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Afghan football chief accused of seeking $10,000 bribe for national team place

The president of the Afghanistan football federation is heard in leaked recordings asking the brother of an Australia-based player for the money

The Guardian - UK

Hopes Of Western Refuge Sink For Afghans In Pakistan

In their Pakistan safehouse, Shayma and her family try to keep their voices low so their neighbours don't overhear their Afghan mother tongue.

International Business Times

Free Speech Means You Can Criticize Anyone

Plus: Fallout from the Tom Homan bribery probe, U.S. forces strike Venezuelan drug boats, and Trump considers sending troops back to Afghanistan

Reason

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Why Does Trump Want U.S. Troops Back in Afghanistan?

Mike Waltz is no longer national security adviser, but his plans for Bagram Air Base seem to have stuck in the president's head.

Reason

The Taliban begins implementing fiber optic internet ban to ‘prevent immorality’ in Afghanistan — swathes of the country plunged into cyberspace darkness

Afghanistan’s fiber networks are being disconnected by the governing Taliban to 'prevent immorality.'

Tom’s Hardware

British couple held in Afghanistan call their release by Taliban ‘a mystery’

After almost two decades living and working in Afghanistan, Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested by the Taliban and spent over seven months in prison. Finally free, they reveal how they feared they would die – either from ill health or at the hands of their captors. Arpan Rai reports

The Independent UK

The Government Was Lying to You About Afghanistan. Dan Krauss Has the Receipts.

Reason is sharing an exclusive clip from Bodyguard of Lies, an upcoming documentary about the failed war in Afghanistan.

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‘Send your daughters or you get no aid’: the Taliban are making religious schools girls’ only option

Food handouts and employment are increasingly tied to Afghan families’ agreement to strict Islamic education

The Guardian - UK

Afghan Taliban rejects Trump threats over taking back Bagram airbase

US President Donald Trump has pushed for regaining Bagram airbase, citing proximity to China’s nuclear facilities.

Al Jazeera

Taliban Dismisses Donald Trump's Call For Bagram Air Base Reclamation: 'We Do Not Fear Any Bully Or Aggressor'

The Taliban’s top military commander has rejected President Donald Trump‘s call for the return of the Bagram air base to US control. The commander warned of a strong reaction to any form of hostility.

Benzinga

British couple released after detention in Afghanistan say they feared being executed

Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, said it was never explained to them why they were imprisoned

The Guardian - UK

‘We want to be offensive too’ — Trump’s Department of War move shows his flimsy grasp of history

Explaining his move to rename the United States Department of Defense the Department of War, as it was known prior to 1949, President Donald Trump explained it had “a stronger sound.”

The Conversation

US Deal On Bagram Base 'Not Possible' Says Afghan Taliban Official

An Afghan government defence official said Sunday that a deal over Bagram air base was "not possible", after US President Donald Trump said he wanted the former US base back.

International Business Times

Trump Escalates Pressure On Afghanistan Over Strategic Bagram Air Base Control: 'Bad Things Are Going To Happen'

President Donald Trump on Saturday issued direct threats to Afghanistan’s Taliban government, demanding the return of Bagram Air Base to U.S. control or face unspecified consequences.

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Al Jazeera

Trump warns Afghanistan of ‘bad things’ if it does not return Bagram base

Vague threat comes after the Taliban rejected Trump’s call to return the airbase previously used by US forces.

Evening Standard

Elderly woman detained by Taliban for months ‘taught fellow female prisoners’

Barbie Reynolds and her husband Peter have told of their ordeal and how they feared they would never be released.

The Guardian - UK

British couple detained by Taliban in Afghanistan return to UK

Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, were released after being held without charge for nearly eight months

The Independent UK

British couple held for months in Afghanistan arrive back in UK

A British couple held in Afghanistan for more than seven months on undisclosed charges have arrived back in the U.K. after being released by the Taliban

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Evening Standard

Elderly British couple detained by Taliban for months arrive in UK

Barbie and Peter Reynolds were freed on Friday and landed in the UK on Saturday.

The Independent UK

‘We thought we would be executed’: Elderly British couple detained by Taliban say they feared for their lives in jail

Peter and Barbie Reynolds arrived back in the UK after they were freed by the Taliban on Friday

Euronews

Elderly couple held by Taliban returns to Britain with Qatar's help

After Peter and Barbie Reynolds were reunited with their daughter in Qatar, the country that mediated their release, they now return to the UK.

International Business Times

Elderly British Couple To Fly Home After Release By Taliban

An elderly British couple released after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan are expected to fly back to the UK on Saturday.

Al Jazeera

‘We lost everything twice’: Afghan returnees struggle after earthquake

Afghans deported from Pakistan and Iran face homelessness after recent earthquake destroyed their homes and livelihoods.

Euronews

British couple released by the Taliban after months in jail touch down in Doha

Peter and Barbie Reynolds, both Afghan citizens, were held by the Taliban for more than seven months on undisclosed charges.

The Independent UK

Moment British coupled detained in Afghanistan by Taliban reunited with daughter

Watch the emotional moment an elderly British couple detained by the Taliban for months were reunited with their daughter.

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