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Attacked at home, Afghan Sikhs find community on Long Island

An Afghan Sikh family of 13 has found refuge in the diaspora community on Long Island

The Independent UK

A year after the Taliban’s capture of Kabul and women ‘do not even have air to breathe’

Almost half the population of Afghanistan are facing hunger

Bristol Post

Taliban accuses Pakistan of allowing US drones in Afghan airspace

Acting Minister of Defence Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob says American drones have been entering Afghanistan via Pakistan.

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Taliban Accuses Pakistan of Allowing US Drones to Use its Airspace

The Taliban's acting defense minister on Sunday said Pakistan had allowed American drones to use its airspace to access Afghanistan, a charge Pakistan has recently denied following a US air strike in Kabul. Acting Minister of Defense Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob told reporters at a news conference in Kabul that American…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban accuses Pakistan of allowing U.S. drones to use its airspace

The Taliban's acting defence minister said on Sunday that Pakistan had allowed U.S. drones to use its airspace to access Afghanistan, which Pakistan's foreign minister denied.

Reuters

A year later, communities find ways to honor 13 service members killed in Kabul airport bombing

SAN DIEGO — Most of them were based at Camp Pendleton, but they came from all over America, from small towns and suburbs. And that's where the sorrow and the pride linger, one year later.

Tribune News Service

Seven children dead: Who's to blame?

Who killed those kids as the U.S. left Afghanistan? Donald Rumsfeld? George Custer and Barack Obama? You and me?

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Truss’s warmongering rhetoric is empty, antagonistic – and wildly dangerous

The potential PM’s plan to cut benefits and boost defence spending merely serves her craving for the theatre of conflict, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Lanarkshire diplomat reflects on anniversary of Afghanistan rescue mission

Katrina Johnson saw 'the best and worst of humanity' as she helped co-ordinate the UK evacuation of 15,000 people from Kabul

Daily Record

Taliban say body of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has not been found in Kabul

The Taliban say they have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations after the United States claimed they killed the Al Qaeda leader in an air strike in Kabul last month.

ABC News

Taliban Say They’ve Not Found Body of Qaeda Leader

The Taliban have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations, group spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday, after the United States said they killed the al Qaeda leader in an airstrike in Kabul last month. The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban say they've not found body of al Qaeda leader

Reuters

One year on, Afghans at risk await evacuation, relocation

More than a year after the Taliban takeover that saw thousands of people rushing to Kabul’s international airport amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal, Afghans who failed to get on evacuation flights say they are still struggling to find safe and legal ways out of the country

The Independent UK

Afghan women open library to counter growing isolation

Afghan women's rights activists opened a library in Kabul on Wednesday, hoping to provide an oasis for women increasingly cut off from education and public life under the ruling Taliban.

Reuters

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Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. commits to Afghan asset talks despite frustration with Taliban - sources

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will press ahead with talks on releasing billions of dollars in Afghanistan's foreign-held assets despite the late al Qaeda leader's presence in Kabul and foot-dragging by the Taliban and Afghan central bank, according to three sources with knowledge of the situation.

Belfast Live

Co Down man tells of pride at helping 15,000 people flee from war-torn Afghanistan

“There were a lot of times I shed a tear."

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Global | Aug. 13-Aug. 19, 2022

From Taliban fighters celebrating one year since they seized the Afghan capital, Kabul, to the men's park final at the European Cycling Championships in Munich, to Machine Gun Kelly performing in Cleveland, Ohio, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published…

Reuters

Taliban leader says foreign engagement will be in line with sharia

The Taliban will deal with the international community in line with sharia law, the supreme leader of the hardline Islamist group said, according to a copy of his speech shared by the information ministry on Friday.

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Foreign Affairs

What the Taliban Really Fear

A resistance movement is growing in Afghanistan—and it needs international support.

WEKU

Police say the death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing surpasses 20

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the Wednesday attack that also wounded children, the latest to strike the country in the year since the Taliban seized power.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Police: 21 People Died in Blast at Kabul Mosque

A blast that tore through a Kabul mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday had killed 21 people, Kabul police said on Thursday. Police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said that another 33 people had been injured in the blast. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack Wednesday night, the…

Reuters

Death toll from Kabul mosque blast reaches 21

A blast that tore through a Kabul mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday killed 21 people, Kabul police said on Thursday, as the United Nations expressed concern over a growing number of civilian casualties from explosions.

Evening Standard

Kabul: 21 killed and dozens injured in ‘suicide attack’ on mosque in Afghan capital

Several children are reported to be among dozens wounded in the latest attack to strike Afghanistan in the year since the Taliban seized power

The Independent UK

Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric

An Afghan resident and police say that a bombing at a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27

Financial Times

The village wedding caught in the Taliban’s battle for Kabul

In August 2021, Dost Kol prepared to celebrate. The next 24 hours brought tragedy

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