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Who’s Maulvi Abdul Kabir, Afghanistan’s new Taliban-appointed PM?

Kabir has been associated with Taliban leadership since 2006, when Mullah Omar appointed him as a military commander.

Al Jazeera · May 18, 2023

UK slashes aid to Afghanistan by more than half, says watchdog

It comes as the humanitarian situation continues to worsen in the South Asian nation

Evening Standard · May 18, 2023

UK-based group documents rights abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan with 'witness map'

A U.K.-based rights group is launching an interactive map documenting human rights abuses and violence against civilians since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan nearly two years ago

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

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UK ‘turning back on people of Afghanistan’ as aid slashed by half

The slashing of aid comes as humanitarian situation continues to worsen in the South Asian nation

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

UK slashes aid to Afghanistan by more than half, watchdog says

It comes as the humanitarian situation continues to worsen in the South Asian nation.

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Setarah Qasimi's Matildas dreams follow her family's incredible journey from Quetta to Cranbourne West

Setarah Qasimi and her family have gone from narrowly avoiding bombings in Hazara Town markets to fostering dreams of Matildas stardom in Mildura. Now family and football have given them hope for the future.

ABC News · May 17, 2023

I am finally reunited with my family after 13 years. But the threat for Hazaras in Afghanistan remains

Australia has become a beacon of hope, where we can rebuild our lives and make a new home

The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2023

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Sting blasts government’s lack of ‘decency’ as he backs Afghan war hero

Exclusive: Sting is backing The Independent’s campaign to stop an Afghan pilot who served alongside coalition troops from being deported to Rwanda

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Erdogan gains upper hand in scramble to keep power as Turkey’s presidential election to be decided by run-off

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s beats opposition candidate comfortably in first round of voting – but falls short of outright win

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

House Republican warns of possible contempt charge for Blinken over Afghanistan document

Congress sets up possible battle with Biden administration

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

MEA faces tough choice as Taliban picks a new Ambassador for Delhi

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan’s decision to recall Afghan Ambassador Farid Mamundzay and appoint the current Trade Counsellor Qadir Shah as the Charge D’ Affaires (Acting Ambassador) in his place has posed a tough decision for the government’s policy on the situation in Afghanistan and its engagement with the Taliban.

The Hindu · May 15, 2023

Turkey’s presidential election heading for run-off as Erdogan gains upper hand

Opposition seeks to end Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two decades in power

The Independent UK · May 14, 2023

Britain’s faith leaders condemn ‘heartless’ threat to send Afghan war hero to Rwanda

Exclusive: Senior religious figures call for rethink on ‘callous’ government asylum policy

The Independent UK · May 13, 2023

Guy Ritchie slams UK handling of Afghan veterans as ‘morally reprehensible’

The Independent has said Ritchie is supporting its campaign to prevent the deportation of an Afghan pilot.

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

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The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

Guy Ritchie: ‘Morally reprehensible’ to deport Afghan heroes who fought alongside British forces

The Hollywood director’s new film ‘The Covenant’ echoes The Independent’s campaign on the plight of the Afghan pilot who served alongside coalition forces against the Taliban

The Hindu · May 11, 2023

Facing the heat for an interview is a part of every journalist’s life

A journalist’s job — to present the first draft of history — is incomplete if it only presents one state-approved view

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023

Locust outbreak in Afghanistan’s ‘breadbasket’ threatens wheat harvest

With 20m people at the highest risk of famine for 25 years, farmers are desperately trying to kill the pests before vast swarms form

Evening Standard · May 10, 2023

Teenage gangsters jailed for life for murder of Afghan refugee in case of mistaken identity

Aspiring police officer Rishmeet Singh, who had sought asylum in the UK after his father was killed by the Taliban, was stabbed to death by thugs who wrongly believed he was a member of a gang

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The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

Tragedy of widow who fled Taliban to keep son safe – only for him to be stabbed to death in London

Two years before, college student and aspiring police officer Rishmeet sought asylum in the UK with his mother and grandmother, after his father was killed by the Taliban

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

Boy who fled the Taliban was stabbed to death on London street by gangsters who thought he was someone else

Two years before, college student and aspiring police officer Rishmeet sought asylum in the UK with his mother and grandmother, after his father was killed by the Taliban

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

Teenage gangsters jailed for murder of Afghan refugee

Rishmeet Singh had sought asylum in the UK with his mother and grandmother, after his father was killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

Reluctant critic China urges Afghan changes on women's roles

China is calling on Afghanistan to stop excluding women from education and public life and adopt a more resolute attitude in combating terrorism

The New Daily · May 9, 2023

Female Afghan UN employees harassed, detained: Report

Some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements.

Al Jazeera · May 9, 2023

Female Afghan employees detained since Taliban ban, UN says

‘Discriminatory and unlawful measures’ restrict Afghan women’s and girls’ participation in public life, report says.

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

UN report: Female Afghan UN employees harassed, detained

The U.N. says some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements since being banned by the Taliban from working for the world body

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