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Taliban Refugee Minister Killed In Kabul Suicide Bombing

Taliban's refugee minister Khalil Haqqani killed in Kabul suicide bombing, revealing internal tensions and international engagement hurdles.

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Afghan Refugees Minister Killed By Suicide Blast

The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide bombing at the ministry's offices in the capital Kabul, government sources said, blaming the Islamic State group for the attack which has not been claimed.

International Business Times

Afghan refugee minister Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed in blast

Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani entered government after the Taliban seized power following US-led drawdown in 2021.

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‘They bring us joy’: Afghans swept up in cricketing fairytale

Blue Tigers’ exceptional performances in India a ray of light in country beset by problems

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - US

Today’s Cache | Taliban leader praises Twitter; Meta to label govt-affiliated accounts; Apple opens store on WeChat

News snippets for Taliban leader praising Twitter, Meta planning to label govt-affiliated accounts, and Apple opening store on WeChat

The Hindu

Prince Harry's kill count revelation could spark important discussions about war's effects on soldiers

When Prince Harry revealed in his new book, “Spare,” that he killed 25 Taliban fighters as an Apache helicopter pilot, he compared their deaths to “chess pieces removed from the board.” His comments have drawn ire from critics, such as Anas Haqqani, a member of the Haqqani Network, which is…

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Taliban leader accuses Prince Harry of killing innocent Afghans

Taliban official alleges son of King Charles committed war crimes after he reveals he killed 25 people in Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera

Taliban leader breaks silence over Harry’s Afghanistan revelations

The duke faces an intense backlash after writing about his time in Afghanistan in his controversial memoir, Spare

The Independent UK

Taliban taunts ‘big mouth loser’ Prince Harry after he claims to have killed 25 in Afghanistan

The Duke of Sussex labels the killings ‘chess pieces removed from the board’ in his forthcoming memoir ‘Spare’

The Independent UK

Retired colonel and Taliban leader join criticism over Harry killing revelations

The duke faces an intense backlash after writing about his time in Afghanistan in his controversial memoir, Spare.

The Independent UK

Taliban accuses Prince Harry of war crimes after he admits killing 25 in Afghanistan

Responding to revelations in Prince Harry's forthcoming memoir that he killed 25 Taliban fighters, senior leader Anas Haqqani said the soldiers he killed "were not chess pieces, they were humans; they had families who were waiting for their return"

Daily Mirror

Q&A: Anas Haqqani on one year of Taliban rule

Taliban leader Anas Haqqani says his government would not allow armed groups to operate from its soil.

Al Jazeera

Australian academic Timothy Weeks, once held captive by the Taliban, praises regime on return to Afghanistan

Australian academic Timothy Weeks — who was previously held hostage by the Taliban — returns to Afghanistan to "celebrate" the regime's one year in power.

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Taliban dig up Toyota Corolla used by founder to escape US forces after 9/11

A team of workmen dug up the battered Toyota Corolla after Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar ditched it there as he evaded capture by US forces after 9/11

The Independent UK

Anger among Afghan women as face veil edict splits Taliban

A new Taliban decree that demands women cover up from head to toe in public, showing at most their eyes, has left many Afghans angry or fearful

France 24

Taliban releases four women’s rights activists but fear persists

On February 12, the Taliban released four Afghan women’s rights activists, who were arrested nearly a month earlier. Dozens more are being held in Taliban custody, according to other activists and US diplomats. The released women have not yet been able to share what happened to them in Taliban custody…

Tribune News Service

Counterpoint: Why shouldn’t the US lift the sanctions against the Taliban?

Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of the Treasury froze Afghanistan Central Bank’s reserves. The Taliban is currently on the Treasury’s “Specially Designated Nationals” list.

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