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Jaishankar to hold talks with Chinese FM Qin, Lavrov, host Pakistan FM in Goa

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will hold talks with Foreign Ministers of China and Russia, and other counterparts of the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on May 4

The Hindu

Biden Administration Plans to Extend Residency and Work Permits for Afghans Who Came to US Under Parole Status

The policy will protect thousands of Afghan refugees against imminent prospect of deportation. Same should be done for Ukrainians and others admitted to US using the parole power. But a permanent solution to this problem requires Congress to pass an adjustment act.

Reason

UN chief says ‘not the right time’ to engage with Taliban

The UN head says he would hold similar meetings in the future after Doha meeting ended without acknowledging Taliban.

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Manon Loizeau documents exile, hardship & childhood in new film on Afghan teenager

Afghan teenager Elaha found strength and confidence behind the camera for the first time, as she began to film her family's daily life in the Moria refugee camp in Greece. Journalist and documentary maker Manon Loizeau tells us more about how Elaha's journey to a safe haven in Europe inspired…

France 24

UN leader slams Taliban over women's rights amid stability fears

Doha (AFP) - UN chief Antonio Guterres made a new attack on the Taliban government's "unprecedented" curbs on Afghan women's rights Tuesday as he highlighted international fears over stability in the crisis-stricken state.

AFP

UN summit in Qatar on Afghanistan ends, another planned

A closed-door summit on Afghanistan has ended in Qatar without any formal acknowledgment of the Taliban-controlled government there

The Independent UK

Taliban FM to meet Pakistan, China foreign ministers: Media

Taliban’s interim foreign minister gets UN clearance to travel for meeting with counterparts in Pakistan.

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AP sources: Biden to allow Afghans to stay longer in US

The Biden administration will continue to allow tens of thousands of Afghans who fled Taliban control more than two years ago to stay and work in the U.S. That is according to two White House officials familiar with the plan, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of…

The Independent UK

UN meeting seeks ways to press Taliban on women's rights

Doha (AFP) - Representatives of nearly two dozen countries and international institutions met Monday in Qatar for talks on Afghanistan focusing on women's rights under the Taliban administration, the United Nations said.

AFP

UN says Taliban envoy can meet Pakistan, China ministers next week

A U.N. Security Council committee on Monday agreed to allow the Taliban administration's foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to travel to Pakistan from Afghanistan next week to meet with the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China, diplomats said.

Reuters

US religious freedom panel again recommends India for blacklist

For a fourth year, independent body says India should be singled out for discrimination against Muslims, other groups.

Al Jazeera

Family's plea for help as charity medic is held by Taliban in basement of secret prison

Kevin Cornwall has been held in Afghanistan since January

Wales Online

UN holds crucial Afghanistan talks in Qatar, without Taliban

Talks will include diplomatic envoys and aid donors as the UN plans to press the Taliban to ease restrictions on women.

Al Jazeera

UN holds Afghanistan crisis talks without Taliban

Doha (AFP) - The Taliban authorities will be absent from UN-led talks on Afghanistan that open Monday in Qatar, as a government spokesman rejects linking international engagement with women's rights in the crisis-stricken country.

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Daily Mirror

Family of man locked up in secret Taliban prison for four months beg for help

Kevin Cornwell, 53, has been held by the Taliban's intelligence agency since January 11. His family are worried for his health as he suffers from chronic kidney issues and requires hospital treatment

AFP

UN holds Afghanistan crisis talks in Qatar, without Taliban

Doha (AFP) - The Taliban will be absent from UN-led talks that open Monday in Qatar on how to handle Afghanistan's rulers and press them to ease a ban on women working and girls going to school.

The Independent UK

Former UK head of coalition forces in Afghanistan: It would be a ‘travesty’ to deport hero pilot

Kicking the Afghan fighter pilot out of the UK would be so ‘contrary to British instincts’, says General Lord David Richards

AFP

UN chief, envoys in key talks on Afghanistan crisis

Doha (AFP) - UN chief Antonio Guterres will gather international envoys at a secret location in Doha on Monday in an increasingly desperate bid to find ways to influence Afghanistan's Taliban rulers.

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Afghan women urge no recognition of Taliban

KABUL: A group of Afghan women protested in Kabul on Saturday, defying a crackdown on dissent to urge foreign nations not to formally recognise the Taliban government ahead of a United Nations summit next week.

AFP

Afghan women protesters urge against foreign recognition of Taliban

Kabul (AFP) - A group of Afghan women protested in Kabul on Saturday, defying a crackdown on dissent to urge foreign nations not to formally recognise the Taliban government ahead of a UN summit next week.

The Hindu

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Reuters

Taliban not invited to UN Doha meeting on Afghanistan, says UN

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has not invited the Taliban administration to a meeting that he is convening with special envoys on Afghanistan from various countries in Doha next week, a U.N. spokesperson said on Friday.

AFP

Taliban say ban on women working for UN 'internal social matter'

Kabul (AFP) - The decision to ban Afghan women from working for the United Nations was an "internal social matter", the country's Taliban authorities said Friday, a day after the UN Security Council demanded they overturn the ruling.

AFP

Taliban leader says UN Security Council 'pressure' won't work

Kabul (AFP) - A senior Taliban leader warned the United Nations Security Council Friday to give up its "failed policy of pressure" after members adopted a resolution condemning Kabul's growing restrictions on women.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Security Council Unanimously Condemns Taliban's Crackdown on Women's Rights

The UN Security Council unanimously condemned on Thursday a Taliban administration ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and called on Taliban leaders to "swiftly reverse" a crackdown on the rights of women and girls. The resolution - drafted by the United Arab Emirates and Japan…

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