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Afghanistan's Taliban foreign minister meeting with Indian counterpart for first time since takeover

The foreign minister of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is meeting with his Indian counterpart in a first high-level diplomatic engagement with New Delhi since the group seized power in 2021 after two decades of U.S. military presence

The Independent UK

Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Begins First India Visit

Afghanistan's UN-sanctioned foreign minister arrived in India on Thursday, the first visit by a top Taliban leader since they returned to power in 2021 following the withdrawal of US-led forces.

International Business Times

Error 404: 48 Hours Of Confusion In Afghanistan During Internet Blackout

Paralysed banks, grounded planes and chaotic hospitals: for two days, life ground to a halt in Afghanistan after the Taliban unexpectedly cut off the internet and phone networks.

International Business Times

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The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet review – a monument to Afghan resilience

A sweeping social history of Afghanistan is seen through the lens of Kabul’s InterContinental hotel, where staff endured the horrific realities of life in a war zone

The Guardian - UK

From Karachi’s crowded markets and Kabul’s alleys to Australia’s vast sky: budgies are for me fragments of memory

The contrast between the captive birds of my childhood and the wild flocks of my new home has become more than an observation

The Guardian - AU

'I'm Breathing Again': Afghans Relieved After Internet Restored

Just before nightfall on Wednesday, the near-deserted streets of Afghanistan's capital Kabul suddenly filled with people -- mobile phones everywhere had pinged back to life.

International Business Times

Mobile And Data Networks Return Across Afghanistan: AFP Journalists

Mobile networks returned to several provinces across Afghanistan on Wednesday, including the capital Kabul, 48 hours after the Taliban authorities shut down telecommunications.

International Business Times

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Taliban deny nationwide ban on internet access as outage paralyses Afghanistan

The internet blackout is now in its third day on Wednesday and has impacted banking, businesses, humanitarian work and travel across Afghanistan.

Euronews

My calls and emails to family in Afghanistan go unanswered. The Taliban’s internet shutdown has left us all helpless

From the safety of Australia, I watch in despair as my loved ones in Kabul navigate this digital darkness – a calculated effort to silence dissent

The Guardian - AU

The UN mission appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access across Afghanistan

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has urged the Taliban government to immediately restore nationwide internet and telecommunications access, saying the blackout imposed by the government in Kabul has left the country almost entirely cut off from the outside world

The Independent UK

Taliban cut internet for whole country as Afghanistan ‘dragged into abyss’

Ban blocks mobile and broadband internet services, disrupts satellite television, and affects flight operations

The Independent UK

Taliban Impose Communications Blackout Across Afghanistan

Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday, after Taliban authorities cut the fibre optic network.

International Business Times

Teenage boy miraculously survives 90-minute flight hiding in plane’s landing gear

Boy, 13, snuck onto the plane at Kabul airport to flee Afghanistan but was sent back by Indian authorities just two hours after landing in Delhi

The Independent UK

Elderly British Couple To Fly Home After Release By Taliban

An elderly British couple released after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan are expected to fly back to the UK on Saturday.

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Family tell of ‘immense joy’ at release of British couple detained in Afghanistan

Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested and held without charge for eight months, raising fears for their health

Euronews

Taliban releases British couple held for months in Afghanistan on undisclosed charges

A spokesperson for the Taliban Foreign Ministry said the couple "violated Afghan law" and were released from prison on Friday after a court hearing, but didn't say what law they were alleged to have broken.

International Business Times

Taliban Release Detained Elderly British Couple

An elderly British couple detained in Afghanistan for almost eight months were released on Friday, the Taliban authorities said, after pressure built to free the pair due to fears over their health.

The Independent UK

Taliban bans key university textbooks on women’s rights, human rights and Western philosophy

Some textbooks were written by women while others were deemed ‘incompatible with Islamic sharia’

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Botox Under Burqas: Cosmetic Surgery In Vogue In Afghanistan

Decked out with fake crystal chandeliers and velvet sofas, cosmetic surgery clinics in Afghanistan's capital are a world away from the austerity of Taliban rule, where Botox, lip filler, and hair transplants reign.

Al Jazeera

Taliban official says US envoy agrees to prisoner swap in Kabul meeting

The reported visit follows one in March 2025 which led to the release of a US citizen held for more than two years.

The Independent UK

UN confirms female staff being blocked by Taliban from working on earthquake response in Afghanistan

Taliban deploys armed guards outside UN compound in Kabul to prevent local female workers from coming in to work

Evening Standard

Cost of Afghan data breach scheme unknown to Government – watchdog

The amount spent on the scheme was not recorded separately to other resettlement activity following the fall of Kabul, the NAO said.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: magnitude 6 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan leaves at least 800 dead

Rescue efforts hampered by steep terrain after shallow quake that was felt more than 100 miles away in Kabul. Plus, the liberal who loves hunting and wants to change your mind

International Business Times

Cash-strapped Taliban Look To Airspace For Windfall

Far above Kabul, the cash-strapped Taliban government has located a potentially lucrative revenue stream: Afghanistan's airspace.

The Independent UK

Taliban blames Pakistan for airstrikes that kill 3 people in eastern Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s foreign ministry says Pakistani airstrikes have killed three civilians and wounded seven others in two eastern provinces of Afghanistan

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