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Should you chase the thrill? After Titan, adventurers weigh the risks of extreme travel

Where is your line? On your mental chart of risk and reward, where does yes become nope?

Los Angeles Times

Over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed since Taliban takeover: UN

UNAMA says there have been 3,774 civilian casualties, including 1,095 civilian deaths, in violence since August 2021.

Al Jazeera

Since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, more than 1,000 civilians were killed in attacks, UN says

The United Nations says it has documented a significant level of civilian casualties from attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021

The Independent UK

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Fighting for a life: The Afghan refugees finding hope in MMA

Afghan mixed martial arts fighters living abroad try to bridge gap between poverty and glory after Taliban bans sport.

Al Jazeera

UK forces evacuating people from Afghanistan feared they ‘may not return home’

Military personnel interviewed for Channel 4’s documentary series Evacuation have shed light on what it was like to be involved in Operation Pitting.

The Independent UK

Taliban leader claims women are provided with a 'comfortable and prosperous life' in Afghanistan

The supreme leader of the Taliban has released a message claiming that his government has taken the necessary steps for the betterment of women's life in Afghanistan, where women are banned from public life and work and girls’ education is severely curtailed

The Independent UK

Baroness tells of ‘terrible texts’ from trapped Afghan women pleading for help

Helena Kennedy evacuated more than 500 people from Afghanistan in 2021, but is still in contact with some of those she had to leave behind.

The Independent UK

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Charities say Taliban intimidation diverts aid to Taliban members and causes

Aid workers in Afghanistan claim the Taliban is using threats and violence to control the way aid is distributed at a time when aid is more critical than ever.

WEKU

Afghan women ban makes Taliban recognition near ‘impossible’: UN

Afghanistan UN envoy Roza Otunbayeva tells security council that Taliban seek recognition but reject key UN values.

Al Jazeera

UN warns Taliban that restrictions on Afghan women and girls make recognition `nearly impossible'

The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan is warning the country’s Taliban rulers that international recognition as the country’s legitimate government will remain “nearly impossible” unless they lift severe restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment

The Independent UK

IOC warns Afghanistan about Paris Olympics status over denying sports to women and girls

The Afghanistan team’s status for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been put in question by the IOC over growing frustration with the Taliban blocking access to sport for women and girls

The Independent UK

In limbo in Indonesia, Afghan women find they ‘can be a boss’

Learning centres give refugee children, and the women who teach them, the chance to follow their dreams.

Al Jazeera

UK parliament calls on Fifa to support exiled Afghanistan women’s team

Gianni Infantino has been urged to support Afghan women competing internationally with the parliamentarians letter backing a call made by Malala Yousafzai and Khalida Popal in January

The Guardian - UK

Taliban carry out 2nd known public execution since seizing power in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have carried out what is believed to be the second confirmed public execution since the religious group took power in 2021

The Independent UK

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Taliban treatment of women could be ‘gender apartheid’: UN expert

Taliban spokesperson rejects the report and accuses the UN and the West of ‘spreading propaganda’ against its rule.

Newcastle Herald

Refugee Aziza named Woman of the Year after brave flee from Afghanistan to Newcastle

'It's important where you can continue your life and be able to do what you like.'

Radio France Internationale

UN calls for 'gender apartheid' to be criminalised as Taliban denounced for abuse of Afghan women

The UN's top expert on human rights in Afghanistan has urged countries to consider making "gender apartheid" an international crime, in a bid to hold the Taliban accountable for grave and systematic abuses against Afghan women.

The Independent UK

Watch live: UN unveils report into situation for women and girls in Taliban-led Afghanistan

Watch live as Richard Bennett, the UN's Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, presents a joint report on the situation of women and girls in the country.

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Al Jazeera

Taliban slams US report on rising threats in Afghanistan

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the country is enjoying its greatest stability of the past 40 years.

The Canberra Times

Refugee's hard road to Canberra and freedom

Zerghona Jawadi's extraordinary story of trial and triumph.

The Independent UK

After escaping the Taliban, hundreds of Afghans languish in Albania in a prolonged US visa process

Hundreds of Afghans are languishing in Albania, waiting for the U.S. visas they were promised, almost two years after fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country

The Independent UK

Hero Afghan pilot: UK commanders sent me into combat... how can you abandon me?

Exclusive: Afghan war hero who escaped Taliban to come to Britain hits back at officials who say his military service is not enough to stop his deportation

The Guardian - US

Transition: the story of a trans journalist embedded with the Taliban

In a fascinating new documentary, an Australian trans man gains unprecedented access to the terrorist organisation while keeping his identity secret

The Hindu

In a first, India and Pakistan special envoys participate in Western talks with Taliban in Norway

Taliban representatives met with Indian and Pakistani special envoys and officials amongst a number of international diplomats this week, in an effort by the Norwegian Government to break the impasse in talks on the sidelines of a peace conference in Oslo.

Daily Mirror

Hero soldier blown up by suicide bomb on first day of active service in miracle recovery

Dave Curtis will proudly represent Britain with other injured soldiers upcoming event, and credits it with helping him cope with devastating wounds he suffered in blast

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