of the Government’s handling of the evacuation of Afghanistan

The Independent UK

MPs slam Raab and demand Foreign Office chief quit over ‘deep failures’ on Kabul

A scathing report by the Commons' Foreign Affairs Committee calls for Sir Philip Barton to consider his position for his “fundamental lack of seriousness, grip or leadership” during the Afghanistan fallout

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin set to lose 30,000 men in Ukraine as bodies pile up in refrigerated trains

New footage shows bodies of dead Russian soldiers piling up on refrigerated trains, as Vladimir Putin loses more troops in three months than in the nine-year war in Afghanistan

Daily Mirror

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Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive after 3rd case found

Pakistan has launched a new anti-polio drive, more than a week after officials detected the third case so far this year in the country's northwestern region bordering Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Afghan TV anchors forced to wear face-covering after Taliban order

Female TV news anchors are being told they must wear face coverings when presenting live on air in Afghanistan.

Evening Standard

Taliban enforces order for Afghan women TV anchors to cover faces

Most female presenters were seen with their faces covered while on air on Sunday.

Al Jazeera

Taliban enforces face-covering order for female TV news anchors

The Taliban has imposed several restrictions for women and girls since overtaking Afghanistan in August

The Independent UK

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Taliban enforcing face-cover order for female TV anchors

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have begun enforcing an order requiring all female TV news anchors in the country to cover their faces while on-air

The Independent UK

Female TV presenters defy Taliban order to cover faces on air

Female presenters on Afghanistan's leading TV channels appear on air without covering their faces in defiance of the latest Taliban order, which further strips women of their rights.

ABC News

War hero shares anguish as he loses 13th comrade to suicide amid mental health crisis

Mental health campaigner Trevor Coult has shared his devastation at losing Pete Carson who served in the Royal Irish Regiment with Trevor in Afghanistan and was found dead in a suspected suicide

Daily Mirror

Women TV Presenters Defy Taliban Order to Cover Faces on Air

Women presenters on Afghanistan's leading TV channels went on air Saturday without covering their faces, defying a Taliban order that they conceal their appearance to comply with the group's strict interpretation of Islam. Since surging back to power last year the Taliban have imposed a slew of restrictions on civil…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghan women TV presenters defy Taliban

KABUL: Women presenters on Afghanistan’s leading TV channels went on the air Saturday without covering their faces, defying a Taliban order that they conceal their appearance to comply with the group’s austere brand of Islam.

Bangkok Post

Veteran amputee completes 2,000km charity cycle across the UK

Stuart Croxford, from Cornwall, had his right leg amputated in 2014 after he was injured in an explosion in Afghanistan.

The Independent UK

The Taliban say Afghan female TV anchors must cover their faces on air

The order came from the Taliban's Virtue and Vice Ministry as well as from the Information and Culture Ministry. Earlier this month, the Taliban ordered women in public to wear head-to-toe clothing.

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The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

The AP Interview: New Pakistani FM seeks better ties with US

Pakistan's new foreign minister says his country has resumed engagement with the United States after year of strained relations under former Prime Minister Imran Khan

Al Jazeera

Taliban say female Afghan TV presenters must cover faces on air

Television channel says Taliban order for female presenters to cover their faces is ‘not up for discussion’.

The Independent UK

Afghan Taliban order women TV anchors to cover their faces

Afghanistan's biggest media outlet says the country's Taliban rulers have ordered female TV presenters on all TV channels to cover their faces while on air

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Reuters

Taliban say female Afghan TV presenters must cover face on air

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have asked television broadcasters to ensure that female presenters on local stations cover their faces when on air, an official said on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Kabul Goes Pop review – a fizzing tribute to bubblegum songs of hope

This uneven but refreshing debut by Waleed Akhtar is inspired by the rise and fall of Afghanistan’s first pop TV show

The Independent UK

Militant attacks hurt Pakistan relations with Afghan Taliban

Pakistan is taking a tougher line to pressure Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to crack down on militants hiding on their soil who have stepped up attacks in Pakistan

The Guardian - US

US withdrawal triggered catastrophic defeat of Afghan forces, damning watchdog report finds

Report by special inspector general blames Trump and Biden administrations, as well as the Afghan government of Ashraf Ghani

The Independent UK

Lawmakers reach deal to help veterans exposed to burn pits

Congressional bargainers have announced a deal on legislation to boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan

Tribune News Service

Dispute over oversight is at heart of Senate’s Ukraine aid delay

WASHINGTON — To many observers on Capitol Hill and in foreign aid circles, Sen. Rand Paul’s lonely opposition to swift passage of a $40 billion package of military, economic and humanitarian aid to Ukraine is nothing new. The Kentucky Republican has a well-known penchant for spending hawkishness mixed with dovishness…

The Independent UK

Pakistan Taliban extend truce for more talks with government

The Pakistani Taliban say they are extending a cease-fire with the government in Islamabad until May 30, after the two sides held an initial round of talks in neighboring Afghanistan

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