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Taliban, Western officials meet in Oslo to discuss Afghanistan

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

Al Jazeera

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

The Independent UK

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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.

Al Jazeera

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

Evening Standard

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.

Dynamite News

EXPLAINER: Why effort to help Afghanistan is falling short

A grim situation in Afghanistan is getting worse

The Independent UK

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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.

Dynamite News

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

Daily Mirror

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.

ABC News

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

Reuters

Change to aid rules needed to prevent famine in Afghanistan, say UK experts

Former security and diplomatic chiefs warn that country is at risk of economic collapse as Taliban begin talks in Norway

The Guardian - UK

UK government must act now to save millions of lives in Afghanistan

Letter: Former defence, national security and foreign policy experts lay out five outcomes that the international community should be working towards to avert an irreversible humanitarian disaster

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The Biden doctrine: Ukraine gaffe sums up mixed year of foreign policy

On Russia and Putin, the president said the quiet part loud. Re-engagement has been welcomed but the exit from Afghanistan was a disaster. Analysts see much to do to rebuild US credibility

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve already sold my daughters; now, my kidney’: winter in Afghanistan’s slums

Crushing poverty is forcing starving displaced people to make desperate choices

Al Jazeera

Taliban delegation begins talks in Oslo

Al Jazeera has learned that the Afghan group will be pushed on women’s rights in return for access to frozen funds.

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown calls for public help to tackle Afghan humanitarian crisis

The former prime minister has helped to launch a petition calling on the Government to convene a special conference on Afghanistan.

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The Independent UK

Talks with Taliban begin in Norway

Three days of talks between a Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Norwegian government and several allied countries have started in Oslo amid a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan

The Times of India

Bangladesh and Afghanistan advance to quarterfinals of ICC U-19 World Cup

BASSETERRE: Defending champions Bangladesh triumphed in a winner-takes-all game as they beat the UAE by nine wickets via the D/L method in a rain-interrupted match to reach the quarterfinals of the U-19 World Cup.

The Hindu

Afghanistan, Bangladesh advance to quarterfinals of U-19 World Cup

Bangladesh will be hoping for a repeat of the final last time out when they face India in the quarterfinal on January 29

The Hindu

Jaishankar speaks with Kuwaiti, Qatari counterparts; discusses ties, Afghanistan

“Spoke on our bilateral, economic and energy cooperation.”

Al Jazeera

Taliban delegation to hold humanitarian talks in Norway

Norway’s foreign minister stresses that the planned visit is not a ‘legitimisation or recognition of the Taliban’.

The Independent UK

French cannibal who ate victim with white beans attacks again after escape from custody

Jeremy Rimbaud, an Afghanistan veteran, had escaped from a psychiatric unit

Daily Mirror

Cannibal murderer goes on run from custody and attacks woman walking her dog

Cannibal murderer Jeremy Rimbaud escaped custody and grabbed the victim on a street in Toulouse, France, leaving her "absolutely terrified", an investigating source said

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