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October 30, 2021
First Group Of LGBT Afghans Arrives In Britain To Resettle After Taliban Takeover

More than two dozen LGBT Afghans have arrived in Britain after interventions by Foreign Minister Liz Truss and gay rights organizations to get them out of Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power.

October 30, 2021
U.S. Government Watchdog Criticizes Withholding Of Information On Afghanistan

A U.S. government watchdog on October 29 accused the State Department and Pentagon of withholding information about the collapse of Afghanistan's government and the true strength of the country’s military forces.
October 29, 2021
Gandhara Briefing: Foreign Aid, Tehrik-e Labaik Pakistan, Sirajuddin Haqqani

This week's Gandhara Briefing offers you insights on the Taliban's misappropriation of aid, the growing economic and political turmoil in Pakistan, and China's approach to Afghanistan. Please subscribe and help us spread the word.
October 29, 2021
Europe Should 'Think Twice' About Deeper Ties With China, Warns Taiwanese Foreign Minister

European countries -- including Hungary, Romania, and Serbia -- should "think twice" about deepening economic ties with China before their foreign policy becomes "skewed," warned Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu during a diplomatic trip through Europe.
October 29, 2021
Taliban Imposing 'Charity' Taxes On Farmers Who Need Aid

Afghan farmers who are in need of humanitarian aid are being forced by the cash-strapped Taliban regime to pay an Islamic charity tax.
October 29, 2021
Rights Group Says Taliban Imposing Harsher 'Vice' Rules Than Publicly Announced

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Taliban officials in Afghanistan's provinces are imposing even stricter rules than those announced by the group's leaders in Kabul, while often ignoring the meager rights protections they themselves had set out.
October 28, 2021
U.S. Increases Humanitarian Aid To Afghanistan By $144 Million Amid Crisis

The United States announced it is providing nearly $144 million in new humanitarian assistance to help stem the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
October 28, 2021
'Poverty Has Us In Its Grip': Afghan Activist Laments Taliban's Treatment Of Women

The Taliban's prohibition against women working has severely hit the budgets of many Afghan families whose main breadwinners were educated females, a co-organizer of Afghan women's protests has told RFE/RL's Radio Azadi.
October 28, 2021
CPJ: Afghanistan's 'Culture Of Impunity' For Crimes Against Journalists To Worsen Under Taliban

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says justice for 17 Afghan journalists murdered over the past decade is likely to remain elusive after the Taliban’s takeover and the collapse of state institutions.
October 28, 2021
U.S. Senator Wants Independent Commission To Do Comprehensive Study Of Afghan War

A U.S. senator and veteran of the war in Iraq has proposed the creation of a nonpartisan commission to examine every aspect of the war in Afghanistan.
October 27, 2021
Afghans Accuse The Taliban Of Misappropriating Foreign Aid

Afghans have accused the Taliban of misappropriating the foreign aid that is trickling into the country. The allegations come amid a devastating humanitarian crisis and economic collapse in Afghanistan.
October 27, 2021
Afghans Challenge Taliban Spokesman Over Fair Aid Distribution

During a program on RFE/RL's Radio Azadi, a Taliban spokesman was challenged by several Afghans who contradicted his claim that aid was being distributed fairly to those who need it most.

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Saturday 30 October 2021

First Group Of LGBT Afghans Arrives In Britain To Resettle After Taliban Takeover

U.S. Government Watchdog Criticizes Withholding Of Information On Afghanistan

Gandhara Briefing: Foreign Aid, Tehrik-e Labaik Pakistan, Sirajuddin Haqqani

Europe Should 'Think Twice' About Deeper Ties With China, Warns Taiwanese Foreign Minister

Taliban Imposing 'Charity' Taxes On Farmers Who Need Aid

Rights Group Says Taliban Imposing Harsher 'Vice' Rules Than Publicly Announced

U.S. Increases Humanitarian Aid To Afghanistan By $144 Million Amid Crisis

'Poverty Has Us In Its Grip': Afghan Activist Laments Taliban's Treatment Of Women

CPJ: Afghanistan's 'Culture Of Impunity' For Crimes Against Journalists To Worsen Under Taliban

U.S. Senator Wants Independent Commission To Do Comprehensive Study Of Afghan War

Afghans Accuse The Taliban Of Misappropriating Foreign Aid

Afghans Challenge Taliban Spokesman Over Fair Aid Distribution

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