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Presidential election could help decide fate of the 70,000 Afghans living temporarily in the US

The Taliban, an ultraconservative Islamic political group, retook control of Kabul a little more than three years ago, dashing many Afghans’ hopes for a tolerant, democratic government.

The Conversation

A decade of photos captures the enduring resilience of ordinary Afghans

French photographer Sandra Calligaro has spent much of her career documenting the lives of ordinary people in Afghanistan, especially women and children. Her exhibition at the annual Bayeux Calvados-Normandy war correspondents' festival is both a tribute to Afghan resilience and a declaration of love for a country torn apart by…

Radio France Internationale

Did Canada Betray Afghanistan’s Female Soccer Players?

When the Taliban retook the country in 2021, Canada promised its national team visas—tickets to safety. Years later, players are still waiting

The Walrus

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Taliban profit as flights diverted around Middle East crisis fill up Afghan airspace

Flying through Afghan airspace is proving to be the safest option for international airlines, with Iran’s missile bombardment of Israel causing a noticeable shift in flight patterns

The Independent UK

Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan ties the knot in Kabul

Many videos and pictures of the splendid ceremony have been doing rounds on social media. The wedding took place as per Pashtun customs. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Afghan Embassy In UK Shutters After Taliban Cuts Ties

Afghanistan's embassy in London closed on Friday after Taliban authorities cut ties with diplomatic missions set up by the previous government in Kabul and fired its UK staff.

International Business Times

France probes online threats against Afghan taekwondo fighter Marzieh Hamidi

Paris prosecutors are investigating online threats against female Afghan taekwondo fighter Marzieh Hamidi, who fled to France in 2021 after the Taliban seized power in Kabul.

Radio France Internationale

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Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Honors Fallen Servicemembers

Republican Speaker of the House criticizes Biden administration's handling of Kabul bombing aftermath and Afghanistan withdrawal.

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Harris hits out at Trump’s Taliban deal as Republicans release damning report on Biden Afghanistan withdrawal

Harris’s campaign says Trump ‘cut a bad deal’ with the Taliban in 2020, when the former president agreed the US would withdraw from Afghanistan by May 2021

The Independent UK

Afghan family refused UK visas to join son, 13, evacuated from Kabul

Exclusive: Home Office rejects application from family who were separated from son in chaotic 2021 evacuation

The Guardian - UK

The Carmignac Photojournalism Award 14th Edition – 'No Woman's Land – An Intimate Look into the Battle for Women's Rights in Afghanistan'

The winning project documented the experiences of woman living under the Taliban since they retook power in 2021

Digital Camera World

ISIL claims responsibility for deadly Kabul attack

The group said the blast targeted the Taliban’s prosecution service to ‘avenge Muslims’ held in its prisons.

Al Jazeera

Suicide Bomber Kills 6, Injures 13 In Afghan Capital

A suicide bombing in Kabul leaves six dead and thirteen injured, sparking concerns about security. Authorities respond swiftly as the international communi...

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Here’s how we can help oppressed women and girls in Afghanistan

Letters: Simon Diggins on offering resettlement and educational opportunities to those living under the Taliban regime and Margaret Owen on connecting schoolgirls in Britain and Kabul

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France 24

Afghan women erased by the Taliban as the international community looks on

The oppression of Afghan women continues unabated before the eyes of the world. The Taliban imposed severe new restrictions earlier this month, with women not only obliged to cover their faces but now forbidden from raising their voices, singing or reading aloud in public. Western countries – led by the…

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan is a US election issue. Will its refugees’ voices be heard?

On the third anniversary of the US troop withdrawal, advocates push candidates for legal pathways for Afghan refugees.

The Independent UK

Germany deports 28 Afghanistan nationals for first time since Taliban takeover in 2021

A plane carrying the Afghan nationals left Leipzig for Kabul on Friday

France 24

Germany deports Afghan nationals for first time since Taliban takeover

Germany on Friday reversed a policy to stop returning migrants to Afghanistan due to human rights concerns after the Taliban took power in 2021. The first group of 28 Afghans who were “convicted offenders”, according to German authorities, boarded a Kabul-bound Friday as the Germany’s coalition government faces pressure to…

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Trump Campaign Warned About Photography At Arlington Cemetery

Controversy at Arlington National Cemetery during a Trump campaign event sparks criticism and calls for transparency. Pentagon's investigation into Kabul a...

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Former President Trump Honors Fallen Service Members At Arlington

Former President Trump participates in wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to honor fallen service members from Kabul airport attack.

The Guardian - UK

Hollywoodgate review – chilling fly-on-the-wall glimpse of the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul

Granted unprecedented, if strictly limited access, Egyptian documentarian Ibrahim Nash’at captures the Taliban’s inner circle after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Al Jazeera

‘An island of freedom’: Inside the secret beauty salons of Afghanistan

In Kabul, an army of clandestine beauticians is keeping morale alive for women under the Taliban-led government.

Al Jazeera

Taliban celebrates three years of return to power in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s rulers celebrate the anniversary of their return to power amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.

The Conversation

3 years after fall of Kabul, US Congress has still not acted to secure future of more than 70,000 Afghan evacuees in US

Amid the chaos that followed the U.S. pullout of Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, the Biden administration declared that evacuated Afghans would be allowed to enter the U.S. via humanitarian parole. The initiative would provide them with temporary access to American soil, but not with a pathway to permanent residency.

International Business Times

Three Years After Taliban Return, Economic Woes Loom Large

Despite three years of improved security following the end of the Taliban's insurgency, Afghanistan's economy remains stagnant and its population is in the grips of a worsening humanitarian crisis.

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