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U.N. chief tells Security Council: Afghanistan 'hanging by thread'

Afghanistan is "hanging by a thread," with millions suffering extreme hunger, education and social services on the brink of collapse and a lack of liquidity limiting the capacity to reach people in need, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Reuters

Minister says emails wrong about UK PM authorising animals' Kabul evacuations

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson played no part in authorising the evacuation of animals from Kabul during the Western withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, and emails suggesting he did are wrong, a minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Boris Johnson authorised dogs and cats to be evacuated from Kabul as city fell to Taliban, email suggests

Boris Johnson personally authorised the evacuation of almost 200 cats and dogs from Afghanistan when thousands of people were struggling to escape the country before it fell to the Taliban, newly-released Government emails suggest.

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Officials suggest PM ‘authorised’ Afghanistan evacuation of animal charity

Boris Johnson has previously denied having any part in the decision.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson did order rescue of Pen Farthing's animals from Kabul, bombshell email claims

The PM previously said it was 'complete nonsense' that the Government prioritised saving animals over people during the emergency airlift from Kabul

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson accused of lying as emails suggest he approved Afghan dog rescue

PM called claims he intervened to help evacuation of animal charity ‘complete nonsense’

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson personally authorised evacuation of Pen Farthing’s dogs from Afghanistan, email shows

Prime minister had previously claimed it was ‘complete nonsense’ that he intervened in the case

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In Afghanistan, Taliban diktat sparks debate about women’s attire

Some Afghan women protest burqa diktat while others say the Taliban should focus on more pressing issues.

Al Jazeera

Trudy Rubin: Biden team needs to help the starving and the hunted in Afghanistan — now

I got the call I’d been dreading at noon on Monday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Starmer slams ‘spectacle of PM under police investigation’ as Sue Gray report awaited – as it happened

No 10 has still not yet received report on Downing Street parties that could trigger a Tory leadership election

The Guardian - UK

Report: LGBTQ+ Afghans' lives have "dramatically worsened" since Taliban seized power

Researchers interviewed survivors of "gang rape, mob attacks" and people "hunted" by family members who joined the Taliban.

Axios

Lives of LGBTQ+ Afghans ‘dramatically worse’ under Taliban rule, finds survey

Human Rights Watch reports cases of mob attacks, gang-rape and death threats, with LGBTQ+ people living in fear and unable to flee

The Guardian - UK

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.

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Axios

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

The Independent UK

Taliban talks in Oslo enter last day with bilateral format

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France 24

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,…

Daily Record

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".

The Independent UK

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.

Reuters

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.

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