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Afghan judge who put Taliban members behind bars ‘overjoyed’ to be given sanctuary in UK

The judge spent two years in hiding in Pakistan as she battled to get to Britain - but says a ‘huge weight’ has now been lifted

The Independent UK

Who is Tobias Ellwood? Tory MP faces backlash for Taliban comments

The defence select committee chair’s video has been likened to something that ‘could have been issued by the Afghan tourist board’

Evening Standard

Tobias Ellwood facing Defence Committee no confidence vote after Taliban remarks

Labour MP and Defence Committee member Kevan Jones said Mr Ellwood’s Afghanistan video was ‘a step too far’.

The Independent UK

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Afghan refugee living in hope he will not be homeless after hotel move deadline

The 24-year-old, who has a job but cannot find a place to live, said the Government does not understand the challenges on the ground.

The Independent UK

Tory MP admits he 'got it wrong' with Afghanistan 'transformed' video

A SENIOR Tory MP has expressed regret for posting a video in which he claimed Afghanistan had been “transformed” under the Taliban.

The National (Scotland)

Tory MPs try to oust Tobias Ellwood from defence role for praising Taliban

Minutes show two Conservatives and two Labour members of Commons defence select committee tabled no-confidence motion

The Guardian - UK

‘Got it wrong’: Top Tory faces vote of no confidence after he apologises for ‘lauding the Taliban’

Tobias Ellwood, chairman of parliament’s defence select committee, said he ‘got it wrong’

The Independent UK

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Tory MP Tobias Ellwood deletes video ‘lauding’ Taliban in Afghanistan

The Commons Defence Committee chairman faced criticism from fellow Conservatives over the clip.

The Independent UK

The Taliban use tasers, fire hoses and gunfire to break up Afghan women protesting beauty salon ban

Afghan women protesting a beauty salon ban say the Taliban used tasers, fire hoses and gun shots into the air to break up their demonstration

The Independent UK

Afghan players watch Morocco's team practice for Women's World Cup, hoping to get their chance

There'll be 32 national teams competing across Australia and New Zealand in the Women’s World Cup

The Independent UK

OPINION - I fought in Afghanistan and I know it’s now time to talk to the Taliban

Afghanistan evokes negative emotions in the minds of most people. In the popular imagination it is a land of terrorism, extremism and mass migration. I first visited Kabul in 2002, not long after the events of 9/11. My abiding memory is of a city brutalised by war. Little did I…

Evening Standard

Tobias Ellwood’s call to reopen talks with Taliban sparks backlash: ‘Were Afghan women spoken to?’

Senior Tories call Tobias Ellwood’s video ‘utterly bizarre’ and say he doesn’t speak for the defence committee

The Independent UK

Suicide bomber targets truck carrying troops in northwestern Pakistan, wounding 8 people

Police say a suicide bomber has hit a truck carrying security forces in northwestern Pakistan, wounding at least eight people

The Independent UK

Registering refugees using personal information has become the norm – but cybersecurity breaches pose risks to people giving sensitive biometric data

The number of refugees worldwide reached record high levels in 2022. More than 108.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes because of violence or persecution. Meanwhile, governments and aid agencies are increasingly using a controversial method of effectively identifying and tracking many refugees.

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The National (Scotland)

Senior Tory MP sparks outrage with 'propaganda for the Taliban' video

A CONSERVATIVE MP has sparked outrage after claiming that Afghanistan is “a country transformed” under Taliban rule ...

The Guardian - AU

‘Sport is for all’: Ignored by Fifa, the Afghan women’s team play on in Australia

Barred from the World Cup, Fatima Yousufi’s side will contest the Hope Cup in Melbourne while they wait for official recognition

The Independent UK

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

The U.N. says Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months

The Independent UK

Tory MP says Britain should reopen embassy in Kabul

Mr Ellwood said he is ‘far from’ being a Taliban appeaser but said Britain must ‘re-engage’ with Afghanistan

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The Independent UK

Scandal of refugee families separated by UK red tape

Exclusive: Figures reveal more than 11,000 refugees are waiting to be reunited with family in the UK – on route Suella Braverman said she was ‘proud’ of

The Independent UK

Repay ‘debt of honour’ to Afghans who fought Taliban with Britain, Rishi Sunak told

Military chiefs and MPs call for end to 'disgrace' of refugees stranded in Pakistan and Afghanistan despite promise of sanctuary in Britain

The Independent UK

Afghan pilot threatened with Rwanda deportation left in limbo four months after plea to PM

The airman’s notice of deportation to Rwanda lapses after six months if there is no decision – impossible given that the whole Rwanda policy is held up in the courts

WEKU

'I am crying at my salon': Taliban orders Kabul beauty parlors to shut down

All beauty salons in Kabul must close by the end of July. These businesses are one of the few places where women can work and congregate under the Taliban regime.

The Guardian - US

Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads? The app is vapid, boring and destined to fail

The blandness of the Threads experience makes me yearn for the trolls of Twitter

Chicago Tribune

From thousands of miles away, an Army veteran and ‘big brother’ fights to keep a promise in aftermath of war

The pleading text messages would come at all hours of the day and night from Kabul, Afghanistan.

Nottingham Post

Husband disgusted by Nottingham hospital nurse's alleged 'Taliban' comment to pregnant wife

Aisha Ali, 26, originally from The Meadows, attended Nottingham City Hospital's Clinical Haematology department for ongoing treatment of her lifelong thalassemia in May 2022

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