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‘Living hell’: Australia urged to ramp up Afghanistan aid as humanitarian crisis unfolds

Senators told 13.1 million children need help now and 95% of Afghans could be living in poverty by the middle of the year

The Guardian - AU

Leaked document reveals Biden’s Afghan failures

The notes shed new light on how the administration was unprepared to evacuate Afghan nationals who'd helped the U.S. against the Taliban.

Axios

Nation records 69 Covid deaths as hospital numbers fall – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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Fears Afghans in ‘desperate need’ will miss out as one-third of resettlement places filled by people already in UK

More than 6,500 Afghans in Britain granted places on new scheme that aimed to resettle 5,000 in first year

The Independent UK

U.N. urges Taliban to release information about missing journalists

The United Nation's mission to Afghanistan on Tuesday called on the Taliban administration to release details on the detention of two Afghan journalists who disappeared the previous day.

Reuters

Qatar reaches deal with Taliban to resume evacuations: Report

Deal reported by Axios allows biweekly chartered flights and comes as US reportedly seeks to re-up Afghan resettlements.

Al Jazeera

Qatar reaches deal with Taliban to resume evacuations - Axios

Qatar has reached an agreement with the Taliban to resume chartered evacuations out of Kabul airport, the Axios news website reported on Tuesday citing an interview with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

Reuters

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Charlotte Bellis: Pregnant New Zealand journalist stranded in Afghanistan can return home

‘When the Taliban offers you – a pregnant, unmarried woman – safe haven, you know your situation is messed up,’ Charlotte Bellis writes

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Evacuation flights to resume from Afghanistan as Qatar reaches deal with Taliban

A dispute with the Taliban caused a months-long pause in recurring flights.

Axios

‘We need to get out’: UK refuses to help Afghan ex-minister on Taliban target list

Exclusive: Former chief justice who jailed hundreds of Taliban members has been in hiding since group swept to power last year

The Independent UK

Union Budget 2022 gives MEA funds for Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

It will also dedicate ₹600 cr. for Myanmar, which is currently reeling under civil war since military coup of Feb. 2021

The Hindu

‘So excited’: journalist Charlotte Bellis’ joy at securing New Zealand quarantine place

The New Zealand reporter said she was stranded in Afghanistan and forced to turn to the Taliban for help after requests to return home were rejected

The Guardian - AU

Taliban raised on war bring a heavy hand to security role

The Taliban are trying to keep discipline over thousands of young fighters who bring heavy-handed methods of war into their new roles as security forces in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

After Oslo talks, what’s next for Afghanistan?

Analysts say talks between Taliban and US and European officials imply a ‘de facto’ recognition of the Taliban gov’t.

Al Jazeera

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Al Jazeera

Albania: Afghan women start eatery to help refugees feel at home

The new restaurant run by two women offers Afghan cuisine attracting refugees as well as the local population.

Al Jazeera

Taliban killed dozens of former Afghan officials: UN report

UN report says more than 100 former Afghan government and coalition members have been killed since the Taliban takeover.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: Over 100 Ex-Afghan Forces, Officials Slain since August

The United Nations has received “credible allegations” that more than 100 former members of the Afghan government, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been killed since the Taliban took over the country Aug.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand defends strict Covid quarantine after pregnant journalist ‘had to turn to Taliban’ for help

Charlotte Bellis, a journalist, says she was forced to return to Afghanistan after her application was met with ‘clauses and technicalities and confusion’

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The Independent UK

Biden to meet Qatar leader as Europe energy crisis looms

President Joe Biden is preparing to host the ruling leader of Qatar at the White House as the West faces the prospect of a European energy crunch if Russia further invades Ukraine

The Independent UK

Pregnant New Zealand journalist turns to Taliban for help after her application to return home gets rejected

The reporter said it is ‘brutally ironic’ that the Taliban have assured her she would be safe

The Independent UK

UN says over 100 ex-Afghan and international forces killed

The United Nations secretary-general says the world body has received “credible allegations” that more than 100 former members of the Afghan government, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been killed since the Taliban takeover of the country on Aug. 15

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden calls for Taliban to release Mark Frerichs, hostage in Afghanistan from Lombard

Frerich’s younger sister Charlene Cakora, who lives in Lombard, has been waging a campaign for her brother’s freedom, fearing he will be forgotten.

Reuters

Taliban to reopen public universities, no word on female students

Afghanistan's public universities, closed since the Taliban seized power in August, will reopen in February, the Taliban acting higher education minister said on Sunday, without specifying whether female students would be able to return.

Reuters

Biden calls on Taliban to release American hostage

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to release a U.S. civil engineer who was abducted two years ago and is believed to be the last American hostage held by the Taliban.

Reuters

U.N. report says Taliban have killed scores of former Afghan officials, others

A U.N. report seen by Reuters says the Taliban and its allies are believed to have killed scores of former Afghan officials, security force members and people who worked with the international military contingent since the U.S.-led pullout.

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