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Taliban cleric killed in blast in Kabul - intelligence official

A prominent Taliban cleric, Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, was killed in an attack in Kabul on Thursday, according to an intelligence official.

Reuters · Aug 11, 2022

Spain evacuates 294 more Afghan workers and families

Spain has brought 294 Afghan refugees via Pakistan to Spain

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle set to receive new award for humanitarian work

It has been revealed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Archewell Foundation is to receive an award for its work advocating for Afghan refugees and for their generous financial support for at-risk Afghans

Daily Mirror · Aug 11, 2022

International economists ask Biden to release Afghan central bank funds

More than 70 economists and experts, including Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, called for Washington and other nations to release Afghanistan's central bank assets in a letter sent to U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday.

Reuters · Aug 10, 2022

Afghan interpreters, who worked with the Australian Defence Force, waiting on protection visas one year after Taliban seized control

More than 200,000 Afghans have sought humanitarian protection in Australia and almost half are still waiting for their applications to be considered.

ABC News · Aug 10, 2022

Afghan women are refusing to remain silent one year after the Taliban takeover

On Aug. 15, it will be a year since the Taliban’s forceful takeover of Afghanistan for a second time.

The Conversation · Aug 10, 2022

FCDO ‘error’ reveals data on Afghan teacher in hiding from Taliban

Details under Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme have been passed to member of the public

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2022

A year after Biden's Afghanistan exit, accountability in short supply

(This August 10 story has been refiled to make clear in paragraph 17 Austin chose to impose no accountability)

Reuters · Aug 10, 2022

'International community should take responsibility for Afghan people', says former minister

A report released by Amnesty International marking one year since the withdrawal of US and NATO troops concludes that the Taliban has decimated the rights of girls and women in Afghanistan. To understand exactly what's happening in the country today, FRANCE 24 spoke to Dr. Habiba Sarabi, a former Afghan…

France 24 · Aug 10, 2022

The U.S. lost track of why it was in Afghanistan, former commander says

Recently retired General Frank McKenzie reflects on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, who bears responsibility for the way it unfolded, and how the U.S. "lost track" of why it was in the country.

WEKU · Aug 10, 2022