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Taliban official says dozens of criminals arrested in sweeps

A Taliban government spokesman says the group's forces have arrested dozens of criminals, kidnappers and smugglers in operations across Kabul

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022

Afghan public universities reopen with gender segregated classes

Universities reopen six months after Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women have returned to classrooms.

Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2022

US Allows Transactions with Afghan Govt despite Sanctions

The United States on Friday issued new rules that would allow most commercial and financial transactions with Afghanistan while maintaining sanctions against the Taliban, in an effort to ease the flow of humanitarian aid and kickstart the paralyzed economy. Non-governmental organizations and financial institutions have expressed concerns about running afoul…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 26, 2022

Kabul to California: how the ‘hip-hop family’ mobilised for young Afghans

With breakdancers, artists and parkourists facing a bleak future under the Taliban, a global network stepped in to help, drawing on the activist spirit of rap culture

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2022

Losing Afghanistan; The Naked Don’t Fear the Water reviews – fickle allies and personal tragedies

Six months on from the fall of Kabul, a collection of essays unpicks the catastrophic mess the west has left behind in Afghanistan, while the story of one young man’s perilous escape cannot fail to move

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2022

Afghan refugees Zia and Baqir share a common past, but the paths they walk are vastly different

Ziaullah Zia arrived in Australia from Afghanistan after the fall of Kabul. Baqir Alidad arrived by boat a decade ago. While the pair share a similar past, Australia has offered one man security, while the other is left in "limbo".

ABC News · Feb 19, 2022

‘The Taliban want revenge’: Afghanistan’s female judges in exile in Australia

Fifteen judges – at risk of Taliban and criminal retribution after the fall of Kabul – were forced to flee their homeland

The Guardian - AU · Feb 19, 2022

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…

France 24 · Feb 19, 2022

Majithia: Asr East like war-torn Kabul

AMRITSAR: On the last day of campaigning, SAD(B) candidate from Amritsar East assembly constituency, Bikram Singh Majithia gave slogans of ‘vote for change’ and ‘vote for hope’.

The Times of India · Feb 19, 2022

Afghans face new uncertainties, after months on army bases in US

Rights groups are calling on Congress to pass law to grant Afghan refugees path to permanent residency in US.

Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2022