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# Afghanistan

Last week
28th May 2023 - 3rd June 2023
# Australia
Famed Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case
Three newspapers alleged that the man was involved in the murder of six unarmed prisoners in Afghanistan.
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Last month
May 2023
# Afghanistan
Over 400 approvals issued to Afghan refugees through Government's Admission Programme
The programme was set up in the immediate aftermath of the Taliban seizing power in Afghanistan in August 2021.
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May 8th 2023, 6:00 AM
# Afghanistan
UN chief slams Taliban over 'unprecedented' curbs on Afghan women's rights
The Taliban government has firmly rejected criticism of the curbs on women.
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May 2nd 2023, 3:48 PM
April
April 2023
# Afghanistan
Taliban kill ISIS leader who organised 2021 Kabul airport bombing, US say
The blast killed 170 Afghans as well as 13 US troops who were securing the airport for the United State’s exit from the country.
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Apr 26th 2023, 8:21 AM
# High Court
High Court rules failure to provide Afghan asylum seeker with accomodation was 'unlawful'
The Afghan teen was informed there was no accommodation available, and provided with a €28 voucher for Dunnes Stores to buy bedding.
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Apr 21st 2023, 6:31 PM
# Taliban
United Nations ready for ‘heartbreaking’ decision to pull out of Afghanistan
The head of the UN Development Programme said it will pull out in May if it cannot persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organisation.
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Apr 18th 2023, 3:04 PM
# Evacuation
White House blames Trump and massive intel failure for botched Afghanistan exit
US intelligence services admit they had failed to understand the strength of the Taliban and the weakness of the Afghan government’s forces
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Apr 6th 2023, 8:57 PM
# Afghanistan
UK government ‘in negotiations’ after three British men detained by Taliban
Suella Braverman said anyone travelling to dangerous parts of the world should take the utmost caution.
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Apr 2nd 2023, 3:59 PM
This year
2023
# Matiullah Wesa
Founder of girls' education project in Afghanistan arrested by Taliban authorities in Kabul
The Taliban government last year barred girls from attending secondary school.
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Mar 28th 2023, 8:26 AM
# Earthquake
At least 11 people killed as strong earthquake rattles Afghanistan and Pakistan
The powerful tremors sent many people fleeing their homes and offices in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad.
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Mar 22nd 2023, 6:49 AM
# Taliban
US veterans testify of ‘catastrophic’ impact of chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan
The initial hearing displayed the open wounds from the end of America’s longest war in August 2021.
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Mar 9th 2023, 7:29 AM
# Kabul
Top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan killed by the Taliban
The regional IS “intelligence and operations chief” was killed on Sunday night.
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Feb 28th 2023, 8:44 AM
# Assets
US judge rules 9/11 victims can't seize $3.5bn in Afghan assets despite Biden's green light
US President Joe Biden had said the money could be made available to the families of 9/11 victims.
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Feb 22nd 2023, 7:39 AM
# Afghanistan
UN calls on Taliban to let women help give aid to desperate Afghans
Afghanistan is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with more than half of its population facing hunger.
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Jan 30th 2023, 10:27 PM
# Afghanistan
Former Afghan MP shot dead in Kabul in night-time attack
Mursal Nabizada was a member of the parliament and was first elected in 2018.
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Jan 16th 2023, 8:05 AM
Last year
2022
# Afghanistan
UN won't halt aid to Afghanistan despite ban on women working in the country's aid sector
‘Aid is never conditional,’ the UN Resident Coordinator in Afghanistan told reporters.
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Dec 29th 2022, 9:42 PM
# Humanitarian Aid
Aid bodies suspend Afghanistan operations after ban on women aid workers
The UN also said that some of its time-critical programmes have had to stop temporarily due to lack of female staff.
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Dec 29th 2022, 11:33 AM
# Afghanistan
UN urges Taliban to end 'terrible' university ban on women
The Taliban have suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls.
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Dec 27th 2022, 1:18 PM
# Afghanistan
Taliban uses water cannon on women protesting against university ban
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have banned female students from attending universities.
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Dec 24th 2022, 3:01 PM
# Afghanistan
Afghan women stopped from entering universities after Taliban ban
Despite promising a softer rule when they seized power last year, hardline Islamists have ratcheted up restrictions on all aspects of women’s lives.
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Dec 21st 2022, 9:10 AM
# the taliban
Taliban bans women from Afghan universities indefinitely
The Taliban authorities ordered a ban on women attending higher education institutions today.
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Dec 20th 2022, 10:35 PM
# Afghanistan
Taliban bans Afghan women from gyms and public baths
Women are increasingly being squeezed out of public life since the Taliban’s return last year.
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Nov 13th 2022, 12:59 PM
# Kabul
Taliban ban women from parks and funfairs in Afghan capital
‘When you have no freedom in your own country, then what does it mean to live here?’ one woman said.
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Nov 10th 2022, 6:58 AM
THE MORNING LEAD
No Afghan refugees accepted through Admissions Programme due to 'insufficient information'
A report by
Tadgh McNally
The Department of Justice has asked for DNA testing in some instances.
At least three people killed in mosque blast in Afghanistan capital
Taliban celebrates 'day of conquest' to mark turbulent first year in power
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Oct 27th 2022, 12:05 AM
# Kabul
Blast kills 19 people at education centre as students prepared for exams in Afghan capital
The blast happened in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood of western Kabul.
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Sep 30th 2022, 8:05 AM
# Afghanistan
US military admits to killing 12 civilians worldwide in 2021
All of the civilian deaths occurred in Afghanistan, according to the public part of the report.
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Sep 28th 2022, 8:21 AM
# Afghanistan
US engineer and navy veteran freed in Afghanistan as part of Taliban prisioner exchange
Mark Frerichs has been detained in Afghanistan since 2020.
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Sep 19th 2022, 2:48 PM
# Taliban
Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools ‘shameful’, says UN
Teenage girls are still barred from school and women are required to cover themselves from head to toe in public, with only their eyes showing.
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Sep 18th 2022, 12:43 PM
# Afghanistan
UN accuses Taliban of harassing female staff in Afghanistan
The United Nations claimed three women were detained for questioning today.
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Sep 12th 2022, 7:54 PM
# Afghanistan
Afghan girls protest school closure in eastern city
Protests have been taking place today.
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Sep 10th 2022, 8:02 PM
# one year later
‘The most difficult days of my life’: Fleeing Afghanistan for Ireland and starting a new life
Ghazal Maher was a dentist and university lecturer in Afghanistan before the Taliban returned to power.
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Aug 22nd 2022, 6:30 AM
# Department of Justice
Ireland's 'onerous' Afghan refugee programme has zero decisions in year since Taliban takeover
The scheme was designed to help Afghans travel to Ireland to stay with family members who are already living in the State.
The scheme was designed to help Afghans travel to Ireland to stay with family members who are already living in the State.
Humanitarian workers say those waiting to hear about applications feel left behind.
The Department of Justice said decisions will be issued “in the coming months”.
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Aug 18th 2022, 12:05 AM
# One Year On
Taliban celebrates 'day of conquest' to mark turbulent first year in power
While the Taliban is celebrating the anniversary, ordinary Afghans are facing increased hardships – especially women.
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Aug 15th 2022, 11:22 AM
# Afghanistan
Taliban violently disperse rare women's protest in Kabul
About 40 women — chanting “bread, work and freedom” — marched in front of the education ministry building in Kabul.
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Aug 13th 2022, 11:50 AM
# resilience
Afghanistan fight back in Ireland T20 series
The series continues at Stormont on Monday.
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Aug 12th 2022, 8:53 PM
# Afghanistan
Taliban are still illegitimate rulers, say Afghan women activists
Thousands of male clerics have endorsed the hardline government.
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Jul 3rd 2022, 4:00 PM
# Afghanistan earthquake
Taliban pledge no interference with quake aid, but many await relief
Even before Wednesday’s quake, the country was in the grip of a humanitarian crisis.
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Jun 25th 2022, 3:25 PM
# Afghanistan
Death toll from Afghanistan’s earthquake rises to 1,150 people
The magnitude six quake has left thousands more without shelter.
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Jun 24th 2022, 12:06 PM
# Afghanistan
Rescuers scramble to reach Afghan earthquake survivors as foreign aid arrives
Over 1,000 people were killed and at least 3,000 were wounded.
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Jun 23rd 2022, 9:28 PM
# Paktika
At least 1,000 people killed after 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan
Officials warned the death toll will likely rise.
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Jun 22nd 2022, 4:47 PM
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