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Transition: the story of a trans journalist embedded with the Taliban

In a fascinating new documentary, an Australian trans man gains unprecedented access to the terrorist organisation while keeping his identity secret

The Guardian - US

Refugee Week: Ben and Jerry’s creates ice cream with refugee entrepreneurs

The new flavour was inspired by the food and culture of Morocco, Afghanistan and Syria

Evening Standard

New campaign to fund primary school education for girls in Afghanistan

International charity Street Child has launched a campaign called ‘Education Is Her Right’ which aims to fund primary school education for girls in Afghanistan. The country faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and the gains made over the past

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In a first, India and Pakistan special envoys participate in Western talks with Taliban in Norway

Taliban representatives met with Indian and Pakistani special envoys and officials amongst a number of international diplomats this week, in an effort by the Norwegian Government to break the impasse in talks on the sidelines of a peace conference in Oslo.

The Hindu

Afghanistan paceman Nijatullah Masood bags 5-wicket haul on Test debut against Bangladesh

Supported by pace bowler Yamin Ahmadzai, who had figures of 2-39, Masood found swing and movement in the overcast conditions to rip through Bangladesh’s batting

The Hindu

Australian soldier won’t apologise for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

‘We haven’t done anything wrong, so we won’t be making any apologies’

The Independent UK

Stripping medals from soldiers is murky territory, and must not distract from investigating alleged war crimes

It could be years before Ben Roberts-Smith and others are stripped of military awards for their service in Afghanistan and face Australian criminal court on war crimes charges, if in fact that ever happens.

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Record 110 million people worldwide displaced: UN refugee agency

Wars in Ukraine and Sudan, and the Afghanistan crisis, have forced millions to flee in search of safety.

Al Jazeera

Australian federal police abandon two alleged murder investigations into Ben Roberts-Smith

The long-running investigations into murder allegations in Afghanistan will be replaced by new inquiries because of concerns about evidence

The Guardian - AU

US offers asylum lifeline to Afghan war hero as UK refuses to recognise his military service

Exclusive: Humiliation for Britain as America – alerted by The Independent – considers safe haven for pilot facing deportation to Rwanda

The Independent UK

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Afghanistan in Bangladesh 2023

Follow all the action from Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium

The Independent UK

‘Wedding or a funeral?’ Taliban bans music at Kabul wedding halls

The Taliban bans music at Kabul weddings halls because it is considered against the teachings of Islam.

Al Jazeera

‘We should be scared’: the poisoning of schoolgirls in Afghanistan

Dozens of schoolgirls are suspected to have been deliberately poisoned in two attacks in Afghanistan, the latest in a decade of incidents in the region, intensifying fears for girls pursuing education.

The Week

Australia confronts ‘war hero’ myth after Ben Roberts-Smith case

Veneration of veterans gained momentum in the John Howard era and the revelations from Afghanistan have shocked many.

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Iran and Afghanistan dispute Helmand water rights as climate change deepens crisis

Iran and Afghanistan exchanged gunfire on May 27 amid rising tensions over water supplies in the region. The countries are engaged in a decades-long dispute over rights to the Helmand River, on which Iran depends to irrigate land in its arid south. The construction of dams on the Afghan side…

The Conversation

The 'Murph' challenge: what to know about this CrossFit workout

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg recently shared on Facebook and Instagram that he had completed the “Murph” challenge, which is named for Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, who was killed in Afghanistan in June 2005, aged 29.

The Week

The Taliban’s ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on opium poppy crops in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have succeeded in slashing opium poppy production in the country after banning cultivation of the crop, analysis of satellite imagery and reports from the ground suggest.

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Shoot to kill

Disgraced former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith is again allegedly ‘directly involved’ in the killing of an elderly man in Afghanistan in 2012, and Queensland children are pleading guilty to crimes they didn’t commit to avoid being held in remand for long periods.

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The Hindu

Jaishankar kicks off BJP’s outreach bid, woos Sikhs

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday met members of the Sikh community, including those who came to India following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, in West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, as part of the BJP’s month-long outreach campaign on the completion of nine years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…

Bangkok Post

The Afghan valley proud of its young suicide bombers

TANGI VALLEY (AFGHANISTAN): Taliban-trained suicide bomber Ismail Ashuqullah regrets missing the chance to blow himself up at the height of the Afghan war -- like many other young men from the lush green Tangi Valley.

Al Jazeera

Afghan students feel abandoned as India restricts visas

Hundreds of Afghan students are unable to resume their studies as India stopped issuing visas after Taliban takeover.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rishi’s US visit is short, but he will need it to be sweet too for key goals

When David Cameron arrived at the White House on a beautiful spring day in March 2012, President Obama joshed that he was “chuffed to bits” to welcome the British prime minister to Washington. Since then there have been bumps in the road over Syria and Afghanistan, Brexit, trade, and two…

The Independent UK

‘Home is like a jail’: Afghan soldier weathers injuries, uncertainty in US asylum bid

Afghan soldier Abdul Wasi Safi's days since his release from a Texas immigration detention center have been filled with medical appointments while living in Houston with his brother

The Guardian - AU

ACT minister calls on commonwealth to drop prosecution of defence whistleblower David McBride

Veterans minister Emma Davidson says prosecution of military lawyer who served in Afghanistan is not in the public interest

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s military will emerge stronger after ‘confronting’ war crime inquiry, defence chief says

Exclusive: Gen Angus Campbell says Brereton inquiry will have ‘profound, broad-based and ultimately very positive effect’ on ADF

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