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First Taliban-appointed diplomat arrives in India to take charge of Afghanistan embassy in Delhi

Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor has assumed the role of Charge d’Affaires at the Afghan mission in the Indian capital

The Independent UK

Veteran is first double above-knee amputee to summit highest continent peaks

Hari Budha Magar lost both his legs in 2010 to an IED in Afghanistan while serving with the British Army’s Gurkha regiment.

Evening Standard

GOP lawmaker slams Stephen Miller after controversial Greenland interview: ‘This is really dumb’

Representative Don Bacon re-shared several posts about Denmark’s status as an ally of the United States, including deployments by the European country alongside US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq

The Independent UK

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Could Venezuela be another Iraq or Afghanistan? Lessons from American statecraft in force and legitimacy

Reemoving a leader — even a brutal and incompetent one — is not the same as advancing a legitimate political order.

Fortune

Candace Owens Claims CIA's 'Hostile Takeover' in Venezuela Risks Another Iraq-Style Fallout

Candace Owens claimed the CIA orchestrated Venezuela's 'liberation' like Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, accusing intelligence agencies and Zionists of backing regime change to seize oil and resources.

International Business Times UK

Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy

An image circulated over media the weekend of Jan. 3 and 4 was meant to convey dominance: Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, blindfolded and handcuffed aboard a U.S. naval vessel. Shortly after the operation that seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would…

The Conversation

Australia’s stance on Afghan cricket is flawed – and deeply painful for people like me. There is another path

When I arrived in Australia after the fall of Kabul, seeing Rashid Khan in the BBL eased my grief and reminded me that pride and belonging were possible

The Guardian - AU

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Flash flooding in Afghanistan leaves at least 17 dead and around 1,800 families affected

Another 11 people have been injured as the flooding swept across several regions of the country since Monday

The Independent UK

US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts

Afghanistan and Yemen excluded from list of 17 priority countries chosen by Trump administration to receive aid laden with demands

The Guardian - UK

Double-amputee aims to show people can ‘achieve anything’ in mountain challenge

Hari Budha Magar, who lost both legs serving in Afghanistan, is on the final leg of the Seven Summits Challenge.

Evening Standard

Cabinet papers 2005: WorkChoices, Afghanistan and climate change take centre stage

Today, the National Archives of Australia (NAA) released a key selection of records of the Australian Cabinet and its National Security Committee from 2005.

The Conversation

Terrorism, Middle East and China top Howard concerns

Previously secret cabinet documents shed new light on the defence and national security decisions made by the Howard government, 20 years ago.

AAP

Afghan farmers suffer heavy losses after Taliban ban opium poppy cultivation, report says

UNODC survey found 85% of families in northern provinces unable to replace poppy income. Production fell 32% to 296 tonnes as synthetic drugs surged.

Euronews

Taliban Destroy Musical Instruments in Eastern Afghanistan as Cultural Crackdown Continues

Taliban authorities destroyed musical instruments in eastern Afghanistan, reinforcing a nationwide ban critics say is erasing culture.

International Business Times UK

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‘That video saved our lives’: how women are defying the Taliban’s brutal crackdown on protest

The activist Zarmina Paryani speaks from exile in Germany about how Afghanistan has tried to silence the voices of women and girls since the 2021 takeover

The Independent UK

Millions of Afghans face hunger as aid cuts deepen a humanitarian crisis

Millions of Afghans are struggling as international aid cuts sever a lifeline many relied on for food and heating

International Business Times UK

Pakistan Deports Over 7,000 Afghan Refugees in 48 Hours as Border Tensions Escalate

Pakistan sent back over 7,000 Afghan refugees in 48 hours in a frenetic crackdown in increasing military tensions, fuelling anxiety over the new migrant crisis.

The Independent UK

Afghanistan's historic Ariana Cinema torn down to make way for shopping center

Through the decades, downtown Kabul’s Ariana Cinema had weathered revolution and war, emerging battered and bruised but still standing to entertain Afghans with Bollywood movies and American action flicks

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The Guardian - AU

‘International community has lost interest’: Afghanistan’s first female vice-president sees history repeating

Sima Samar has spent a lifetime working for the ideals of a country that no longer exists, but even in exile she dreams of rebuilding for a second time

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Hunter Biden identifies two biggest mistakes of Joe Biden’s presidency, admits one decision left his father ‘crushed’

Brutal honesty from Biden Jr.

The Conversation

The Taliban may not like Peaky Blinders, but its Afghan fans are part of a long history of cultural engagement with the world

The Taliban’s morality police recently summoned four young men in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan for a “rehabilitation programme”. Their offence: “imitating actors” and “promoting foreign culture”. The young men had formed what they called the “Thomas Shelby Group”, after Cillian Murphy’s character in the popular TV drama…

The Guardian - UK

The powerful stories that won awards and changed lives in 2025

In this week’s newsletter: human stories of the climate crisis; an investigation into EU-funded migrant abuse; and Afghanistan’s women under the Taliban

The Guardian - US

Once hailed as heroes, Afghans fear deportation under Trump

The very same immigrants welcomed to the US after risking their lives to fight the Taliban now fear detention or worse

Euronews

Turkey thwarts Islamic state group's New Year's Eve suicide attack plot

Turkish intelligence captured an IS member assigned to carry out suicide attacks in Turkey and Europe, as authorities warned of possible New Year's Eve attack plots. Ten suspects were detained for financing the network.

The Independent UK

Photos capture Afghanistan’s traditional buzkashi tournament near Kabul

Riders from different Afghan provinces compete in the final of Afghanistan’s annual buzkashi tournament on the outskirts of Kabul, as spectators, including Taliban authorities, attend the event.

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