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US military orders new interviews on the deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack as criticism persists

The Pentagon’s Central Command has decided to interview roughly two dozen service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal but weren’t included in the military’s initial investigation

The Independent UK

We have an obligation to Afghan women and girls

Letter: Simon Diggins, a former defence attaché to Kabul, suggests the UK should amend its Afghan civilian resettlement scheme

The Guardian - UK

Monthly income of 78 per cent Afghans decreased to USD 59: Report

The monthly income of 78 per cent of people in Afghanistan has decreased to USD 59, Tolo News reported citing a survey by an organisation conducted in Afghanistan's national capital Kabul. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Gardener of Lashkar Gah by Larisa Brown review – Afghanistan abandoned

A deeply moving book that lays bare the human cost of the 2021 western withdrawal

The Guardian - UK

Matildas lose match, win hearts

Matildas captain Sam Kerr says the one thing that will keep her smiling after their loss to England last night is the hope it’s the start of something bigger for women’s football in Australia, and Immigration Minister Andrew Giles is reviewing hundreds of appeals from Afghans denied visas after assessors…

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Afghans fled for a better future but 2 years later, it’s a dream for most

Millions of Afghans who have left their country since 2021 remain stuck in limbo as they seek to reach Western nations.

Al Jazeera

Tory MP repeats call for Afghanistan rethink after Taliban remarks criticism

Tobias Ellwood has again urged the Government to rethink its strategy on Afghanistan, two years on from the fall of Kabul to the Taliban.

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Caught between the Taliban’s restrictions and India’s no-visa ‘policy’, Indian citizen in Herat longs for freedom to return

Iqra, an Indian citizen, was jolted out of a holiday with her Afghan husband and their daughter when bombs and gunfire erupted in Herat. Despite applying for an Emergency Visa, her husband has not been granted one due to India's restricted visa policy. This has left Iqra and her family…

The Hindu

Taliban marks two years since return to power in Afghanistan

August 15 has been declared a national holiday to celebrate the Taliban takeover of Kabul from US-led foreign forces.

Al Jazeera

The Taliban Is Dangerous to Me. I’m Dangerous to the Taliban

I left Kabul after the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in 2021. As a female journalist in exile, I’m learning what it means to help my country from afar

The Walrus

When the music stops: how the Taliban’s fear of art is killing Afghan culture

Musicians and artists are living in a state of terror. Can the country’s identity as a ‘crossroads of cultures’ survive a policy of strict repression?

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak accused of having ‘no plan’ for Afghans in limbo two years after fall of Kabul

No adequate answers from government – as military and political leaders line up to demand PM honours ‘debt’ to brave Afghans who fought Taliban

The Independent UK

Let me explain, my dear son, why I left you in Afghanistan. Hang in there, I have not given up

I remember you humming like a bulbul in our back yard in Kabul. When you are finally given a visa you will see there are all sorts of colourful birds here in Melbourne

The Guardian - AU

Hungry, hunted, terrified: unending plight of the Afghan women who served in military and police

Two years since the Taliban seized power, thousands of female fugitives still live in fear and poverty, with a target on their backs

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover

The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as U

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Thousands of Afghans in limbo two years after fall of Kabul – as Sunak urged to keep UK promise

Exclusive: MPs and top brass intervene as government deadline for giving sanctuary to Afghans looms

The Conversation

Two years after Taliban takeover: why Afghanistan still poses a threat to the region and beyond

The dramatic and rapid Taliban offensive in the spring of 2021 culminated in its takeover of Kabul on August 15. The chaos of the western withdrawal that surrounded the return of the Taliban represented a sad endpoint of two decades of failed US-led attempts to impose a liberal democratic system…

The Independent UK

Two years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo, waiting for US visas

When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021 it airlifted tens of thousands of Afghans to safety

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The Independent UK

Two years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo waiting for US visas

When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021 it airlifted tens of thousands of Afghans to safety

The Walrus

Where Is the Canadian Fiction about Afghanistan?

Canadians are far from squeamish in our literary tastes, but novels about the country where we were once at war are rare

WEKU

How one Afghan family made the perilous journey across the U.S.-Mexico border

Kabul fell to the Taliban close to two years ago, but desperate Afghans continue to flee, even taking the dangerous route into the U.S. across the Mexican border. Here's the story of one such family.

Marie Claire

One of the Last Free Places For Women in Afghanistan Has Disappeared

Marie Claire traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan, to speak with salon owners and customers as they braced for the devastating shutdown.

Dynamite News

Kabul residents complain about low quality medicine

“Make the quality of the medicine very high, its quality is low. When someone gets sick, they take the medicine, and they blame the doctor,” said Ibrahim, another resident of Kabul. Read Further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan unleash flash floods that killed dozens of people

Officials say heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days

WEKU

Heavy flooding in Afghanistan has killed at least 12 people and left dozens missing

Government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Sunday that around 40 people are missing after the flash flooding late Saturday night in the Jalrez district of Maidan Wardak province, west of Kabul.

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