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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Afternoon Edition: Feb. 7, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

As another wave of Afghans arrives in Chicago, volunteers say more help is needed

Since last fall, more than 1,890 Afghans have made Illinois their new home, and another wave is expected to arrive in the Chicago area in February, officials say.

Chicago Sun-Times

Angelina Jolie shares letter from Afghan girl about Taliban rule: ‘I might never be able to go outside again’

Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021

The Independent UK

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Angelina Jolie shares letter from Afghan woman who details rights being ‘taken away’ under Taliban control

A letter sent to Angelina Jolie detailed the rights that are being taken away from women in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country.

Tribune News Service

Throwing Roberts-Smith under bus denied

Ben Roberts-Smith's lawyer has accused a witness of trying to throw the war hero under a proverbial bus after a clarification emerged in the Federal Court.

AAP

Jay Ambrose: Closing the border to killer drugs

The horror of war, one of humankind’s worst afflictions, is often summed up by the number of a nation’s soldiers killed, and here are examples: the war in Korea, 33,643 American military deaths; Vietnam, 58,220; Iraq, 4,550; and Afghanistan, 2,448.

Tribune News Service

Scared, hungry and cold: child workers in Kabul – picture essay

As temperatures fall below freezing, children as young as four trying to make a living on the Afghan capital’s streets are all that stand between their family and starvation

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India’s ‘return’ to Central Asia

While the gains from engaging Central Asia may be minimal, non-engagement could be costly

The Hindu

Five Pakistan soldiers killed in attack from Afghanistan, military says

Militants firing from inside Afghanistan killed at least five Pakistani soldiers at a border post in northwestern Kurram district on Sunday, the Pakistan military said, the second such attack since Taliban militants took over Kabul in August.

Reuters

US Airborne Infantry Troops in Poland amid Ukraine Tension

Hundreds of U.S elite troops were expected to arrive in southeastern Poland near the border with Ukraine on Sunday on President Joe Biden's orders to deploy 1,700 soldiers there amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The airborne infantry troops of the 82nd Airborne Division were expected at at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The US economic war on Afghanistan amounts to a humanitarian crime

Washington and the west are inflicting brutal collective punishment on an already destitute people by freezing assets and aid

The Guardian - UK

Ali Agshar Hussaini: Australian wrestling champ who can’t compete for Australia

National champion in 57kg freestyle wrestling and bricklaying Hazara refugee’s visa status means he cannot move forward – in sport, or beyond

The Guardian - AU

Hero SAS soldier ran through gunfire to save army dog shot after it helped kill sniper

The sergeant is set to get a medal for saving the life of the Belgian shepherd dog that was gunned down as it helped commandos attack Taliban fighters in Afghanistan

Daily Mirror

Afghanistan evacuee feels “stuck” in London hotel room as he awaits permanent accommodation

A British man evacuated from Afghanistan says he feels “stuck” in a London hotel as he awaits permanent accommodation.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Refugee hotel rooms ‘not good value for money’ says Afghanistan evacuee

Abdul has lived with his wife in a London hotel room for nearly five months.

AAP

Victory aid Afghan women return to field

Melbourne Victory are supporting the Afghanistan women's soccer team's return to the field in Australia after fleeing the Taliban-led country last year.

The Guardian - AU

Afghanistan women’s football team reunite with hopes of competing in Australia

For the first time since fleeing their home and finding sanctuary in Australia, the team are taking their battle for equality onto the playing field

AAP

Australia finish third at U19 World Cup

Australia have beaten Afghanistan by two wickets to claim third place at the Under-19 cricket World Cup in the West Indies.

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The Guardian - UK

Home Office to stop paying for Afghan refugees’ toiletries and medication

Letter to former guard at British embassy in Kabul says measures will come into effect on 11 February

Reuters

ISIS raid gives Biden a foreign policy win as Ukraine, midterms loom

The U.S. raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State's leader is a much-needed national security win for President Joe Biden after the messy withdrawal from Afghanistan while he tries to project an image of strength in a standoff with Russia over Ukraine, analysts said.

The Independent UK

Pentagon: Deadly Afghan airport attack was not preventable

The military investigation into the deadly attack during the Afghanistan evacuation has concluded that a suicide bomber, carrying 20 pounds of explosives packed with ball bearings, acted alone, and that the deaths of more than 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members were not preventable

Reuters

Single bomber carried out Kabul airport attack, U.S. military says

The U.S. military said on Friday that a single Islamic State bomber killed 13 U.S. troops and at least 170 Afghans at Kabul airport last August, not the complex attack originally suspected, and that it could not have been prevented with the resources on hand.

ABC News

Ben Roberts-Smith's former SAS comrades drop bombshell evidence at defamation trial

After a six-month pandemic-related delay, Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation battle against three newspapers resumed this week with evidence from two of Australia's most-elite soldiers.

Reuters

Factbox: Pushed into the shadows, Islamic State still has global reach

(This February 4 story deletes incorrect description of Boko Haram as an affiliate of Al Qaeda in paragraph 14; corrects number of Islamic State affiliates in West and Central Africa in paragraph 15; relationship between Islamic State West Africa Province and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara in paragraph 17;…

Daily Mirror

England U19s captain Tom Prest confident they can "beat anyone" ahead of World Cup final

EXCLUSIVE: England captain Tom Prest is confident his side can beat India in the Under 19 World Cup final and win the tournament for the first time since 1998

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