Afghanistan Issue
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UN calls for $7 billion in aid for Afghanistan as ‘full-blown humanitarian catastrophe looms’
The United Nations requires A$7 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022 to avert a humanitarian catastrophe and offer the…
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Why the Hazara people fear genocide in Afghanistan
In the aftermath of the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan, violence against the Hazara population has escalated. Sitarah Mohammadi…
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Despite promises, Taliban begin evicting Afghanistan’s ethnic Hazaras from their land
WARNING: This story contains one picture containing graphic content. “Everyone was horrified — men, women and children … we were in…
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More than 100,000 Afghans apply for Australian humanitarian visas
More than 100,000 Afghans are estimated to have applied for a humanitarian visa to come to Australia since the fall…
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The American Empire Is Unwinding
The bad news stemming from the ill-planned and ill-managed US evacuation of the Afghan capital just kept coming in. Andrew…
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Afghanistan’s Taliban Expand Their Interim Government
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Ibraheem Bahiss discusses what the moves may mean for Afghan politics and international reactions…
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‘Over the moon’: 10 Afghan orphans start new life in Australia but fear for others still trying to flee
As the Taliban tightened its grip on power in Afghanistan – casting girls from schools, ordering women home from work, and…
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The Winner in Afghanistan: China
It couldn’t be more significant in ways few in this country can even begin to grasp. Alfred W. McCoy CounterPunch…
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European Strategic Autonomy After Afghanistan
But whether anxiety will spur action remains far from certain. Ana Palacio Project Syndicate MADRID – There is good reason…
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Blinken defends Afghan withdrawal at testy US congressional hearing
In five hours of often testy exchanges with lawmakers, Blinken defended President Joe Biden’s decision to pull out and pushed…
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Afghanistan: Germany needs ‘skillful’ diplomacy for Taliban talks
Germany would need to engage the Taliban with “very skillful and clever diplomacy,” German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on…
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20 years after 9/11, the American colossus has gone and the Middle East remains strife-torn
The first are the attacks themselves on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. Tony Walker The Conversation These shocked…
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Germans welcome in Afghanistan, Taliban spokesperson says
In an interview published Sunday, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag that the militant group now in control…
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Bruised Biden tries to turn the page after US debacle in Afghanistan
Once again Joe Biden found himself talking about nation-building, the fragility of democracy and the threat that religious extremists pose…
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Afghanistan’s Growing Humanitarian Crisis
This briefing note outlines the most pressing issues and steps to help relieve the suffering. ICG Dramatic scenes at the…
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Wisconsin mosques prepare to welcome Afghan refugees into community
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – After two decades, the war in Afghanistan ended Monday as the final U-S flight left the…
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