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Glasgow cabbie stuck in Pakistan after fleeing Kabul forced to leave wife and kids behind

Feeling like they were no closer to being accepted on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme - which they are eligible for - the family are still despairingly stuck in limbo.

Daily Record

Afghan children whose families fled Kabul get new start at school

SEATTLE — They lined up at the doors of Southern Heights Elementary in Burien, momentarily subdued as they waited for their first glimpse of American school. Awais, 9, in a sharp black blazer and white shirt, led the way, followed by Fazilat, 10, in sparkly pumps and a bright pink…

Tribune News Service

Afghanistan’s former finance minister now drives an Uber in Washington, DC

Minister fled country week before Taliban took Kabul

The Independent UK

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‘One day to enjoy’: Economy woes dampen Afghan Nowruz celebration

The Taliban rule and the flagging economy have seemingly put a dampener on celebrations this year.

Al Jazeera

Boris Johnson 'did intervene' to prioritise animals in Afghanistan airlift

A second Foreign Office whistleblower has come forward to back up claims that Boris Johnson intervened to have rescue animals airlifted out of Kabul while Afghans fleeing the Taliban struggled to get onto aircraft.

Daily Record

Second whistleblower says decision to evacuate Afghan animals did come from PM

Boris Johnson previously said it was “complete nonsense” to suggest he had been involved.

The Independent UK

Afghanistan’s former finance minister is now Uber driver in Washington DC

Washington Post rides with Khalid Payenda, who left for the US before the fall of Kabul

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Bombed out: Why we keep making war

War is brand new every time it happens, and it's one of our oldest ideas. We claim to hate it, but it's part of us

Salon

The response to Ukraine is laudable. But as a British Afghan, I’m a little jealous

Seven months since Kabul’s fall, my family are pleading for help. Has the world forgotten this crisis?, says journalist and documentary maker Nelufar Hedayat

The Guardian - UK

British girl, 8, stranded in Afghanistan while parents are in UK as ministers show ‘indifference’

Exclusive: Ministers told to act urgently to get child out of Kabul as situation ‘getting worse day by day’

The Independent UK

UN to Vote on Its Scope in Afghanistan, Barring a Russia Veto

The Security Council votes Thursday on a resolution to secure the United Nations' presence in war-torn Afghanistan into the future -- unless Russia, which has stymied negotiations this week, vetoes the measure. The draft text introduced by Norway reshapes the global body's relations with Kabul to account for last year's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Detainee at secret CIA detention site was used as living prop for torture techniques

Ammar Al-Baluchi - a Pakistani 9/11 suspect still being held at Guantanamo Bay - was routinely and repeatedly tortured by CIA agents while at a secret facility north of Kabul, Afghanistan known as "Cobalt" or "the darkness" to prisoners, declassified documents have revealed

Daily Mirror

UN refugee chief in Kabul to say Afghans are not forgotten

The head of the U.N. refugee agency is in Kabul to tell Afghans they have not been forgotten — even as the international community scrambles to deal with the devastation of the war in Ukraine and a humanitarian crisis unseen in Europe since World War II

The Independent UK

Pakistan’s neutrality, Taliban’s worry

The Afghan Taliban will be affected by Imran Khan’s diplomatic manoeuvres in the Ukraine minefield

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghan Diplomats under Pressure from Taliban Regime

Afghan embassies around the world that have refused to recognize the new Taliban regime are struggling to stay afloat and facing increasing pressure from Kabul to accept loyalist replacements. None of the country's 60 or so ambassadors, consuls or heads of diplomatic missions who were appointed by Western-backed former president…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey Says Talks with Taliban on Operating Kabul Airport Still Underway

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday that talks with the Taliban on operating the Kabul airport were still underway, a day after he met acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in southern Turkey.

Reuters

Turkey says talks with Taliban on operating Kabul airport still underway

The Hindu

Ukraine should learn Afghanistan lessons, should not get involved in big power games, says Hamid Karzai

Former Afghan President also calls on India to reopen embassy, reengage with Afghanistan

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The Guardian - UK

From Taliban bullets to Russian bombs: war chases Afghan refugee across Europe

Masouma Tajik thought she had found safety and a new life – but six months later Putin’s invasion has forced her to flee again

The Independent UK

Inside life under the Taliban for homeless addicts in Afghanistan

Under Taliban rule, Afghan drug users face beatings, harsh winters outside and poor treatment facilities. Photographer Maxim Shipenkov visited Kabul to witness their life on the edge

Al Jazeera

US official meets Afghans stranded in UAE, apologises for delays

The US is still struggling with handling the tens of thousands who were evacuated amid the fall of Kabul last year.

The Independent UK

US diplomat apologizes to thousands of Afghans stuck in UAE

A senior U.S. diplomat has apologized to thousands of Afghans stranded in the United Arab Emirates months after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban

The Guardian - UK

The Naked Don’t Fear the Water by Matthieu Aikins review – a refugee’s journey

An undercover journalist follows the grim trail from Kabul to Athens in this study of people at the mercy of state power

The Independent UK

Horrific deja vu in Ukraine for those who fled other wars

The endless stream of people walking in line, heading to the border to escape Russia's war on Ukraine, has marked a jarring déjà vu for some in the exodus

Dublin Live

Kind-hearted Dublin residents come together to raise money for refugee family

Founder Ann Kelleher the idea came to her while watching the heartbreaking scenes in Kabul after it was captured by the Taliban last year

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