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Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban regime. Will China follow?

Experts monitoring the Taliban’s new diplomacy push in Asia say China could follow suit, paving the way for wider recognition of the militant group and ending its pariah status on the world stage. Arpan Rai reports

The Independent UK

Germany seeks agreement with Taliban to take back convicted Afghan migrants, interior minister says

Germany does not recognise the Taliban government, which took control of Afghanistan in 2021, and maintains no official diplomatic ties with Kabul.

Euronews

Russia Becomes First Country To Recognise Taliban Govt

Afghanistan's government said on Thursday that Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its rule, calling it a "brave decision".

International Business Times

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Photos of cockfighting in Afghan capital show a bloody pastime thriving in the shadows

When a cockfight begins in Kabul, the noise is immediate. Roars of “Hit!” and “Kill!” erupt among spectators as two birds lunge at each other, feathers and blood flying.

The Independent UK

Nearly Two Centuries On, Quiet Settles On Afghanistan's British Cemetery

Aynullah Rahimi's family has for decades tended the old cemetery in Kabul reserved for non-Afghans, but since the country's latest war ended and foreigners left in droves, he says few now enter the oasis of quiet in the capital.

International Business Times

AP PHOTOS: Afghans mark Eid al-Adha on its third year since the return of the Taliban

Afghans in Kabul have marked Eid al-Adha over the past two days with traditional prayers, animal sacrifices and family gatherings as the city observed its third Eid celebration since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.

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

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Female UN staff in Kabul the target of ‘coordinated harassment’

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The Independent UK

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

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.

Al Jazeera

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

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

The Independent UK

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.

Al Jazeera

Guess who India, Pakistan and Iran are all wooing? The Taliban

No country formally recognises the Taliban. But the group’s recent diplomatic overdrive shows many want it as a partner.

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The Independent UK

Hegseth orders new review of Afghanistan withdrawal and suicide bombing at Kabul airport

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered another review of the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, and of the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed American troops and Afghans

The Independent UK

‘I worked for the British in Kabul embassy for 18 years. Let me reunite with my sons’

Family brought to the UK on Afghan resettlement scheme plead to be reunited with their two eldest sons

International Business Times

Tunics & Turbans: Afghan Students Don Taliban-imposed Uniforms

Since the start of the school year in March, Afghan boys have been required to wear new uniforms of turbans and long tunics, following an order to adopt outfits reflecting Taliban rule.

Al Jazeera

After a year of hostility, Pakistan and Afghanistan seek diplomatic reboot

Ishaq Dar visits Kabul as Pakistan and Afghanistan attempt to revive stalled diplomatic ties amid refugee expulsion.

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The Guardian - UK

Delusions of Paradise by Maiwand Banayee review – a compelling rejection of fundamentalism

An Afghan exile’s account of life in war-torn Kabul and a Taliban-dominated refugee camp is an unflinching study of how radicalisation takes root, and his own renunciation of it

The Independent UK

Meet the last female Afghan ambassador as she leads the resistance against the Taliban

INTERVIEW: Arpan Rai sits down with Manizha Bakhtari, Afghanistan’s only remaining female ambassador, to talk about the Taliban’s new regime and what it means to resist

International Business Times

Pakistan Foreign Minister Due In Kabul As Deportations Rise

Pakistan's foreign minister was due to visit Afghanistan on Saturday after his country expelled more than 85,000 Afghans, mostly children, in just over two weeks.

The Guardian - AU

Fleeing Taliban fighters, Ibrahim begs the country he helped – Australia – to save his family

Mohammed Ibrahim spent four years as a translator for aid workers who taught children and trained doctors. In today’s Afghanistan the penalty for that is death

International Business Times

Kabul Slams Pakistan's 'Violence' Against Afghans Pressured To Leave

The Taliban government accused Pakistan on Tuesday of violently expelling Afghans after Islamabad cancelled hundreds of thousands of residence permits, pressuring families across the border.

The Guardian - UK

Briton held by Taliban with wife describes dire conditions in Kabul jail

Peter Reynolds, 79, detained with his wife, Barbie, since February, says prison is ‘nearest thing to hell I can imagine’

International Business Times

US Woman Released By Taliban In Afghanistan

An American woman has been freed by the Taliban in Afghanistan after she, two Britons and their Afghan translator were detained earlier this year, Washington's former envoy to Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad, said Saturday.

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