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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Travel ban may shut door for Afghan family to bring niece to US for a better life

Mohammad Sharafoddin, his wife and young son managed to make it out of Afghanistan as refugees nine years ago, at one point walking 36 hours in a row over mountain passes

The Independent UK

Kabul at risk of becoming first modern city to run out of water, report warns

NGO says Afghan capital’s 7 million people face existential crisis that world needs urgently to address

The Guardian - UK

What unites countries under Trump’s travel ban is American imperialism

US’s cruel escalation of policy puts misplaced target on vulnerable nations such as Afghanistan and Sudan

The Guardian - US

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Trump administration sanctions International Criminal Court judges

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the sanctioned judges were involved in probes of US and Israeli military actions.

Al Jazeera

Women working for UN in Kabul face stalking and death threats: ‘Don’t turn up tomorrow or you will be killed’

Taliban has denied involvement in what UN sources describe as a campaign of ‘coordinated harassment’

The Independent UK

Governments scramble to understand Trump's latest travel ban before it takes effect Monday

Governments of 12 countries whose citizens will be banned from visiting the United States starting next week are scrambling to understand President Donald Trump’s latest move to resurrect a hallmark policy of his first term

The Independent UK

First Thing: Trump signs order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering US

Nationals from countries including Afghanistan, Haiti and Sudan ‘fully’ restricted. Plus, a breakthrough in HIV research

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Donald Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries

US President Donald Trump has resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from…

The National (Scotland)

Venezuela says being in US is ‘great risk’ as countries respond to Trump travel ban

Caracas describes US government as fascist, Somalia vows to address security and Iranian Americans express regret

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s new travel ban: the countries chosen and how it differs from the last one

President’s sweeping proclamation targets citizens of many countries and would dramatically reshape US border policy

The Guardian - US

Trump signs order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the US

Nationals from countries including Afghanistan, Haiti and Sudan banned as those of seven others partially restricted

The Guardian - US

Trump bans nationals of 12 countries from US entry - Roll Call

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation late Wednesday that effectively banned travel to the U.S. from 12 countries.

Roll Call

Pakistani troops kill 14 militants in raid in northwest region near Afghanistan

Pakistan’s military says its security forces have killed 14 Pakistani Taliban in a raid in the country's northwest

The Independent UK

CNN parts ways with correspondent months after his story cost network millions in defamation suit

CNN declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding Alex Marquardt’s departure, but did confirm that he was done with the network

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

Afghanistan welcomes upgraded diplomatic ties with neighbouring Pakistan

Taliban government to follow Pakistan’s move to designate ambassador to Kabul as tensions between the two nations ease.

The Independent UK

Pakistan announces it will send an ambassador to Afghanistan to upgrade diplomatic ties

Pakistan's Foreign Minister says Islamabad is upgrading its diplomatic representation in Afghanistan from chargé d’affaires to the level of ambassador

The Independent UK

Retrieved data from special forces server may hold evidence of murder – inquiry

Back-up drives for a ‘wiped’ computer server were recovered from undisclosed special forces locations, the Afghanistan Inquiry has revealed.

Euronews

Australian whistleblower David McBride loses appeal over Afghan war crimes leak

Ex-military officer was jailed for leaking classified documents about allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan to the media.

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The Independent UK

Australia whistleblower who exposed war crime allegations loses bid to reduce prison sentence

Australian army whistleblower David McBride, who leaked allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan to the media, has lost a court bid to have his prison sentence reduced

Euronews

Is the future Qosh Tepa Canal in Afghanistan the final nail in Aral Sea's coffin?

Afghanistan is building a 285-kilometre waterway at an accelerated pace to irrigate its drought-ridden northern regions. Central Asian states maintain that decisions regarding transboundary water use should be made collectively.

Reason

Trump Seeks to Deport Afghans Who Fled the Taliban

Lifting TPS status would make them eligible for deportation to Afghanistan, where the Taliban is likely to persecute and punish them.

The Independent UK

UK urged to bring hundreds of Afghan heroes to safety after major blunder saw them wrongly rejected

Afghan commandos who fought side-by-side with UK special forces had been denied help and left at the mercy of the Taliban before ministers announced a rethink of cases

The Independent UK

Why fierce rivals India, Pakistan and China are racing to woo the Taliban

The Taliban were shunned globally after it captured Kabul and cut restricted rights of Afghan girls and women. Less than four years later, the biggest regional powers are in a race to win their attention, experts tell Arpan Rai

Al Jazeera

Pakistan, Afghanistan move towards ‘restoring ties’ in talks with China

As India strengthens ties with Kabul, Pakistan and Afghanistan return to the table after Chinese mediation.

The Independent UK

Marine who lost both of his legs in Afghanistan is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl

Motivational speaker Brandon Rumbaugh, 34, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, is facing a slew of charges after allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl multiple times.

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