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UN says Afghan girls' education activist arrested in Kabul

The United Nations says an Afghan rights activist who has campaigned for girls' education has been arrested in Kabul

The Independent UK

Afghan refugees face homelessness under UK plans, say rights groups

Ministers announce refugees in hotels will be offered move to a home on condition they accept first offer

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of refugees to be evicted from hotels under Government plans

The move, due to be announced by veterans minister Johnny Mercer, will reportedly see refugees offered a property,

Wales Online

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Afghan refugees ‘to be evicted from hotels’

Thousands of Afghan refugees currently living in hotels in the UK will reportedly be offered a property under new Government plans.

The Independent UK

U.N. says prominent Afghan girls' education advocate arrested in Kabul

The United Nations said on Tuesday that a prominent Afghan girls' education activist was arrested in Kabul this week and called on Taliban authorities to clarify the reason for his detention.

Reuters

Oliver Schulz: bail for Australian former SAS soldier accused of murdering Afghan man in war crime

Schulz would be ‘extremely vulnerable’ in prison and at risk from Taliban sympathisers if he remained there, court hears

The Guardian - AU

Ex-SAS soldier bailed due to Taliban threat

A former SAS soldier charged over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan has been granted bail due to danger posed by extremist Islamic inmates.

AAP

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Artist to project sculpture filled with Afghan blood on St Paul’s in protest over Harry’s Taliban kills claim

The Duke of Sussex attracted criticism after he detailed his time serving in Afghanistan in his memoir Spare earlier this year, claiming he killed 25 Taliban fighters during two tours in the country

The Independent UK

Greens senator Jordon Steele-John calls on Australia to question AUKUS pact as Jacinta Price continues to rail against Voice on Q+A

The former secretary of the US Navy and South Australia's premier take Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John to task over him questioning Australia's relationship with the USA and the AUKUS agreement.

ABC News

Suicide bomber kills 6 people near foreign ministry in Kabul

A suicide bomber has struck near the foreign ministry in the Afghan capital, killing at least six people and wounding about a dozen

The Independent UK

Former Australian soldier fears Taliban retribution in prison after being accused of war crime, court hears

Former SAS trooper, accused of killing Afghan man, has sought bail in a Sydney court after being arrested a week ago

The Guardian - AU

Taliban threat to ex SAS soldier in jail, court told

A former SAS soldier charged with unlawfully killing a man in an Afghanistan wheat field has sought bail citing threats to his safety if he remains in jail.

AAP

Afghan girls struggle with poor internet as they turn to online classes

Sofia logs in to class on a laptop in Kabul for an online English course run by one of a growing number of educational institutes trying to reach Afghanistan's girls and women digitally in their homes.

Reuters

Woman fears for life if sent to Afghanistan after Home Office visa denial

AN Afghan woman who has spoken out against the Taliban has been left fearing for her life after the Home Office denied her new visa and suggested…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban Want Control of More Afghan Diplomatic Missions

The Taliban government is trying to take charge of more Afghan embassies abroad, a spokesman said Saturday, amid their continued international isolation because of restrictions on women and girls. The Taliban initially promised a more moderate rule after their takeover in August 2021, but instead imposed sweeping bans and other…

The Independent UK

Afghan woman fears for life if sent to Afghanistan after visa denial

Maryam Amiri is calling on the Government to reconsider its decision.

The Independent UK

Afghan pilot who served with British forces and fled to UK in small boat facing deportation to Rwanda

Air force lieutenant says he is one of many Afghan forces personnel ‘forgotten’ by coalition forces after the fall of Kabul

The Independent UK

Taliban want control of more Afghan diplomatic missions

A spokesman for the Taliban administration says it is trying to take charge of more Afghan embassies and consulates abroad

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Blinken Blasted by Republicans over Withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Republican Party has raised the issue of the “chaotic” withdrawal from Afghanistan, slamming Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday during a hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations. Representative Mike McCaul, the new Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, raised the August 26, 2021 attack outside…

Tribune News Service

Biden’s top diplomat blasted by Republicans over chaotic Afghan withdrawal

WASHINGTON — House Republicans hammered Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday over the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, threatening to subpoena a letter that highlighted internal dissent over the episode.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan school year starts without millions of teenage girls

Since the Taliban’s takeover in 2021, only girls aged 12 and under have been allowed to go to school.

ABC News

Calls for Taliban to let Afghan girls return to high school as boys' classes resume

It has been 18 months since girls could go to high school, and the Taliban says schools will remain closed for girls until a plan is in place to reopen them in line with Islamic law.

Reuters

Taliban acting finance minister becomes central bank governor

The Taliban administration's former acting finance minister, Mullah Hidayatullah Badri, has been appointed as governor of Afghanistan's central bank, a finance ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.

Wales Online

Breaking: At least 11 killed as strong earthquake rattles Afghanistan and Pakistan

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits region, with nine people killed when roofs collapse in part of Pakistan

The Independent UK

Sleepless night after Pakistan, Afghanistan quake kills 13

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck much of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan has killed at least 13 people and injured scores in both countries

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