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‘He only wanted revenge’: the bloody insurgency in Balochistan gaining lethal momentum

Rebellion fuelled by violent tactics of Pakistani military has become increasingly sophisticated

The Guardian - UK

Fears for health of British couple held by Taliban as ‘trial delayed’

Afghanistan prison conditions were described as ‘brutal’ and likened to ‘what I imagine hell is like’

The Independent UK

Fears for British couple in 70s held by Taliban as court appearance delayed

Daughter says Barbie Reynolds, 75, is collapsing from malnutrition and that the health of Peter, 79, is also declining

The Guardian - UK

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US lifts bounties on senior Taliban figures, Kabul officials say

Taliban say the US has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister who also heads a powerful network blamed for bloody attacks against Afghanistan’s former Western-backed government

The Independent UK

US lifts $10m reward for major Taliban leader Haqqani

The removal of the bounty comes days after Afghan group releases US citizen.

Al Jazeera

UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls' education as new school year begins in Afghanistan

A United Nations agency is urging Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately lift a lingering ban on girls’ education to save the future of millions who have been deprived of their right to education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021

The Independent UK

Afghan Refugees Stuck in Limbo as USRAP Suspension Defies Court Order

Afghan legal professionals face deadly threats, but a federal injunction and a last-minute boarding letter helped one family escape. Thousands more remain in limbo.

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Deportees from the US hop embassy-to-embassy in Panama in a desperate scramble to seek asylum

Migrants from Afghanistan, Russia, Iran and China deported from the United States and dropped into limbo in Panama are hopping door-to-door at embassies and consulates desperately seeking asylum in any country that would accept them

The Independent UK

Taliban releases US detainee George Glezmann in Trump administration deal

Glezmann is the third US citizen released by the Taliban since January, as part of agreements brokered by Qatar.

Al Jazeera

US Citizen George Glezmann Released From Detention In Afghanistan

Taliban authorities on Thursday freed US citizen George Glezmann after more than two years of detention, in a deal brokered by Qatar, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced.

International Business Times

American man abducted by the Taliban more than two years ago has been released, the State Department says

Officials said Glezmann’s release was done as the result of negotiations and no prisoner exchange took place

The Independent UK

British couple held by Taliban due in Afghan court, family say

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, have run school training programmes in Afghanistan for 18 years.

Evening Standard

Britons held by Taliban to face court hearing despite charges remaining unclear

British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds have been separated in a Kabul prison ahead of court hearing without their Afghan interpreter

The Independent UK

British couple held by Taliban due in court on unknown charges, family say

Peter Reynolds, 79, and wife, Barbie, 75, expected to appear in Kabul on Thursday after detention last month

The Guardian - UK

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Rights group warns of forced deportations of Afghan refugees from Pakistan

An estimated 800,000 Afghans have already returned or been forcibly removed since 2023, 70% of them women and children.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump suggests US could take over Ukrainian nuclear plants in 'very good' call with Volodymyr Zelensky

Trump claimed ‘we are very much on track’ for a peace breakthrough in Ukraine after Wednesday’s talks

The Independent UK

Rights group says Pakistan steps up pressure on Afghans to return home where they risk persecution

A leading rights group says that Pakistan's authorities have intensified pressure on Afghan refugees to go back to neighboring Afghanistan where they risk persecution by the Taliban and face dire economic conditions

International Business Times

New Generation Of Afghan Women Shift From Burqa

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women.

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The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's reporting on U.S.-allied Afghan refugees struggling for basic support

An Afghan father of two is among thousands of newly arrived refugees who lost financial assistance when the Trump administration cut off funding for the federal refugee program in January

The Independent UK

Trump's funding freeze leaves US allied Afghan refugees struggling for the basics

An Afghan father of two is among thousands of newly arrived refugees who lost financial assistance when the Trump administration cut off funding for the federal refugee program in January

The Guardian - UK

A day in the life of an asylum hotel: inside the UK’s most controversial accommodation

The media often stigmatises asylum hotels – and they are sometimes physically attacked too. But behind closed doors are people who dream of work, wheels, security and the simple freedom to choose what they eat

The Independent UK

UN tells Afghan rulers: no peace and prosperity until they reverse bans on women and girls

The U.N. Security Council us telling Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers that peace and prosperity are “unattainable” until it reverses its bans on girls’ and women’s education, employment and speaking in public

The Independent UK

Children of British couple held by Taliban denounce their ‘cruel and unjust’ detention amid health fears

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, have worked in Afghanistan for 18 years

The Independent UK

After Trump halted funding for Afghans who helped the US, this group stepped in to help

An organization of American veterans, Afghans who fled their country and other volunteers has stepped up to help Afghans at risk of being stranded overseas

The Independent UK

Fears for life of British pensioner held by Taliban in ‘undisclosed location’

He has a chest and eye infection and needs medication, daughter pleads

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