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SAS troops who queried the shooting of unarmed Afghans were scolded by bosses and told to 'shut up', court papers say

SAS troops who queried the shooting of unarmed Afghans were scolded by bosses and told to 'shut up', according to court papers. SAS troops who queried the shooting of unarmed Afghans were scolded by bosses and told to 'shut up', according to court papers The Independent Inquiry into Afghanistan is looking into claims that UK troops 'murdered' up to 80 …

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5 days, 5 hours ago

Afghans arrive in the Philippines to complete visa processing for resettlement in US

Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines — A group of Afghan nationals arrived in the Philippines ⁠on Monday to process special immigrant visas for their resettlement in the United States, as part of an agreement between Manila and Washington. The Philippines agreed last July to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa processing center for a limited number of Afghan nationals aspiring to resettle in …

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1 week, 6 days ago

The world should not forget Afghanistan

Al Jazeera

In 2024, Afghanistan’s multiple crises worsened, and yet little help was extended to it. The multiple crises that plague Afghanistan have barely registered in international media headlines, and yet they persist. Reports show that Afghanistan has the fourth largest number of people facing severe hunger and food shortages. The international community must recognise that the plight of the Afghan people …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Afghan resettlement schemes to be merged into one and will eventually be axed, MoD say

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement to MPs, Mr Healey added that providing safety to these Afghans …

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1 month ago

Rashid Khan rues early wickets after Afghanistan lose 1st T20I: Hard to come back

India Today

Rashid Khan said that losing early wickets did not help Afghanistan in their first T20I against Zimbabwe, which they lost by four wickets at the Harare Sports Club. Nabi and Karim played really well in the middle,” Rashid said in the post-match presentation ceremony. “We gave away so many wickets early on and in T20s, it is hard to come …

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1 month ago

UN urges Taliban to embrace human rights obligations for Afghanistan’s protection and prosperity

Associated Press

The U.N. mission in Afghanistan urged the country’s Taliban rulers on Tuesday to embrace global human rights obligations for the protection and prosperity of future generations. The U.N. mission said that the theme for this year’s International Human Rights Day emphasized how rights empowered people to build a better future. On Tuesday, the government’s chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that …

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1 month ago

Security contractor can seek damages from CNN over Afghan war profiteer report

LA Times

Members of the all-female Zohra Orchestra, from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, wait in line as they prepare to board an evacuation flight out of Kabul, Afghanistan, in October 2021. The contractor, Zachary Young, said CNN destroyed his business by including him in a segment by chief national security correspondent Alex Marquardt, which focused on how Afghans were being …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

UK-trained elite commandos approached to fight for Russia against Ukraine

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Afghan special forces soldiers, known as the Triples, were trained …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Afghan heroes were let down by Britain – and are now at Putin’s mercy

The Independent

It is as bizarre as it is tragic. British-trained Afghan special forces who fought alongside the allies in the long war against the Taliban are now being recruited by the Russians to fight against Ukraine – a British ally struggling for its freedom. Some 1,000 days in and President Putin’s “special military operation”, which was supposed to have lasted until …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

LGBTQ Afghans say they face abuse in detention as Taliban crackdown intensifies

CNN

CNN — Warning: This report contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence. In response to CNN’s findings, a spokesperson for the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that “acts such as sodomy, bestiality and other perversions that contravene Islamic law are illegal and perpetrators dealt with within the legal framework.” They added: “These allegations are fabrications as the alleged claims of …

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Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, 3rd ODI Live Streaming: When and where to watch live?

India Today

Hashmatullah Shahidi’s Afghanistan and Najmul Hossain Shanto’s Bangladesh are set to lock horns in the third and final ODI of the three-match series on Monday, November 11 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. When to watch Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI? The second ODI between Afghanistan and Bangladesh will start at 3:30 PM IST, 10:00 AM GMT and 02:00 PM IST. …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Afghans in UK and Ireland left in lurch as embassy shuts down in London

The Independent

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4 months, 1 week ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily

Afghans eat grapes near a river at Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province on Monday. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP Editor's note: Three years on from the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the Asian country is still suffering the consequences of the failed military operation. Three years after the United States' abrupt and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Asian nation continues to suffer …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily

Afghans eat grapes near a river at Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province on Monday. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP Editor's note: Three years on from the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the Asian country is still suffering the consequences of the failed military operation. Three years after the United States' abrupt and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Asian nation continues to suffer …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily

Afghan boys harvest potatoes at a field in Baharak district, Badakhshan Province, on Thursday. In mid-August, the Afghan caretaker government's acting minister for industry and commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, said that more than $7 billion had been invested in Afghanistan over the past three years, of which $500 million was invested in the industry sector, Afghan media outlet Tolonews reported. Mullah …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily

Women weave carpets at a factory in Kabul on July 20. More importantly, the subsequent US sanctions slapped on Afghanistan following the Western troop pullout, and the freezing of more than $7 billion in Afghan central bank assets, have further exacerbated the situation, leaving Afghanistan on the brink of economic collapse. Over the past two years, Afghanistan's economy has been …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily

Afghans eat grapes near a river at Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province on Monday. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP Editor's note: Three years on from the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the Asian country is still suffering the consequences of the failed military operation. Three years after the United States' abrupt and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Asian nation continues to suffer …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily

Afghans eat grapes near a river at Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province on Monday. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP Editor's note: Three years on from the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the Asian country is still suffering the consequences of the failed military operation. Three years after the United States' abrupt and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Asian nation continues to suffer …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily

Women weave carpets at a factory in Kabul on July 20. More importantly, the subsequent US sanctions slapped on Afghanistan following the Western troop pullout, and the freezing of more than $7 billion in Afghan central bank assets, have further exacerbated the situation, leaving Afghanistan on the brink of economic collapse. Over the past two years, Afghanistan's economy has been …

Afghanistan

4 months, 1 week ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily

Afghan girls gather near their houses in Deh Yak district, Ghazni Province, on Aug 19. MOHAMMAD FAISAL NAWEED/AFP Humanitarian crisis "Afghanistan is entrenched in a humanitarian crisis … the dire consequences of the two-decade-long American occupation that ended in 2021", said Khalid Taimur Akram, executive director of Pakistan Research Center for a Community with Shared Future, Islamabad. More than 24 …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily

Afghan boys harvest potatoes at a field in Baharak district, Badakhshan Province, on Thursday. In mid-August, the Afghan caretaker government's acting minister for industry and commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, said that more than $7 billion had been invested in Afghanistan over the past three years, of which $500 million was invested in the industry sector, Afghan media outlet Tolonews reported. Mullah …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily

Afghan girls gather near their houses in Deh Yak district, Ghazni Province, on Aug 19. MOHAMMAD FAISAL NAWEED/AFP Humanitarian crisis "Afghanistan is entrenched in a humanitarian crisis … the dire consequences of the two-decade-long American occupation that ended in 2021", said Khalid Taimur Akram, executive director of Pakistan Research Center for a Community with Shared Future, Islamabad. More than 24 …

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4 months, 1 week ago

When the US left Kabul, these Americans tried to help Afghans left behind. It still haunts them

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scott Mann, a retired Green Beret who spent several …

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4 months, 1 week ago

When the US left Kabul, these Americans tried to help Afghans left behind. It still haunts them

Associated Press

The United States’ longest war is over. In the three years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, hundreds of people around the country — current and former military members, diplomats, intelligence officers, civilians from all walks of life — have struggled in obscurity to help the Afghans left behind. “The only thing I can think of,” he says, “is the …

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SAS troops who queried the shooting of unarmed Afghans were scolded by bosses and told to 'shut up', court papers say

Afghans arrive in the Philippines to complete visa processing for resettlement in US

The world should not forget Afghanistan

Afghan resettlement schemes to be merged into one and will eventually be axed, MoD say

Rashid Khan rues early wickets after Afghanistan lose 1st T20I: Hard to come back

UN urges Taliban to embrace human rights obligations for Afghanistan’s protection and prosperity

Security contractor can seek damages from CNN over Afghan war profiteer report

UK-trained elite commandos approached to fight for Russia against Ukraine

Afghan heroes were let down by Britain – and are now at Putin’s mercy

LGBTQ Afghans say they face abuse in detention as Taliban crackdown intensifies

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, 3rd ODI Live Streaming: When and where to watch live?

Afghans in UK and Ireland left in lurch as embassy shuts down in London

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

When the US left Kabul, these Americans tried to help Afghans left behind. It still haunts them

When the US left Kabul, these Americans tried to help Afghans left behind. It still haunts them