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UN: More than 50 million people affected by urban conflicts

The United Nations chief says more than 50 million people are currently affected by conflict in urban areas from Afghanistan to Libya, Syria, Yemen and beyond where they face a much higher risk of being killed or injured

The Independent UK

Afghanistan's health system 'seriously under threat': WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said fundamental and life-saving primary health care services in Afghanistan are under severe threat due to a lack of external funding since the change of regime in August 2021.

Dynamite News

Qatar emir to visit White House on Monday as Biden seeks gas supply for Europe

Officials fear that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could lead to a surge in natural gas prices.

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Why the tale of imprisoned Aafia Siddiqui still has such a strong hold over Pakistan

A British hostage-taker in a Texas synagogue demanded the release of a US-held woman whose true story remains a mystery, says Karachi-based author Mohammed Hanif

The Guardian - UK

Taliban Talks in Oslo Enter Last Day with Bilateral Format

The last day of talks between the Taliban and western diplomats has began in Oslo with a bilateral meeting with Norwegian government officials focused largely on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. The three-day talks opened on Sunday with talks between the Taliban and members of Afghan civil society, followed on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban talks in Oslo enter last day with bilateral format

The Independent UK

More than half of Afghanistan's population facing famine

In Afghanistan, men, women and children are increasingly in dire straits: turning to begging, offering up their young daughters in marriage and even selling a kidney in order to be able to put food on the table. With most international aid cut off since the Taliban came back to power,…

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Scots teen recites Scots prayer for Burns Night to collect cash for food crisis in Afghanistan

Arya Bostani, whose father Abdul came to Scotland from Afghanistan 20 years ago, has recorded a version of "The Selkirk Grace".

Daily Record

Pakistan’s Imran Khan backs Gordon Brown’s call to aid starving in Afghanistan

More than 5,000 people have signed a Save The Children on line petition.

The Independent UK

Biden scrambles to defuse Ukraine crisis in first foreign policy test since Afghanistan debacle

Some experts believe Putin views US as being as vulnerable as Russia was after break-up of Soviet Union, writes Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK

Teenage boy recites Burns Night prayer for millions impacted by Afghan crisis

Arya Bostani recites ‘The Selkirk Grace’ to help raise funds for those facing extreme hunger.

The Independent UK

Your own CIA jail? Lithuania to sell secret U.S. 'rendition' site

A huge steel barn outside Lithuania's capital, whose long corridor and windowless rooms with carpets and soundproof doors once served as a CIA detention centre, will soon go on sale.

Reuters

Western diplomats begin humanitarian talks with Taliban in Norway

U.S. and European diplomats began talks with representatives of Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Monday on how to alleviate the country's humanitarian crisis.

Reuters

Taliban, Western officials meet in Oslo to discuss Afghanistan

After ‘a positive icebreaking meeting’ with Afghan activists, the group holds talks with Western officials.

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The Independent UK

Western diplomats meet Afghan activists amid Taliban talks

Western diplomats are meeting with Afghan women’s rights activists and human rights defenders in Oslo ahead of the first official talks with the Taliban in Europe since they took over control of Afghanistan in August

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why Effort to Help Afghanistan Is Falling Short

As winter deepens, a grim situation in Afghanistan is getting worse. Freezing temperatures are compounding misery from the downward spiral that has come with the fall of the US-backed government and the Taliban takeover. Aid groups and international agencies estimate about 23 million people, more than half the country, face…

Al Jazeera

Objects of affection: The things that refugees hold close

As people battle freezing temperatures at a makeshift camp in France, a scooter, football or necklace bring hope.

Evening Standard

Songs of Hope: A Benefit Concert for Afghanistan at the Barbican review: about time

This concert to raise funds to help musicians in Afghanistan was both important and rather overdue

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Dynamite News

International: 42 killed, 76 injured in Afghanistan due to heavy snowfall

At least 42 people have been killed and 76 wounded following heavy snowfall in Afghanistan, local media reported on Monday.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why effort to help Afghanistan is falling short

A grim situation in Afghanistan is getting worse

Dynamite News

Afghan students in US fearful of returning home under Taliban regime

Many Afghan students studying at United States universities through scholarship programmes say they are unable to return home as it endangers their lives under the current Taliban regime, according to a media report.

Daily Mirror

Brit student who had to be evacuated from Afghanistan holiday plans Ukraine trip

In August Miles Routledge from Birmingham was stuck in Kabul after Googling 'the most dangerous cities to visit' and now the dare-devil wants to travel to Ukraine as Russian troops mass at the border

ABC News

The US military has a problem with domestic violence. A culture of sexism and secrecy makes it harder to solve

For years, allegations of domestic abuse on US military bases have been dealt with by the chain of command. A landmark agreement could change that, but some survivors and families say it's too little, too late.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban Begin Talks in Norway as Hunger Stalks Afghanistan

A Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday started three days of talks in Oslo with Western officials and Afghan civil society representatives amid a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. The closed-door meetings are taking place at a hotel in the snow-capped mountains above the…

Reuters

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Herat, Afghanistan

Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Saturday in the western Afghan city of Herat, it said in a post on Telegram on Sunday.

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