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It seems like a profound contradiction; trying to convince Afghanistan's Taliban authorities to accept foreign humanitarian help for their own starving population. Thus as beleaguered Afghan civilians endure a brutal winter, the sanctimonious Islamic fundamentalist regime in Kabul has largely restricted international aid agencies because they employ women.

Bangkok Post

Hundreds of Afghans risk 11-country trek to seek haven in United States

Their journey starts with a humanitarian visa for Brazil: one of the few remaining exit routes for Afghans fleeing Taliban rule.

Reuters

Peshawar, the city of flowers, becomes epicenter of violence

The Pakistani city of Peshawar was once known as “the city of flowers” but has borne the brunt of rising militancy in the region for the past decades

The Independent UK

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Pakistan blames 'security lapse' for mosque bombing as death toll reaches 100

Pakistani authorities scrambled Tuesday to determine how a suicide bomber was able to carry out one of the country’s deadliest militant attacks in years, unleashing an explosion in a crowded mosque inside a highly secured police compound in the city of Peshawar. The death toll from the blast climbed to…

France 24

Factbox-Islamist militants present fresh challenge to Pakistan

Monday's mosque bombing in northwestern Pakistan has underscored a resurgence in militant attacks in recent months in the South Asian nation.

Reuters

North-west Pakistan in grip of deadly Taliban resurgence

Misguided government efforts to rehabilitate militants have helped fuel recent terrorist activity

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan Buries Mosque Blast Victims as Death Toll Passes 90

Distraught relatives thronged hospitals in Pakistan's Peshawar on Tuesday to look for their kin a day after a suicide bombing ripped through a crowded mosque in a heavily fortified area of the city, killing more than 90 people, mostly policemen. The attack, in the Police Lines district follows a surge…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UN: Taliban ban on women aid workers is potential death blow

The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that the Taliban's ban on women aid workers in Afghanistan is “a potential death blow” to many important humanitarian programs

The Independent UK

Suicide bomber targets police in Pakistan mosque attack, dozens killed

A suicide bomber struck a crowded mosque inside a police compound in Pakistan on Monday, causing the roof to collapse and killing at least 83 people and wounding more than 150 others, most of them police officers, officials said.

France 24

An explosion at a Pakistan mosque leaves dozens dead and more than 150 injured

A powerful blast struck on Monday inside a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 59 people, according to hospital and police officials.

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Suicide Bomber Breaches High Security, Kills 59 in Pakistani Mosque

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded mosque in a highly fortified security compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing 59 people, the latest attack by resurgent extremist militants targeting police in the unstable country. Police said the attacker appeared to have passed through several barricades manned by security…

Asharq Al-Awsat

She joined the women’s protests against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Now she’s wants the UK to take her in

‘When it was time for her to flee to safety, the UK’s doors closed’

The Independent UK

Taliban warn women can't take entry exams at universities

The Taliban are doubling down on their ban on women’s education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking university entry exams

The Independent UK

Afghan female students not allowed to sit university entrance exam - Taliban ministry

The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education ordered private universities in Afghanistan not to allow female students to sit university entrance exams next month, underscoring its policy to restrict women from tertiary education.

Reuters

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Al Jazeera

Afghan cartoonist, now a refugee, sheds light on plight of women

Sayed Muhammad Hussainy says it is his duty to help strengthen the voices of women living under the Taliban’s rule.

The Independent UK

Afghan soldier seeking US asylum hopes for 'American dream'

After being held in detention in Texas for months during his legal fight to remain in the U.S., Afghan soldier Abdul Wasi Safi is now a free man as he works to secure asylum in America

The Texas Tribune

Afghan soldier says he will live the “American dream” after being released from immigration detention center

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s office mounted pressure on several federal agencies earlier this month leading up to Abdul Wasi Safi’s release on Tuesday.

Reuters

Thousands in Afghanistan protest Koran-burning incident in Sweden

Thousands of Afghans held protests on Friday to express anger after a far-right politician publicly set fire to the Koran in Sweden last week.

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Daily Mirror

Prince Harry needs more security after saying he killed 25 Taliban, CIA official claims

In his best-selling memoir Spare, Prince Harry claimed he killed 25 Taliban fighters while serving in Afghanistan, which some fear could make him more of a target for extremists

The Independent UK

Meetings with Lindh prompt move to revoke convict's release

A northern Virginia man convicted nearly a decade ago of supporting the Islamic State group as a teenager has now been accused of violating his terms of release by meeting with convicted a Taliban supporter

The Independent UK

UN food agency: Afghan malnutrition rates at record high

A spokesman for the World Food Program says malnutrition rates in Afghanistan are at record highs with half the country enduring severe hunger throughout the year

The Conversation

Prince Harry's kill count revelation could spark important discussions about war's effects on soldiers

When Prince Harry revealed in his new book, “Spare,” that he killed 25 Taliban fighters as an Apache helicopter pilot, he compared their deaths to “chess pieces removed from the board.” His comments have drawn ire from critics, such as Anas Haqqani, a member of the Haqqani Network, which is…

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 3:20 am

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan.

The Independent UK

Top UN woman urges Muslims: Move Taliban into 21st century

The highest-ranking woman at the United Nations says she used everything in her “toolbox” during meetings with Taliban ministers to try to reverse their crackdown on Afghan women and girls

Al Jazeera

Taliban working on guidelines for women NGO workers: UN says

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths met Taliban officials in a bid to push them to further relax the ban on women workers.

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