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Two detainees released from Afghanistan -U.S. State Dept

An American and a U.S. resident have been freed from detention in Afghanistan, the State Department said on Friday, and one of the pair identified themselves as brothers who were engaged in humanitarian work when the Taliban arrested them.

Reuters

The Taliban uses leftover U.S. biometric data to monitor Afghans

Tech like fingerprint and iris scanners left after the U.S. withdrawal last year is now in the hands of a group that certainly shouldn't have them.

Input

Taliban releases American aid worker detained in Afghanistan

Safi Rauf and his brother were held in Afghanistan for 105 days.

Axios

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US secures release of Afghan-American Naval reservist held by Taliban

Safi Rauf and his brother Anees Khalil had been in captivity since December

The Independent UK

Jay Ambrose: Biden can't handle his job

Someone forgot to tie him to his Oval Office chair, and so it was that President Joe Biden took off for Europe to discuss the Ukraine horror with NATO and European leaders, visit Poland and fumble enough rhetorically to conceivably make the situation worse.

Tribune News Service

UN donor conference falls billions short of $4.4bn target to help Afghanistan

Conference raises only $2.44bn as Russian foreign minister says west is responsible for country’s humanitarian crisis

The Guardian - UK

In Afghanistan, Private Aid Fills Void Left by Bureaucratic Failure

Small, private groups are working to feed the hungry and evacuate the endangered.

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Afghan evacuees lack a clear path for resettlement in the U.S., 7 months after Taliban takeover

Russia’s war against Ukraine has resulted in more than 4 million Ukrainian refugees fleeing the country.

The Conversation

UN Seeks Record $4.4B for Afghans Struggling Under Taliban

The UN's aid coordination office, backed by Britain, Germany and Qatar, is launching its biggest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in hopes of collecting $4.4 billion to help Afghanistan, a decidedly ambitious call to assist the impoverished country again run by Taliban militants when much of the world´s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The Independent UK

In Afghanistan, ‘people selling babies, young girls to survive’

Dire economic situation sees children dying of starvation as millions of Afghans struggle to put food on their tables.

Al Jazeera

China's Xi strongly backs Afghanistan at regional conference

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has issued strong backing for Afghanistan at a regional conference, while making no mention of human rights abuses by the country's Taliban leaders

The Independent UK

UN seeks record $4.4B for Afghans struggling under Taliban

The U.N.’s aid coordination agency is launching its biggest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in hopes of collecting $4.4 billion to help Afghanistan

The Independent UK

U.N. seeks stronger Afghanistan aid funding despite concerns on Taliban

The United Nations is seeking $4.4 billion for Afghanistan at an international virtual event on Thursday in the largest humanitarian appeal launched for a single country even as concerns mount over Taliban rule.

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The Guardian - UK

High court hears case of Afghan family unable to get to UK without biometrics

Relaxing of requirement for Ukrainians does not extend to Afghans eligible for sanctuary in UK

The Guardian - UK

Afghanistan aid pledges could fall far short of target, officials fear

Taliban’s increasingly repressive rule could lead to donor backlash at UN pledging conference on Thursday

Al Jazeera

China holds multinational meetings to discuss Afghanistan

Representatives from regional countries plus Extended Troika to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia and China Condemn Western Sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine

Foreign ministers from Russia and China on Wednesday condemned what they called illegal and counter productive Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over its action in Ukraine, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in the eastern…

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Reuters

China hosts Russia, U.S. officials for talks on Afghanistan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, where China was set to host two days of meetings on Afghanistan, state broadcaster CGTN reported.

The Independent UK

China's Afghan ambitions on show at multinational meetings

China's ambitions for Afghanistan's stability and economic development under the Taliban will be seen at meetings it is hosting starting Wednesday

Reuters

World Bank freezes Afghan projects after Taliban bans girls from high school

The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country's ruling Islamist leaders to ban girls from returning to public high schools, the bank said.

Reuters

Britain pledges funds to U.N. aid work in Afghanistan ahead of donor meeting

Britain on Wednesday pledged an additional 286 million pounds ($374 million) for life-saving food and other aid in Afghanistan, a day ahead of an international conference seeking $4.4 billion, even as concerns mount over Taliban rule.

ABC News

Australia to take in 16,500 more refugees from Afghanistan at cost of $666 million

It's the most significant increase to Australia's humanitarian program since Tony Abbott offered an additional 12,000 places to Syrian and Iraqi refugees over two years in 2015, in the wake of catastrophic conflict in the region.

Reuters

Donors concerned over Taliban's U-turn on girls' schools - UNDP head

The head of the United Nations' development agency said on Tuesday that the Taliban administration's U-turn last week on allowing girls to attend high school had created consternation among funders ahead of a key donor conference this week.

The Guardian - UK

Afghanistan needs compassion from world leaders, not politics

Letter: Former UN humanitarian coordinators Martin Barber and Mark Bowden call for support for Afghanistan’s economy, ahead of a pledging conference

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