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‘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

The Guardian - AU

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.

Evening Standard

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

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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

The Independent UK

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.

ABC News

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’.

The Independent UK

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’.

Al Jazeera

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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

The Hindu

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

Reuters

Pakistan, Afghanistan pledge coordination on border crossings

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

Al Jazeera

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.

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The Guardian - AU

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’

The Independent UK

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

ABC News

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.

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The Independent UK

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

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

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Reuters

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.

ABC News

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.

The Independent UK

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

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