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Dining across the divide: ‘I couldn’t get on board with her equating the Taliban and the democratic government of Ukraine’

They both vote Labour and listen to The Rest Is Politics, but will they agree on the royal family or arming Ukraine?

The Guardian - UK

Morning Digest | Everyone will regret attacking electoral bond scheme, says PM Modi; Taliban govt says it is ‘particularly committed’ to protect rights of Hindus and Sikhs, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on April 16, 2024

The Hindu

Taliban is ‘particularly committed’ to protect rights of Hindus and Sikhs: Spokesperson of Taliban ‘Justice Ministry’

Taliban assures Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan property rights will be respected, drawing positive response from India.

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At least 33 dead in flash flooding in Afghanistan

Flash floods hit Kabul with fears of further rain

Evening Standard

Delays by Home Office risk return of vulnerable Afghan families to Taliban

Families of those who helped British forces could be deported from Pakistan despite promise to resettle them in UK

The Guardian - UK

India welcomes steps by Taliban to restore assets to minorities

India has welcomed the Taliban’s initiative to restore property to the minority Sikhs and Hindus of Afghanistan.

The Hindu

Taliban Leaders Show Contrasting Messages Amid International Criticism

Taliban leaders in Afghanistan deliver contrasting messages, navigating internal divisions and external relationships.

Top News

Online cosmetics stores thrive in Taliban’s Afghanistan despite beauty parlour ban

From eyeshadows and lipsticks to “vaginal rejuvenation” pills, women in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan can find a wide range of beauty and health products in stores and online, despite a nationwide ban on beauty salons. With women’s movements in public tightly restricted, online stores on Instagram and Telegram offer discreet door-to-door deliveries.

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'A Unique Place': Foreigners Visit Post-war Afghanistan

His soldier son toured Afghanistan with insurgents in his crosshairs, but American traveller Oscar Wells has a different objective -- sight-seeing promoted by the Taliban's fledgling tourism sector.

The Guardian - UK

Taliban edict to resume stoning women to death met with horror

Afghan regime’s return to public stoning and flogging is because there is ‘no one to hold them accountable’ for abuses, say activists

The Hindu

The politics of humanitarian aid

Using humanitarian aid for political ends in conflicts is as old as diplomacy itself

The Hindu

Terror in Moscow: On concerns over the Islamic State

The Moscow shooting points to the growing terror capabilities of the Islamic State

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‘There’s a gay bar in my pocket!’: how 15 years of Grindr has affected gay communities and dating culture

Claiming to have created the concept of online dating, Grindr has been described as a lifeline for users in some countries but also a ‘crash course’ in objectification

Al Jazeera

Moscow concert hall attack: How did ISIL recoup, five years after ‘defeat’?

The group’s Afghanistan arm in particular has gained since the return of the Taliban — even though the two are rivals.

WEKU

What is ISIS-K, the group that claims it carried out the Moscow concert attack?

ISIS-K is one of the most militant jihadist groups in the world, often mounting attacks against other Islamist groups, while also targeting Russia and the U.S.

The Hindu

After assault of Afghan students in Gujarat University, Indian diplomats meet Afghan counterparts in Delhi

Months after the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi was shut down due to an apparent lack of coordination and desertion of officials belonging to the pre-Taliban government in Kabul, a senior Indian diplomat visited the mission

Al Jazeera

Who’s to blame for the Moscow massacre?

Some Russians blame lax security for the horrific attack claimed by ISIL. But analysts recall a darker history.

The Guardian - US

They fled Afghanistan after Biden’s withdrawal. Now in the US, they hope Trump wins

Recent immigrants reflect on the upheaval in their lives since the US pulled out in 2021: ‘They left us and our lives in danger’

The Guardian - UK

Who is thought to be behind the Moscow attack?

Islamic State has claimed responsibility and experts say an IS branch – Islamic State Khorasan Province – is prime suspect

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