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After dramatic entry into U-19 World Cup and win in quarterfinals, Afghanistan seek history against England

NORTH SOUND (Antigua): Their late arrival in the Caribbean had forced the ICC to rework the fixtures of their group matches but Afghanistan, with their magnificent run to the semifinals of U-19 World Cup, ensured the tweaking by the apex body was worth it, even if it meant rescheduling as…

The Times of India

UN: Over 100 Ex-Afghan Forces, Officials Slain since August

The United Nations has received “credible allegations” that more than 100 former members of the Afghan government, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been killed since the Taliban took over the country Aug.

Asharq Al-Awsat

New Zealand defends strict Covid quarantine after pregnant journalist ‘had to turn to Taliban’ for help

Charlotte Bellis, a journalist, says she was forced to return to Afghanistan after her application was met with ‘clauses and technicalities and confusion’

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Biden to meet Qatar leader as Europe energy crisis looms

President Joe Biden is preparing to host the ruling leader of Qatar at the White House as the West faces the prospect of a European energy crunch if Russia further invades Ukraine

The Independent UK

Pregnant New Zealand journalist turns to Taliban for help after her application to return home gets rejected

The reporter said it is ‘brutally ironic’ that the Taliban have assured her she would be safe

The Independent UK

Pregnant NZ journalist Charlotte Bellis battling to return home as Afghan health system crumbles

A pregnant New Zealand journalist stranded overseas due to COVID-19 border restrictions is urging the NZ government to find a way to help women like her, saying she went public because her lawyer had represented 30 women who had been through it before.

ABC News

UN says over 100 ex-Afghan and international forces killed

The United Nations secretary-general says the world body has received “credible allegations” that more than 100 former members of the Afghan government, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been killed since the Taliban takeover of the country on Aug. 15

The Independent UK

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Biden calls for release of US hostage in Afghanistan

President Joe Biden is calling for the release of U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who was taken hostage in Afghanistan nearly two years ago

The Independent UK

Biden calls for Taliban to release Mark Frerichs, hostage in Afghanistan from Lombard

Frerich’s younger sister Charlene Cakora, who lives in Lombard, has been waging a campaign for her brother’s freedom, fearing he will be forgotten.

Chicago Sun-Times

Taliban to reopen public universities, no word on female students

Afghanistan's public universities, closed since the Taliban seized power in August, will reopen in February, the Taliban acting higher education minister said on Sunday, without specifying whether female students would be able to return.

Reuters

Biden calls on Taliban to release American hostage

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to release a U.S. civil engineer who was abducted two years ago and is believed to be the last American hostage held by the Taliban.

Reuters

Afghanistan's safety net collapsed after the Taliban's takeover. Now the brutal winter is here and famine is rife

While the Taliban maintains Afghanistan's food crisis has been exaggerated, some families are begging for scraps and shivering under one shared blanket to keep warm. For Seddiqa, every day is a struggle to keep her children alive.

ABC News

From Kabul, pregnant reporter fights NZ govt to come home

A pregnant New Zealand reporter has chosen Afghanistan as a temporary base for her uphill fight to return home because of her country's stringent COVID-19 entry rules

The Independent UK

Qatar’s emir set for first White House meeting with Biden

Talks come as tensions with Russia put renewed focus on natural gas market and as US looks to next steps in Afghanistan.

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The Independent UK

Pregnant journalist turns to Taliban for help after New Zealand rejects her application to return home

The reporter said it is ‘brutally ironic’ that the Taliban have assured her she would be safe

The Japan News/Yomiuri

NGO starts emergency food aid to drought-stricken Afghanistan

Peshawar-kai, a Japanese nongovernmental organization that provides medical and agricultural assistance to Afghanistan, has begun distributing emergency food aid to the drought-stricken country.

Reuters

New Zealand PM Ardern isolating, journalist case highlights tough COVID curbs

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stayed in self-isolation on Sunday, as the country recorded 103 new COVID-19 infections and its tough border controls were highlighted by a pregnant journalist who said she was trapped in Afghanistan.

ABC News

Rejected by New Zealand, pregnant TV reporter Charlotte Bellis turns to Taliban

Charlotte Bellis says it is "brutally ironic" that she had once questioned the Taliban about their treatment of women but is now asking the same questions of her own government.

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The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s chief of staff ‘spent day watching cricket’ just before Kabul fell

Dan Rosenfield watched England v India at Lord’s three days before Taliban forces entered capital, according to reports

The Hindu

India delivers 3 tonnes of medical assistance to Afghanistan

Prior to this, India has supplied three shipments of medical assistance, consisting of 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine and essential life-saving medicines to Afghanistan.

France 24

In Indonesia, desperation grows for Afghan refugees trapped in limbo for years

Images of police beating Afghan refugees with batons at a protest in Pekanbaru, Indonesia, on January 18, 2022 have been circulating on social media. Demonstrations have been going on for months across the country, as thousands of Afghan refugees, mostly members of the Hazara ethnic minority, demand quicker resettlement in…

The Independent UK

Rejected by New Zealand, reporter turns to Taliban for help

A pregnant New Zealand journalist says she turned to the Taliban for help and is now stranded in Afghanistan after her home country has prevented her from returning due to a bottleneck of people in its coronavirus quarantine system

Dynamite News

Afghanistan: Three injured in blast in Helmand province

Three people were injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, Pajhwok Afghan News has reported.

The Independent UK

In suburban Kentucky, Afghan refugees make a new life

Some 75,000 Afghan refugees are expected to settle in America in 2022. Photographer Amira Karaoud visits new arrivals finding a fresh start in Bowling Green, Kentucky

The Hindu

Under-19 WC | Afghanistan stuns Lanka

Sets up semifinal clash against England

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