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China to resume visa issuance to Afghans, exempt Afghan imports from tax

China will resume issuing visas to Afghans from August 1 and allow 98% of Afghan imports to enter tax free, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday.

Reuters

Artifacts from destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas stolen amid Afghan turmoil

Artifacts from one of two Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 at the famous Bamiyan site in central Afghanistan were stolen from storage immediately after the Islamist group returned to power last August, according to people familiar with the case.

Bangkok Post

Best podcasts of the week: Inside the lives turned upside down by Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban

Journalist Nelufar Hedayat hears from everyday Afghans whose lives changed forever just one year ago in Kabul Falling. Plus: five of the best podcasts for better mental health

The Guardian - UK

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What it's like being a woman in Afghanistan today: 'death in slow motion'

That's the title of a newly released report from Amnesty International, covering a range of issues affecting girls and women under Taliban rule. Foremost among them are child and forced marriage.

WEKU

After decades of opposing the Taliban, India may be forming a relationship with them

As the Taliban struggles to maintain control over Afghanistan, India may become an unlikely ally to help them stabilize.

WEKU

Amnesty: Taliban crackdown on rights is 'suffocating' women

Amnesty International says the Taliban's “suffocating” crackdown on the rights of Afghan women and girls is destroying their lives

The Independent UK

Exclusive: U.S. and Taliban make progress on Afghan reserves, but big gaps remain

U.S. and Taliban officials have exchanged proposals for the release of billions of dollars from Afghan central bank reserves held abroad into a trust fund, three sources familiar with the talks said, offering a hint of progress in efforts to ease Afghanistan's economic crisis.

Reuters

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Merseyside war hero who battled Taliban with broken back

Corporal Josh Griffiths was badly injured in an explosion but fought to protect fellow soldiers

Liverpool Echo

Chess Olympiad: After nod from Taliban, Afghan men ready to mount a challenge

CHENNAI: The last time over-the-board chess Olympiad was held Batumi in 2018, Afghanistan had gone on to top in the open category of Group D. With Taliban taking over the country in August last year, there were apprehensions as to whether players will get the government's nod to feature at…

The Times of India

Italy opens humanitarian corridor for 300 Afghan refugees

Italy's Foreign Ministry says the first of some 300 Afghan refugees have arrived in Italy along a new humanitarian corridor organized by the Italian government and other groups

The Independent UK

Afghanistan is facing a climate calamity – it’s time the world took notice

The country has been out of the spotlight since US forces left but environmental disasters and the threat of another food crisis should be front-page news

The Guardian - AU

E-Visa, a distant dream for this Afghan student of University of Kerala

“Don’t treat us like terrorist. In this time of hardship, we look forward for the support of the Government in India”

The Hindu

Family of Afghan boy stranded in France condemn Priti Patel’s ‘false promises’

Qamar Jabarkhyl, a 28-year-old UK citizen, said his ‘heart melts’ when his young cousin, Obaidullah, calls him crying every day from Strasbourg.

The Independent UK

Afghan women's rights campaigner Mitra Hussaini settles in Australia, but her fight isn't over

In Afghanistan, Mitra Hussaini was an outspoken champion of women's rights. While her new Australian home has given her temporary safety, she fears for her family left behind.

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The Guardian - UK

From battlefields to CBD: can hemp pioneer wean Afghanistan off opium?

Oil from the versatile plant makes cannabis medicine CBD and its fibre has a range of uses but the Taliban need convincing

ABC News

Australian journalist says Taliban forced her to film confession and send apology tweets for reporting in Afghanistan

Australian journalist Lynne O’Donnell describes three days of "cat-and-mouse" with the Taliban that eventually saw her detained for four hours.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UNDP Official in Afghanistan to Asharq Al-Awsat: Taliban, ISIS Locked in Brutal War

The UNDP’s Resident Representative in Kabul, Afghanistan, Abdullah Dardari, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the political dialogue between the international body and the Taliban was constructive and making progress before the latter issued a decision to ban girls from education. Dardari noted that the Taliban is fighting a vicious and explicit…

The Guardian - UK

Taliban presiding over extensive rights abuses in Afghanistan, says UN

Allegations include 160 killings of ex-government officials and security forces, torture and punishments

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The Independent UK

Afghan refugees who fled Taliban and Ukraine war fear UK deportation to Rwanda

Exclusive: Having fled persecution in their home country, Afghan refugees plead with British ministers to show them the same mercy given to Ukrainians

Reuters

UN report highlights hundreds of rights violations in Afghanistan

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Wednesday that the ruling Taliban were responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrests, and inhumane punishments in the 10 months since they seized power.

Al Jazeera

Afghans in US immigration limbo watch Ukrainians breeze through

Thousands of at-risk Afghans continue to wait for their humanitarian parole and visa applications to progress.

The Independent UK

UN slams killings, rights abuses under Afghanistan's Taliban

The United Nations says in a new report that despite an overall improved security situation in Afghanistan, at least 700 people have been killed since the Taliban took over last year

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Afghan despair, poverty fuel addiction scourge

Drug addiction has long been a problem in Afghanistan, the world’s biggest producer of opium and heroin

The National (Scotland)

Martin Compston helped family escape Taliban after chatting with Afghan taxi driver

MARTIN Compston has told of how he helped an Afghan taxi driver’s family escape the Taliban after he gave him a lift home from a night out.

Al Jazeera

How one mobile app is helping Afghans send aid

The consumer-based startup pivoted to let donors buy aid kits to provide to locals hit by an earthquake last month.

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