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US strike framed to spare civilians after mounting criticism

Facing criticism for civilian deaths in U.S. airstrikes, the Biden administration targeted the leader of the Islamic State group in a way that was riskier for American forces, landing dozens of U.S. commandoes outside his Syrian hideout rather than targeting him with an airstrike

The Independent UK

Twin attacks in Pakistan kill 7 troops, 13 separatists

Pakistani authorities say twin attacks by separatists in the country's volatile southwest triggered intense firefights that left seven soldiers and 13 assailants dead

The Independent UK

India has ‘deep friendship’ with Afghan people: MEA

India is committed to provide assistance to Afghanistan, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday. Addressing the weekly press briefing, official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India has be

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Counterpoint: Why shouldn’t the US lift the sanctions against the Taliban?

Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of the Treasury froze Afghanistan Central Bank’s reserves. The Taliban is currently on the Treasury’s “Specially Designated Nationals” list.

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Point: US sanctions on Afghanistan could be deadlier than 20 years of war

Economic sanctions have, in recent years, become one of the most important tools of U.S. foreign policy. There are currently more than 20 countries subjected to various sanctions from the U.S. government.

Tribune News Service

India has a policy of zero-tolerance against terrorism: MoState for External Affairs Muraleedharan

“Government of India believes in collective efforts of the international community to counter the menace,” Muraleedharan added.

The Hindu

Taliban Closer to International Recognition, Says Foreign Minister

The Taliban are inching closer towards international recognition but any concessions Afghanistan's new rulers make will be on their terms, the regime's foreign minister said in an interview with AFP. In his first interview since returning from talks with Western powers in Oslo, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi also urged…

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U-19 World Cup | England beats Afghanistan to enter final, ends 24-year wait

Rehan Ahmed does the star turn ending a 24-year wait

The Hindu

New Zealand's border quarantine has intercepted thousands of COVID cases, but is it time to retire the flawed system?

The controversy surrounding New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis, who has now accepted a place in border quarantine after initially seeking refuge in Afghanistan when her first application was declined, has highlighted confusion and concern over New Zealand’s managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) system.

The Conversation

U.S. advice to banks: OK to transfer aid money to Afghanistan

International banks can transfer money to Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes, and aid groups are allowed to pay teachers and healthcare workers at state-run institutions without fear of breaching sanctions on the Taliban, the United States said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Syrian war photos misused by senior Chinese diplomat to criticise US war in Afghanistan

One of China's most senior diplomats is criticised for promoting misinformation after he posted to Twitter a series of photographs of Syrian children he claimed were children in Afghanistan.

ABC News

Claims of PM involvement in Afghan animal airlift ‘absurd’, says minister

A Tory frontbencher acknowledges ‘confusion’ with correspondence indicating the Prime Minister approved the operation

The Independent UK

Kabul bomber was on a suicide mission to India in 2017

Was deported after CIA tip-off

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Afghan women say they wouldn't be afforded the same rights as a pregnant NZ journalist under the Taliban

Afghan women accuse the Taliban of using a pregnant, New Zealand journalist as a publicity tool to show the world they can offer women rights.

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Taliban reopen universities for Afghan women in 6 provinces

The Taliban say they have reopened public universities for women students in six of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, a move marking a major concession to international demands by the country’s new rulers

France 24

Soaring pneumonia and starvation is killing thousands of children in Afghanistan

Pneumonia cases are soaring in Afghanistan and killing children unable to access healthcare facilities, leading humanitarian organisation for children Save the Children said on Monday. Since the Taliban takeover last August, unemployment levels have exploded throughout Afghanistan, leaving parents unable to provide for their families. The direct result has been…

AAP

Witness denies telling Roberts-Smith lies

A key witness claiming war hero Ben Roberts-Smith was instrumental in two Afghanistan executions isn't trying to cover his own faults, a judge has heard.

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Daily Dose Ep 960: Modi on digital currency, BJP fields former ED officer in UP

Yusra Hasan brings you the news from Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, and Afghanistan.

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Biden says burn pits killed his son. More than 261,000 vets are sick. So why isn’t the US doing anything?

Vast open-air pits where trash burned around the clock were simply part of life on deployment for troops in America’s post-9/11 wars. Now, thousands are sick and dying because of the toxic exposure and feel abandoned by the country that they fought for, writes Rachel Sharp

Reason

A Skeptical Public May Stop War With Russia

After disappointment in Afghanistan, Americans show no eagerness for a new conflict.

The Independent UK

Home Office spends £1.2m a day housing asylum seekers and Afghan refugees in hotels

More than £438m a year spent accommodating 37,000 individuals who have been evacuated from Afghanistan or are claiming asylum in the UK - which charities brand ‘failed strategy’

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Conversations with God: Afghan evacuees in Philly say faith sustains them amid upheaval

PHILADELPHIA — The American troops shouted over the chaos of the crowds, Ahmad said, telling him to get inside the Kabul airport while he still could.

Reuters

Afghanistan's Taliban told they can't take their guns to the funfair

Taliban fighters will no longer be allowed to carry their weapons in amusement parks in Afghanistan, the group's spokesman said on Wednesday, in what appeared to be another effort by the country's new rulers to soften their image.

Reuters

Female students join male peers as Afghan universities reopen

Afghanistan's public universities opened on Wednesday for the first time since the Taliban took over the country last year, with female students joining their male counterparts heading back to campus.

The Guardian - AU

‘Living hell’: Australia urged to ramp up Afghanistan aid as humanitarian crisis unfolds

Senators told 13.1 million children need help now and 95% of Afghans could be living in poverty by the middle of the year

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