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Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi won silver in the women’s road race at the Asian Games in Japan, dedicating the achievement to women facing restrictions in Afghanistan. The 23-year-old recalled disguising herself as a boy to train and facing attacks when she began cycling. Now based in Italy, Hashimi hopes her medal inspires future generations of Afghan women to pursue their dreams. Read More…
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Netflix dance comedy Best of the Best has faced criticism over a joke referencing the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. The line, delivered by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan’s character, sparked backlash online, with viewers calling it insensitive. Producer and writer Hasan Minhaj and director Lena Khan also faced criticism as audiences debated the film’s treatment of South Asian representation. Read More…
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The Sept 11 attacks reshaped global politics, prompting US-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The decades-long campaign failed to eliminate religiously inspired terrorism and produced lasting instability. Muslims in the US also faced discrimination, while Islamophobia remains a concern. The rise of militant groups after the Iraq war further exposed the limits of America’s counterterrorism strategy and its wider consequences. Read More…
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KABUL: The United Nations has warned that many civilian victims of Afghanistan’s two-decade war remain without justice, compensation or recognition. UNAMA said tens of thousands of civilians were killed or wounded between 2001 and 2021 in attacks and military operations involving the Taliban, Islamic State and Afghan or international forces. Survivors continue to face psychological trauma, financial hardship and disrupted lives. One victim, Mohammad, said the world had forgotten those affected by the conflict. Read More…
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Cyrus Schayegh, professor of international history and politics at the Geneva Graduate Institute, says that compared with other US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the war with Iran is “more important” as it has shifted the balance of power. “This is the basic problem that we are facing right now in different chapters. There was a war, then military confrontations, now there are economic sanctions, then there are diplomatic attempts,” Schayegh told Al Jazeera. Read More…
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A group of UN experts on Thursday denounced a crackdown on women in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat, saying at least two people had been killed during a protest against the restrictions. Herat’s morality police started arresting dozens of women on Saturday for not wearing the body-cloaking chador or burqa. Read More…
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Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday warned Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government against continued support for militants, saying Pakistan would respond to Kabul the same way it had responded to India. “There is no difference between Delhi and Kabul,” Asif said while addressing the National Assembly in Islamabad, adding that the “same enemy” was currently sitting on both Pakistan’s eastern and western borders. Read More…
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Interim Afghan Taliban government has announced that it was freeing a US national who had been detained for more than a year. The foreign ministry said on Tuesday the family of linguist and researcher Dennis Coyle had written to the supreme leader of Afghanistan, requesting his release for Eid. "The Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate deemed his period of detention sufficient and decided on his release," a statement read. Read More…
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China on Thursday lauded the role of Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Qatar in the ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Welcoming the ceasefire announced by Islamabad and Kabul, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Beijing hopes that the two countries “will stay calm, exercise restraint, resume peace talks as soon as possible, realise a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire at an early date, properly handle differences and disputes through dialogue and jointly keep the two countries and the region peaceful and stable.” Read More…
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As hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan continue along the border, United States President Donald Trump has said that Washington will not intervene in a possible conflict between Islamabad and Kabul. Trump said he could step in but stressed that he has “very good relations” with Pakistan. He further said Pakistan has a great prime minister and a great military leader, adding that they are two people I have a lot of respect for. Read More…
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