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Tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees made it to the US – here's how the resettlement process works

As of February 2022, some 65,000 Afghans evacuated during the American withdrawal from Afghanistan have settled in U.S. communities. Several hundred more remain on military bases in the U.S., while nearly 2,800 are still waiting on U.S. bases abroad.

The Conversation

Tragedy as six-year-old boy trapped in well in Afghanistan for three days dies

A six-year-old boy who became trapped in a well in a remote village in Afghanistan for three days has died.

Evening Standard

Boy, 6, dies after falling 33ft down well despite three-day rescue effort

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The youngster's grandfather said little Haidar fell down the well while helping adults dig a new borehole to reach water in the drought-ravaged region of Afghanistan

Daily Mirror

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Boy trapped 3 days down Afghan well dies after rescue

ZABUL, Afghanistan: A five-year-old boy trapped for three days down a remote Afghan village well died moments after being pulled out alive, officials said Friday.

Bangkok Post

Afghanistan faces famine, it can't be ignored

Because the Taliban have been designated as "terrorists", it is possible for the United States not only to embargo American aid and trade to Afghanistan, but also to block or at least seriously hinder efforts by other countries to send humanitarian aid. As a result, more than half the country's…

Bangkok Post

2022 Pakistan polio vaccinations key to eradication goal: Gates

Pakistan and Afghanistan are the last countries where polio remains endemic.

Al Jazeera

Entire Afghan team tests negative for COVID-19 ahead of series against Bangladesh

DHAKA: The entire touring Afghanistan team and support staff on Thursday tested negative for COVID-19 after being hit by the virus days ahead of the white-ball series against Bangladesh.

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Afghan, Syrian refugees face uncertain future in Denmark

UNHCR criticises Danish asylum policies as Syrians and Afghans fear being told they cannot remain in the country.

Al Jazeera

Bill Gates visits Pakistan, says polio eradication possible in a few years

Microsoft Corp co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates visited Pakistan on Thursday, meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan and saying polio eradication could be possible in coming years in one of the last two countries of the world where the virus is endemic.

Reuters

Rescuers battle to save boy trapped down Afghan well

ZABUL, Afghanistan: Rescuers were desperately scrambling Thursday to reach a nine-year-old boy trapped for two days down a well in a remote southern Afghan village.

Bangkok Post

Pakistan struggles to quell violence on its Afghan border

Pakistan's military has stepped up operations along the Afghan border in recent weeks after a spate of militant attacks that has dashed any hope the frontier might see more peace and stability after the end of the war in Afghanistan.

Reuters

Fear runs through Afghanistan's 'hazardous' media landscape

Journalists in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan say they operate in a climate of fear and uncertainty

The Independent UK

‘Whatever horrors they do, they do in secret’: inside the Taliban’s return to power

The long read: Mazar-i-Sharif was once the most secular, liberal of Afghan cities. But 20 years of corruption and misrule left it ripe for retaking by the Taliban. Will anything be different this time?

The Guardian - UK

Oscar nominee Flee animates the true story of a child refugee's journey from Afghanistan to Denmark

In Flee, a gay Afghan man retells the story of his flight from Afghanistan to safety in Denmark through a mixture of hand-drawn animation and 80s pop culture references.

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The Guardian - UK

The Boss was Born to Run and run

Brief letters: Top billing for Bruce Springsteen | Piano concertos with tam-tams | Counting on divorce | Testing for dementia | Afghanistan inquiry

The Guardian - US

Why is the White House stealing $7bn from Afghans?

To take Afghan money to pay grieving Americans in order to punish the Taliban is nothing less than larceny as collective punishment

Salon

Why America's elites love war

Almost no one in D.C. is eager for war with Russia — but they're eager to justify the bloated military budget

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith trial: soldier tells court at least two men pulled from tunnel in Afghanistan compound

Events at the compound on 12 April, 2009 have emerged as central to the defamation trial brought by Roberts-Smith

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McConnell: Abrupt Afghanistan withdrawal led to Russian march on Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell on Tuesday linked the Biden administration’s highly controversial pullout from Afghanistan six months ago to Russia’s current menacing troop build-up around Ukraine.

ABC News

Perth Afghans join national call for federal government to end permanent visa limbo

About 5,000 Afghans have been on temporary visas for almost a decade. They cannot sponsor family members, or even apply for a bank loan in Australia.

The Hindu

The fate of the Afghan reserves in the United States

How is the U.S planning to distribute Afghanistan’s central bank funds which it had earlier frozen? Will the Taliban have access?

ABC News

Melbourne's Lincoln Square separates two groups of Afghan refugees. Only one of them is allowed outside to enjoy it

Jameela and Wajahad both fled the Taliban but, while Jameela can enjoy this Melbourne park with her family, Wajahad can only look on from behind a small locked window.

The Conversation

With Australia reopening its borders to tourists, why are thousands of refugees still waiting for entry?

More than five months after Taliban forces overran Kabul, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke made a long-awaited announcement in January to resettle Afghan refugees. Over the next four years, Australia will offer 10,000 places to Afghans in humanitarian need and another 5,000 visas to Afghans reuniting with family in Australia.

France 24

Hamid Karzai criticises US move to divide Afghan assets between aid and 9/11 victims

Six months after the Taliban retook Afghanistan, FRANCE 24 spoke to former Afghan president Hamid Karzai, who remains in the country. Karzai strongly criticised the Biden administration's recent decision to unfreeze Afghan assets but divide the funds between aid to Afghanistan and victims of the 9/11 attacks, saying the funds…

France 24

Afghan refugees in France: A new but precarious beginning

Six months ago, an ominous sense of déjà vu swept over Afghanistan as the Taliban took control of the country. Unconvinced by the group's pledges to rule differently than in the 1990s, tens of thousands of Afghans fled. While some were evacuated by foreign powers, others had little choice but…

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