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Taliban Forces Kill 2 ISIS Members in Kabul Raid

Taliban security forces killed two militants from the ISIS group and detained a third in an overnight raid in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the spokesman for the Taliban government said Monday. The regional affiliate of the ISIS group — known as the ISIS in Khorasan Province — is a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghan refugees in Pakistan protest delay in US resettlement

Hundreds of Afghan refugees facing extreme delays in the approval of U.S. visas are protesting in Pakistan’s capital on, as an American program to help relocate at-risk Afghans fleeing Taliban rule stalls

The Independent UK

‘Books they love’: A Kabul graveyard library for two schoolgirls

In Taliban’s Afghanistan, Hazara cousins, both blast victims who loved to read, inspire a library – and new readers.

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War hero badly hurt in Afghanistan to climb Everest - so he can propose to wife again

Veteran Martyn Compton, who's friends with Prince Harry, suffered severe burns to 75% of his body in a Taliban attack and will climb Everest to propose to his wife on their 15th anniversary

Daily Mirror

Seattle Opera puts story of Afghan women center stage

An opera based on the popular novel “A Thousand Splendid Suns," which is set in Afghanistan, is making its world debut in Seattle

The Independent UK

She put Taliban members behind bars for their crimes. Now she’s in fear for her life – and the UK won’t help

Exclusive: Afghan judge, Yousa, has had death threats, been shot at and is a Taliban target after putting many behind bars. She is now ‘stateless’ in Pakistan and the UK government won’t help, as Maya Oppenheim reports

The Independent UK

Trade resumes as Pakistan, Afghanistan reopen Torkham border

Officials say the normal trade and movement of people between Pakistan and Afghanistan has fully resumed after the two sides reopened a key border crossing that was shut down a week ago by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers

The Independent UK

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Sept. 11 families cannot halt U.S. decision on Afghan central bank asset seizure

A U.S. judge on Friday rejected a request by families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks not to enforce his decision against letting them seize $3.5 billion of frozen Afghan central bank assets to satisfy court judgments owed by the Taliban.

Reuters

The Taliban ended college for women. Here's how Afghan women are defying the ban

The December ban on college education for women has led some to turn to online options. But that pption comes with its own set of problems.

WEKU

Farzana survived rape, addiction and losing her children. Then the Taliban came – now she is missing

Exiled Afghan psychologist Mariam is desperately trying to trace 15 domestic abuse survivors she was helping before the Taliban seized control

The Guardian - UK

Temporary protection visa scrapping welcomed by Swan Hill asylum seeker Rohullah Hussaini

The scrapping of temporary protection visas means Rohullah Hussaini is a step closer to meeting his three-year-old daughter for the first time and reuniting with his wife, as part of a new start in Victoria's "heart of the Murray".

ABC News

Only 22 Afghans resettled in UK under ‘pathway’ to help vulnerable refugees

Charity says disparity with 8,633 Afghans who arrived in small boats last year shows lack of functioning route

The Guardian - UK

Defence secretary accuses Prince Harry of ‘boasting’ about killing Taliban fighters

‘If you start talking about who did what, you’re letting down all those other people,’ says Ben Wallace

The Independent UK

Just 22 people resettled in UK from Afghanistan via government scheme while 8,633 crossed Channel in boats

The Refugee Council said the Government needed to 'urgently rethink its approach'

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The Independent UK

Government urged to ‘rethink’ after just 22 fleeing Afghans resettled via UNHCR

Part of a resettlement scheme was for vulnerable people referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees having fled Afghanistan.

Evening Standard

Ben Wallace accuses Prince Harry of ‘boasting’ about his Afghanistan kill-count

Ben Wallace has criticised Prince Harry for “boasting” about the number of people he killed while on tour in Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan reopens key Pakistan trade route, Islamabad to follow

Decision to reopen Torkham crossing came a day after high-level Pakistani delegation met Taliban officials in Kabul.

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry slammed by Ben Wallace for 'boasting' over his Taliban kill-count comments

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has criticised Prince Harry for "boasting" about his kill count in Afghanistan in his memoir Spare and claimed he had let down his former Army colleagues

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The Independent UK

Afghanistahn's Taliban reopen key trade route with Pakistan

Officials say Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban have reopened the key Torkham border crossing with Pakistan after keeping it shut for four days

The Guardian - UK

Afghan women face further harm if donor funding is withdrawn – report

Aid agencies repelled by the Taliban’s harsh treatment should avoid moves that would leave women worse off, says thinktank

Al Jazeera

Report says donors ‘turning away’ from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

New Crisis Group report cautions against aid cuts amid Taliban curbs on women’s education and working at NGOs.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s defence and spy chiefs discuss security with Taliban

High-level delegation visits Afghanistan’s capital, days after closure of major border crossing between two countries.

The Independent UK

9/11 victims denied right to claim compensation from $3.5bn in frozen Afghanistan assets

A US district court judge refused to allow victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack to seize assets worth $3.5bn (£2.8bn) belonging to Afghanistan’s central bank, citing the illegitimacy of the Taliban rule which is not recognised by the Joe Biden administration.

The Independent UK

Pakistan defense minister in Kabul over shut border crossing

Pakistani officials say the country's defense minister is in Afghanistan and has met with Taliban officials in an effort to resolve the closure of a key border crossing between the two neighboring states

Al Jazeera

US judge says 9/11 families not entitled to Afghan bank funds

District judge says victims cannot seize bank assets since US has not recognised the Taliban as a legitimate government.

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