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U.S. may let Tajikistan hold on to fleeing Afghan aircraft

The United States may let Tajikistan hold on to Afghan military aircraft donated by the U.S. that sought shelter in the Central Asian country following the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul last August, a U.S. military commander said.

Reuters

Two dead in Kabul car blast

Two people have died after a civilian car was targeted with an explosion in Kabul – the third deadly attack of the weekend.

Crikey

Gurdwara attack may delay India’s plans to reopen embassy

Team led by Director-level official being finalised to set up consular, visa and humanitarian functions in Kabul, sources said

The Hindu

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India clears emergency visas for 111 Afghan Hindus, Sikhs, hours after Kabul gurdwara attack

All applications were pending since September 2021; a total 159 Hindus and Sikhs remain in Afghanistan now.

The Hindu

IS claims attack on Sikh temple in Afghan capital of Kabul

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul that killed at least one worshipper and wounded seven others

The Independent UK

Deadly attack on Sikh temple in Kabul leaves community in fear

Persecution and conflict has forced many Afghan Hindus and Sikhs to flee the country, seriously reducing their numbers.

Al Jazeera

One killed as gunmen storm Sikh temple in Afghan capital

Kabul (AFP) - Armed men raided a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least one member of the community and wounding seven more, the interior ministry and witnesses said.

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At least 1 killed in attack on Sikh temple in Afghan capital

A Taliban-appointed official says explosions and gunfire have ripped through a Sikh temple in Afghanistan’s capital, killing one person and wounding seven others

The Independent UK

Afghanistan: Two killed as blast hits Sikh temple in Kabul

ISIL claimed responsibility for the explosion that also left seven people injured.

Al Jazeera

Attack on Sikh Temple in Afghan Capital Kabul Wounds 2

At least two people were wounded in an attack on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday morning, officials said. "There were around 30 people inside the temple. We don't know how many of them are alive or how many dead. The Taliban are not allowing us…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kabul: Blasts rip through Sikh temple in Afghan capital, casualties feared

No one has claimed responsibility for attack yet

The Independent UK

Islamic State claims attack on Sikh temple in Kabul that killed two

(This June 18 story corrects to say Indian ruling party spokeswoman, not Indian government spokeswoman, in 2nd paragraph)

Reuters

Kabul terror attack: Multiple explosions as gunfire rings out with deaths feared

Explosions and gunfire have been heard from a Sikh temple in Kabul with many feared dead and hostages are being held in what is feared to be an ISIS terror attack, it is reported

Daily Mirror

Trudy Rubin: We’ve betrayed tens of thousands of Afghans who helped us and are under Taliban threat

It has been almost one year since the ugly U.S. departure from Kabul. Yet tens of thousands of Afghans who were promised special immigrant visas (SIVs) — meant for those who worked for U.S. soldiers and civilians — remain trapped under terrifying Taliban rule.

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The Independent UK

Labour MP calls for talks with Taliban after ‘heart-rending’ Afghanistan trip

David Lammy and Preet Gill were the first senior British politicians to visit Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul.

AFP

Seventy Afghan couples marry in Kabul mass wedding

Kabul (AFP) - Dozens of Afghan women concealed in thick green shawls were married off in an austere mass wedding in Kabul on Monday, in a ceremony attended by hundreds of guests and gun-toting Taliban fighters.

The Guardian - UK

‘We exist but it is not a life’: Afghan women face bleak prospects under Taliban

In Kabul, women talk about losing their jobs and being forced to wear a burqa, while others fear starvation

The Hindu

Afghan women’s rights are at risk

The growing restrictions on women’s rights debunk the myth that Taliban 2.0 is moderate or reformed

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Al Jazeera

Can crypto help Afghans? Some think so

Crypto enthusiasts say it’s the only solution to the cash crunch that was created when the Taliban took over.

The Independent UK

Foreign Office chief says it has ‘lessons to learn’ from Afghan evacuation

Sir Philip Barton said he should not have stayed on holiday last summer as Kabul fell to the Taliban.

Reuters

Afghan Taliban unveils new uniforms for reconstituted police force

Taliban authorities on Wednesday introduced new uniforms for its reconstituted Afghan police force, as the de facto government attempts to shift away from using its insurgent military forces to handle law and order.

Reuters

Former Afghan minister returns to Kabul at Taliban invitation

A former Afghan minister, who fled as the Taliban took over Afghanistan last year, returned on Wednesday, officials said, following security assurances given as part of the hardline group's initiative to woo back high-profile individuals.

Al Jazeera

Ghani unlikely to have fled Kabul with millions in cash: Report

Assessment by SIGAR watchdog says Ghani may have taken $500,000 while tens of millions of dollars disappeared.

AFP

Afghan leader unlikely to have fled Kabul with millions in cash: US watchdog

Washington (AFP) - Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani almost certainly did not flee Kabul as it fell to the Taliban with millions of dollars in stolen cash, a US government watchdog's report said Monday.

Foreign Policy

The Last Days of the Afghan Embassy

The Biden administration shut down a touchpoint for thousands of refugees from Afghanistan—and left its diplomats in agonizing limbo.

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