HISTORICAL FACTS: 47 - The Untold Story

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The Hindu · Feb 3, 2022

Zac Goldsmith: official who stated PM cleared Kabul pet rescue was ‘mistaken’

Foreign Office minister says official wrongly interpreted that Boris Johnson personally authorised airlift of Pen Farthing’s animals

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2022

Don’t panic: why Ukraine doesn’t like western talk of imminent attack

Analysis: While Putin’s intentions remain unclear, Kyiv would rather it didn’t get classed as the next Kabul

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2022

Afghanistan's Taliban told they can't take their guns to the funfair

Taliban fighters will no longer be allowed to carry their weapons in amusement parks in Afghanistan, the group's spokesman said on Wednesday, in what appeared to be another effort by the country's new rulers to soften their image.

Reuters · Feb 2, 2022

Leaked document reveals Biden’s Afghan failures

The notes shed new light on how the administration was unprepared to evacuate Afghan nationals who'd helped the U.S. against the Taliban.

Axios · Feb 2, 2022

Qatar reaches deal with Taliban to resume evacuations: Report

Deal reported by Axios allows biweekly chartered flights and comes as US reportedly seeks to re-up Afghan resettlements.

Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2022

Qatar reaches deal with Taliban to resume evacuations - Axios

Qatar has reached an agreement with the Taliban to resume chartered evacuations out of Kabul airport, the Axios news website reported on Tuesday citing an interview with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2022

Taliban raised on war bring a heavy hand to security role

The Taliban are trying to keep discipline over thousands of young fighters who bring heavy-handed methods of war into their new roles as security forces in Afghanistan

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Flee: inside the film about a Kabul boy who finds happiness, cats and a husband in Denmark

He escaped death, fled across the Baltic, and eventually found love and a new life. Jonas Poher Rasmussen describes how he turned Amin’s often harrowing story into an uplifting, award-winning animation

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022

After Oslo talks, what’s next for Afghanistan?

Analysts say talks between Taliban and US and European officials imply a ‘de facto’ recognition of the Taliban gov’t.

Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2022