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Bristol photo festival review – from old Hollywood at the sweet shop to exiles’ dreams in a basement

A striking collection of shows include 60s shop workers turned into icons of glamour, awestruck visions of nature and scenes of female oppression in Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

Afghan women ‘banned from hearing each other’ in bizarre new Taliban rule

Prohibition comes two months after the Taliban banned women’s voices in public spaces

The Independent UK

Afghanistan Morality Ministry Spreads 'Living Things' Images Ban

Afghanistan's morality ministry is gradually introducing a ban on images of living beings in media, with multiple provinces announcing restrictions and some Taliban officials refusing to be photographed or filmed, journalists across the country told AFP. Since mid-October the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice…

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Pakistan’s budding democracy is on the verge of collapse. It has two options – change tack or implode

As a former senator, I’ve seen how major parties conspired with the military to manipulate elections and crush opponents. This can’t go on, says Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar

The Guardian - UK

Militant attack kills 10 security personnel in northwest Pakistan

Islamist militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attack

The Independent UK

Afghan journalists fear country going dark as Taliban bans images of ‘living things’

Extreme restrictions on media workers mean life in Afghanistan – including human rights abuses – will go undocumented, journalists say

The Independent UK

An Afghan province bans all media from showing images of living things to comply with Taliban laws

Taliban officials in Afghanistan's south have banned all media from showing images of living things to comply with the Taliban's morality laws

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Presidential election could help decide fate of the 70,000 Afghans living temporarily in the US

The Taliban, an ultraconservative Islamic political group, retook control of Kabul a little more than three years ago, dashing many Afghans’ hopes for a tolerant, democratic government.

The Conversation

Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign

Officials say Pakistan has witnessed a surge in new polio cases ahead of a new nationwide campaign, hampering years-long efforts aimed at making the country a polio-free state

The Independent UK

Israel has its Bin Laden moment, but it can’t be sure killing Sinwar will see off Hamas

The history of ‘decapitation strategies’ tells us it is almost impossible to know what effect assassinating a key figure such as Yahya Sinwar will have, writes Jason Burke

The Guardian - UK

War’s public health impacts are vast

New research is shedding light on how war inflicts mortality, displaces families, and erodes mental health

Salon

Europe's looming overdose crisis

Though nothing is guaranteed, an overdose crisis could be looming in Europe thanks to changes in the drug supply

Salon

Taliban Investigating Reports Of Afghan Casualties On Iran Border

Taliban acknowledges Afghan casualties on Iran border, sparking calls for investigation and justice amidst rising tensions.

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Taliban Enforces Ban On Images Of Living Beings

Taliban-run media in Afghan provinces halt showing living beings to comply with morality laws based on Islamic principles.

The Independent UK

Taliban-run media stops showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces

A Taliban official says official media have stopped showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces to comply with morality laws

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The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to become eligible to live in UK after new information found

Estimated 500 rejected cases expected to be overturned after fresh evidence they were employed by the UK government in Afghanistan

International Business Times

Afghan Taliban Vow To Implement Media Ban On Images Of Living Things

Afghanistan's Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.

The Guardian - AU

‘If you want us to die, we need to know’: hundreds of thousands of Afghans are waiting for visas to Australia – and time is running out

Some managed to evacuate. Many left behind, including the family of Afghan Australians, live in fear of ‘beatings’ or of simply ‘disappearing’

Radio France Internationale

A decade of photos captures the enduring resilience of ordinary Afghans

French photographer Sandra Calligaro has spent much of her career documenting the lives of ordinary people in Afghanistan, especially women and children. Her exhibition at the annual Bayeux Calvados-Normandy war correspondents' festival is both a tribute to Afghan resilience and a declaration of love for a country torn apart by…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: The scramble to flee Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton

Floridians are clogging interstates in an effort to escape the path of Hurricane Milton as it intensifies. Plus: the Afghan women holding the Taliban accountable

The Guardian - UK

What is gender apartheid – and can anything be done to stop it?

Activists hope a change in international law could help to address the intensifying erosion of women and girls’ rights in Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

Afghan women fight to hold Taliban to account over gender apartheid

What women face in Afghanistan is a crime against humanity, say activists pushing for recognition by UN

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