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ICC U-19 World Cup: England outclass Afghanistan to enter final

NORTH SOUND (Antigua): Fancied England kept their nerve to reach the ICC U-19 World Cup final after prevailing over Afghanistan by 15 runs in an exciting last-four clash here, ending a 24-year wait for the side.

The Times of India

Ben Roberts-Smith executed unarmed Afghan civilian on ground, serving SAS soldier tells court

SAS soldier also tells court he saw Ben Roberts-Smith order another soldier to shoot a man during a raid on a compound in Afghanistan as Roberts-Smith denies both claims

The Guardian - AU

Leaked document reveals Biden’s Afghan failures

The notes shed new light on how the administration was unprepared to evacuate Afghan nationals who'd helped the U.S. against the Taliban.

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Nation records 69 Covid deaths as hospital numbers fall – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Fears Afghans in ‘desperate need’ will miss out as one-third of resettlement places filled by people already in UK

More than 6,500 Afghans in Britain granted places on new scheme that aimed to resettle 5,000 in first year

The Independent UK

Roberts-Smith ordered execution: witness

A serving soldier has testified he saw Ben Roberts-Smith execute an Afghan man and order another's death during a 2009 special forces tour of Afghanistan.

AAP

U.N. urges Taliban to release information about missing journalists

The United Nation's mission to Afghanistan on Tuesday called on the Taliban administration to release details on the detention of two Afghan journalists who disappeared the previous day.

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Charlotte Bellis: Pregnant New Zealand journalist stranded in Afghanistan can return home

‘When the Taliban offers you – a pregnant, unmarried woman – safe haven, you know your situation is messed up,’ Charlotte Bellis writes

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Evacuation flights to resume from Afghanistan as Qatar reaches deal with Taliban

A dispute with the Taliban caused a months-long pause in recurring flights.

Axios

‘We need to get out’: UK refuses to help Afghan ex-minister on Taliban target list

Exclusive: Former chief justice who jailed hundreds of Taliban members has been in hiding since group swept to power last year

The Independent UK

Union Budget 2022 gives MEA funds for Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

It will also dedicate ₹600 cr. for Myanmar, which is currently reeling under civil war since military coup of Feb. 2021

The Hindu

US President, Emir of Qatar Discuss Regional Security, Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden received on Monday the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the White House. At the beginning of the meeting, Biden thanked Sheikh Tamim for Doha's support in the evacuation efforts of US troops and allied forces from Afghanistan, describing Qatar as a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Charlotte Bellis: Pregnant New Zealand journalist stranded in Afghanistan can go home

‘We are so excited to return home and be surrounded by family and friends at such a special time’

Evening Standard

‘So excited’: journalist Charlotte Bellis’ joy at securing New Zealand quarantine place

The New Zealand reporter said she was stranded in Afghanistan and forced to turn to the Taliban for help after requests to return home were rejected

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Afghanistan: Families resort to selling children to pay for food

Charities are urging the UK Government to provide more money for Afghanistan warning the humanitarian emergency is so bad that families are selling their children.

The Independent UK

Taliban raised on war bring a heavy hand to security role

The Taliban are trying to keep discipline over thousands of young fighters who bring heavy-handed methods of war into their new roles as security forces in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Pregnant New Zealand journalist in Afghanistan can go home

A pregnant New Zealand journalist who was stranded in Afghanistan by her home country’s COVID-19 border policy says she will return home after her government finally offered her a pathway back

ABC News

Pregnant New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis offered a way home from Afghanistan with place in hotel quarantine

New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis, who is pregnant and trying to get home from Afghanistan, is offered a place in hotel quarantine.

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The Independent UK

Afghanistan families resorting to desperate measures, charities tell Liz Truss

An open letter has been sent to the Foreign Secretary, telling her that ‘there isn’t a moment to lose’.

Al Jazeera

US will designate Qatar as major non-NATO ally, Biden tells emir

During White House meeting with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim, Joe Biden calls Qatar a ‘good friend and reliable partner’.

The Hindu

ICC U-19 World Cup | Afghanistan chases history against England

Its late arrival in the Caribbean had forced the ICC to rework the fixtures of its group matches but Afghanistan, with its magnificent run to the semifinals of U-19 World Cup, ensured the tweaking by

Al Jazeera

After Oslo talks, what’s next for Afghanistan?

Analysts say talks between Taliban and US and European officials imply a ‘de facto’ recognition of the Taliban gov’t.

Al Jazeera

Albania: Afghan women start eatery to help refugees feel at home

The new restaurant run by two women offers Afghan cuisine attracting refugees as well as the local population.

Reuters

Risk of Ukraine energy shock poses fresh test for pragmatic Qatar emir

Qatar's crisis solving skills face a new diplomatic challenge on Monday when its emir meets President Joe Biden to examine a possible role for the Gulf state in cushioning the economic aftershocks from a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan, Afghanistan pledge coordination on border crossings

Both sides reaffirm commitment to longstanding regional connectivity programmes and a natural gas pipeline project.

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