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Osama bin Laden had Taliban rival assassinated 2 days before 9/11 attack

Ahmad Shah Massoud, the prominent Afghan resistance leader and one of the Taliban's strongest rivals, was assassinated on September 9, 2001, just two days before the 9/11 attacks, in a killing believed to have been ordered by al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden as a favour to his Taliban hosts, according…

The Times of India

Pakistan orders medical institutions to expel Afghan students, halt fresh admissions amid Kabul tensions

NEW DELHI: Pakistan has ordered medical and dental institutions across the country to stop admitting Afghan students and remove those already enrolled, amid worsening relations between Islamabad and Kabul, a senior government official said on Wednesday.

The Times of India

9/11 unleashed two decades of war. Now Putin is exploiting the damage

IN DEPTH: The horror of the attacks 25 years ago and their aftermath has seen the Cold War replaced by endless conflict between competing cultures and religions, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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‘One day the Taliban will need women to be educated’: three sisters on being forced back to Afghanistan

Shallah, Fatimah and Maahi are among hundreds of thousands of Afghan women and girls deported from Iran and Pakistan in the past year to a life of severe restrictions

The Guardian - UK

Taliban denies Masood Azhar is in Afghanistan, rejects Pakistan's repeated claims

The Taliban regime has denied Masood Azhar's presence in Afghanistan. Pakistan claims Azhar fled to Afghanistan while facing FATF pressure. India seeks Azhar for multiple terror attacks, including the Parliament strike. Pakistan was previously on the FATF grey list for terror financing deficiencies. Azhar was convicted in absentia by Pakistan…

The Economic Times

Guyana Took In Six Deportees Under a Deal Its Own Opposition Didn't Expect: Georgetown's Pact With Washington

Guyana took in six deportees with no criminal record under a new US pact its opposition had to fight to see. Here's what's in it.

Latin Times

9/11 anniversary: democracy was not doomed to fail in Afghanistan – the US did not live up to its promises

After the signing of the Munich agreement in 1938 that allowed Nazi Germany to annex part of Czechoslovakia, Winston Churchill spoke of the fate of that country in a powerful speech in the House of Commons:

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Ladies Only: Afghan pop star Aryana Sayeed takes on Taliban with European tour

Aryana Sayeed, one of Afghanistan’s biggest pop stars, is kicking off a women-only European tour, using her platform to bring Afghan women together and speak out for women’s rights.

Euronews

China’s paper-tiger alliance shows the US can’t isolate Iran

Donald Trump's economic strategy against Iran faces significant global challenges. Treasury Secretary Bessent's "with us or against us" stance echoes past policies. However, the world in 2026 is different from 2001, with shifting alliances. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization now balances US power and supports Iran. This new global order means…

The Economic Times

Judge lacked authority to void Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion conviction, appeals court rules

Bergdahl, then a 23-year-old soldier, was stationed near Afghanistan's Paktika Province in June 2009 when he walked off his post without permission

The Independent UK

Turning Point: Generation 9/11 review – nothing about that day has lost its power to shock or harrow the soul

The attacks changed the world as we know it – and now, 25 years on, this heartbreaking Netflix film shares 9/11 recordings and memories from the bereaved that stop time in its tracks

The Guardian - UK

After fleeing Afghanistan to continue educating girls, SOLA opens a permanent school in Rwanda

Shabana Basij-Rasikh leads the School of Leadership of Afghanistan that's now based in Rwanda

The Independent UK

Nearly 6 Million Afghans Pushed Across Borders as Pakistan and Iran Double Down on Deportations

Pakistan and Iran have deported over six million Afghans since late 2023, straining Afghanistan's resources. Returnees face poverty and Taliban restrictions, while international aid falls short.

International Business Times UK

British family pleads with French authorities to release body of relative who died in Channel

Jasmeet Wadhwa, who fled Taliban persecution in Afghanistan, lost his life while trying to reach UK in April

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Afghan general who led last-ditch effort to stop Taliban takeover now drives Uber in Washington

Afghan General Haibatullah Alizai, who led a last-ditch effort to resist the Taliban takeover in 2021, now drives an Uber in Washington DC after being granted asylum in the US.

The Independent UK

Taliban minister says mineral-rich Afghanistan open to US investments in new pitch for bilateral ties

Relations between Afghanistan and US should not be assessed through the lens of the past 20 years of war, but rather on the basis of future co-operation, says Taliban minister

The Guardian - UK

How young women can learn to better wield economic power

Project in Zambia shows how teaching young women to negotiate better can have a long-term impact on their prospects

The Independent UK

Harry accuses security boss of not warning staff over al Qaida threat

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, have returned to the UK

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Evening Standard

Harry accuses security body chair of not informing his staff of al-Qaida threat

The Duke of Sussex wrote to the Home Secretary asking her to take a personal role in determining if his family receive close police protection

The Independent UK

Trump deports Afghan man whose brothers helped US military to Central African Republic

US has deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose brothers helped military

The Independent UK

‘I survived the Taliban to go to school – now the UK has blocked me from studying at Oxford’

Aisha Khurram has not seen her family in five years after she fled Afghanistan – now she won’t be able to fulfil her dream of studying at Oxford University due to new Home Office rules

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on child marriage: girls should not be wives

Editorial: There’s growing agreement that under-18s need to be protected – but international turmoil is pushing many towards wedlock

France 24

UNICEF warns 1 million Afghan children at risk of death from malnutrition

One million children subject to severe acute malnutrition in Afghanistan are at risk of dying if they do not receive immediate treatment, the UNICEF warned on Tuesday. Nearly 40 percent of those admitted to hospitals comprise babies under six months old.

International Business Times UK

Prince Harry Security Fears Rise as Taliban Demand Accountability Over Alleged Apache 'War Crimes'

Journalist Benjamin Butterworth reports fresh Taliban allegations against Prince Harry over Afghanistan as Harry and Meghan prepare for a UK return with security arrangements unresolved.

The Independent UK

Bulletin world briefing: Iran’s president calls for end of war after Trump threats

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