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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

5 of the Worst USAID Scandals in History

The agency's low points, from working with child sex abusers to enabling drug trafficking

Reason

Archive project aims to protect the legacy of Afghanistan’s female artists

Artistic expression by female artists has been severely restricted by the Taliban since it regained control of the country in 2021.

Evening Standard

Afghan Allies Stranded Amid Trump's Refugee Program Halt

Afghan allies who supported the U.S. military face uncertainty and challenges due to program halts, highlighting the urgent need for a solution.

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They helped the US fight the Taliban. Now Trump has left these Afghans stranded

Many are now stranded in Albania, Pakistan and Qatar

The Independent UK

Taliban tell Trump they want to reset relationship with US – but don’t expect to get Humvees back

Taliban denies wanting to make a deal with Trump administration on leftover military aid

The Independent UK

Turkey ends Afghan diplomats' mission, paving way for Taliban to appoint their own team

Turkey has terminated the mission of Afghan diplomats who were appointed by Afghanistan's former pro-Western government

The Independent UK

England to play Afghanistan in Champions Trophy despite boycott calls from politicians

England have confirmed they will face Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy match scheduled for February 26 in Lahore, despite British politicians urging for a boycott.

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England will not boycott Afghanistan game despite Taliban ‘gender apartheid’

ECB chair Richard Thompson condemned ‘oppression of women and girls’ in Afghanistan but insisted a ‘unilateral boycott’ was not the right policy

The Guardian - UK

England to face Afghanistan in Champions Trophy despite calls for boycott

More than 160 MPs and peers had called for a boycott in response to the Taliban’s actions since returning to power

Evening Standard

England make decision on Afghanistan clash at Champions Trophy after calls for boycott

The ECB have confirmed that the tournament fixture will go ahead despite calls for England to boycott over the Taliban’s treatment of women

The Independent UK

Taliban suspends Afghanistan's only radio station run by women

Kabul-based Radio Begum was educating Afghan women on health, psychology, and spiritual programmes

The Independent UK

We cannot cheer on Afghanistan’s cricket team when Afghan women are being silenced

With Afghanistan set to play England in a tournament, we are calling for a boycott of a team that sportswashes the Taliban’s brutal campaign of misogyny

The Guardian - UK

Global aid in chaos as Trump proposes to slash funds and dismantle USAID

Three weeks into Donald Trump’s second presidency of the United States, the global aid sector is in disarray as Washington reviews its foreign aid policy to ensure it aligns with the America First agenda. Funds have been frozen or slashed while the USAID agency is being dismantled.

Radio France Internationale

Trump tells journalist he can't understand her 'beautiful accent’

Donald Trump told a journalist from Afghanistan he could not understand her “beautiful accent” when she asked him a question at his joint press conference with Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, 4 February.

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Taliban Suspends Afghanistan's Only Women's Radio Station Operations

Taliban suspends Radio Begum, Afghanistan's women's radio station, impacting women's education and media freedom.

The Independent UK

Taliban minister who publicly opposed girls’ education ban 'flees' Afghanistan

A senior Taliban minister, who publicly condemned the group’s ban on education of girls and women, has reportedly fled Afghanistan amid fears of arrest.

The Conversation

Addicted: how the world got hooked on illicit drugs – and why we need to view this as a global threat like climate change

It has taken decades for some to accept the devastating effects of climate change on our planet. Despite scientific evidence that was available years ago, many people were reluctant to make the connection between increasing use of fossil fuels, rising global temperatures and devastating weather events.

The Guardian - UK

Taliban minister ‘forced to flee Afghanistan’ after speech in support of girls’ education

Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Taliban’s deputy foreign minister, left for UAE after criticising ban on secondary school and higher education for girls

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The Independent UK

Gunmen kill a police officer working on Pakistan's first polio drive of the year

Pakistani police say unidentified gunmen shot and killed a police officer working on Pakistan’s first polio vaccination drive of the year

The Independent UK

Taliban security guard killed in firing at UN compound in Kabul

UN contractor injured in attack

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t care what they play at my funeral. I’m not going to be there’: Ross Kemp’s honest playlist

The actor and TV presenter smashed up his mum’s copy of Carmen as a child and now plays jazz standards to his kids, but which Green Day song reminds him of Afghanistan?

International Business Times

Cash-keen Taliban Betting On Afghanistan's Mines

A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of the Taliban authorities' push to capitalise on the country's rich mineral resources.

Al Jazeera

Dozens of soldiers, fighters killed in Baloch separatist attack in Pakistan

Fighters reportedly fire at a vehicle carrying Frontier Corps paramilitaries trying to dismantle a roadblock.

The Independent UK

The Taliban have no legal right to multibillion dollar Afghan fund, says US watchdog

The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan says the Taliban have no legal right to billions of dollars in funds set aside to help Afghan people

International Business Times

Old India-Pakistan Rivalry Drives South Asia Diplomatic Reshuffle

Old rivalries between India and Pakistan are driving a shift in regional ties, with New Delhi courting Afghanistan's Taliban while Islamabad befriends the new leaders of post-revolutionary Bangladesh.

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