General Pervez Musharraf obituary Former president of Pakistan who supported the US in its war on terror and was hailed as George Bush’s ‘best buddy’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023
Qatar sends envoy to Afghan capital to meet with Taliban An envoy for Qatar's foreign affairs minister visited the Afghan capital on Sunday and met with the Taliban administration's acting foreign minister, according to an Afghan foreign ministry statement. Reuters · Feb 5, 2023
Democrats’ Ilhan Omar defence weakened by party’s own attacks over Israel Party’s criticism of Omar’s Israel position has greased the path for Republicans to oust her from the foreign affairs committee The Guardian - US · Feb 5, 2023
EU migration impasse leaves many refugees out in the cold Many refugees and asylum-seekers are literally left out in the cold for months as the European Union fails to get its migration system working properly The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023
Ex-Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf, who aided U.S. war in Afghanistan, has died Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died. He was 79. WEKU · Feb 5, 2023
Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, dies An offical says Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan, has died The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023
Pakistan's Musharraf, military ruler who allied with the U.S. and promoted moderate Islam Pervez Musharraf, the four-star general who ruled Pakistan for nearly a decade after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1999, oversaw rapid economic growth and attempted to usher in socially liberal values in the conservative Muslim country. Reuters · Feb 5, 2023
U.N. rights rapporteur urges release of detained Afghan education activist The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights called on Afghanistan's Taliban administration on Friday to release a university lecturer and education activist detained by security forces in the capital Kabul. Reuters · Feb 3, 2023
Fall of Kabul whistleblower sues UK government after sacking Exclusive: Civil servant who gave anonymous interview to BBC about Afghan withdrawal says service ‘dangerously politicised’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023
Afghan refugees protest against plans to move them from London to Yorkshire Some of the refugees worked alongside British army before Taliban took power in 2021 The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023
Dutch ministry won't appeal unlawful Afghan airstrike ruling The Dutch government says it will not appeal a court ruling that Dutch forces unlawfully bombed a residential complex in Afghanistan in 2007, killing some 20 civilians, in a civil case The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023
Taliban detains professor who protested ban on women’s education The Taliban confirms the detention of Ismail Mashal, who tore up his degrees to protest against women’s education ban. Al Jazeera · Feb 3, 2023
Afghanistan: single women and widows are struggling to find their next meal under Taliban restrictions Jamila*, a widow living in Herat, lost her husband in a suicide attack about eight years ago. She has an 18-year-old daughter who is blind and a 20-year-old son who lost both legs in a mine blast. The Conversation · Feb 3, 2023
Rupert Everett claims he knows identity of woman Harry lost his virginity to In his new memoir, Harry wrote that the event took place in a field behind a ‘busy pub’ The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023 Pakistani troops kill 2 militants in raid near Afghan border Pakistan's military says security forces have killed two insurgents during a raid of a militant hideout in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold near Afghanistan
Reuters · Feb 2, 2023 Some UN Afghan aid delivered by men only, donors voice alarm Under pressure from Afghanistan's Taliban administration, the United Nations is delivering some food aid using men only, prompting warnings from donors and humanitarian groups that it could be seen as giving in to an internationally condemned ban on most female aid workers.
WEKU · Feb 2, 2023 House Republicans vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans have cited the Minnesota Democrat's past controversial comments about Israel. Omar, who herself has faced anti-Muslim bigotry since taking office, called the move "purely partisan."
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023 Afghan refugees settled in London told to uproot families and move 200 miles Forty families brought to UK after fleeing Taliban given only weeks to move to West Yorkshire
WEKU · Feb 2, 2023 Pakistan is roiled by multiple crises at once, with little end in sight A storm of global issues, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, has exposed and exacerbated Pakistan's political, economic and security fault lines.
Al Jazeera · Feb 2, 2023 What is behind the rising violent attacks in Pakistan? TTP has denied involvement in the Peshawar mosque blast, but officials say it has intensified attacks since November.
Reuters · Feb 2, 2023 Afghan women prosecutors once seen as symbols of democracy find asylum in Spain Pushing her son on a swing at a playground on a sunny winter's day in Madrid, former Afghan prosecutor Obaida Sharar expresses relief that she found asylum in Spain after fleeing Afghanistan shortly after the Taliban took over.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 2, 2023 New US Restrictions against Taliban for Bans on Women US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new visa restrictions against the Taliban Wednesday in response to bans on employment and education for women in Afghanistan. "I am taking action today to impose additional visa restrictions on certain current or former Taliban members, members of non-state security groups, and other individuals…
The Conversation · Feb 2, 2023 China is extending its dealings with the Taliban as it increases its superpower status China is one of the few countries that is committed to expanding its dealings with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, where it hopes to expand its use of the vast natural resources while also improving its own geopolitical security.
The Conversation · Feb 2, 2023 Is terrorism returning to Pakistan? Earlier this week, a suicide blast ruptured the relative calm that had returned to Pakistan in recent years. The attack at a mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar killed more than 100 people and stunned many Pakistanis who thought the days of such horrific suicide bombings were long behind…
Bangkok Post · Feb 1, 2023 Talking sense with the Taliban? 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.