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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Afghanistan, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 1,313 stories have been published about Afghanistan which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Middle East Politics · Canada

'The world is too messy for bureaucratic hurdles': Canada still bars Afghanistan aid

62% Left coverage: 13 sources

Ottawa has plans to finally stop blocking Canadian development aid to Afghanistan this year. But by the time its new system is fully up and running, the Taliban will have been in control of the country for about three years. Humanitarian organizations say that’s an interminable delay for those who need help, especially since other countries moved more quickly to unblock aid flows. “It’s extremely frustrating, if I can put it as nicely as I can,” said Asma Faizi, head of the Afghan Women’s Organization. Her group supports Afghan newcomers to Canada as well as women living in Afghanistan and in exile in nearby countries. It also runs an all-girls orphanage in Kabul, which has been blocked from Canadian aid since the Taliban takeover. “Canadian organizations that want to work inside Afghanistan are ready, willing and able to work. But they are prohibited,” said Faizi.See the Story

Taliban · Afghanistan

Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help

75% Center coverage: 8 sources

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Kurds · Iraq

Four killed in attack on northern Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field, advisor to Iraqi Kurdish PM says

Coverage: 4 sources

Four killed in attack on northern Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field, advisor to Iraqi Kurdish PM says Four expatriate workers were killed in a drone attack targeting the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Friday, an advisor to the Iraqi Kurdish prime minister told Reuters.Production has also been suspended, the advisor to the Iraqi Kurdish prime minister and a senior Kurdish politician said. The four expatriate workers killed in the attac…See the Story

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Afghanistan · Afghanistan

Over 12 million children in Afghanistan need humanitarian aid in 2024: UNICEF - Khaama Press

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that Afghanistan’s 23.7 million people, including 12.3 million children, require humanitarian assistance in 2024. UNICEF states that only 35% of the required $1.4 billion in aid for children in Afghanistan has been secured. The organization released its latest report on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan in March of the current year. The report attributes the increase in poverty in Afgha…See the Story

Taliban · Afghanistan

Taliban intensify media repression

The Taliban group has intensified its repression of press freedom in Afghanistan, resulting in the suspension of television broadcasters and the detention of journalists. This scenario of curtailing individual freedoms reveals a deepening of the restrictive policies after the group regained power in 2021. What was the impact of the Taliban repression on the... The post Taliban intensifies repression of media appeared first on The Antagonist.See the Story

Afghanistan · Afghanistan

Bactria: The Ancient Greek State in Afghanistan

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Gold stater of the Greco-Bactrian king Eucratides. Credit: Public Domain, illustration by Greek Reporter Bactria, a huge area in what is today Afghanistan, was the eastern edge of the ancient Greek empire, established by Alexander the Great. After Alexander’s death, amid the constant wars and squabbling of his generals, Bactria eventually rose to become an independent Hellenistic successor state. Alexander and his army began a massive military c…See the Story

Kabul · Kabul

M. Hamid Karzai: Industrialization and continued production -- the key word to stabilize the banking price in the world today

The government is taking unprecedented bold decisions to support investment and good governance that need to be implemented. Engineer Ahmed Khati, CEO of SAK Real Estate Development, has confirmed that there is a stabilization in foreign currency spending rates that markets are now experiencing at an average price of between GBP 46 and GBP 48. This is a natural consequence of a number of factors that the country has recently taken, including att…See the Story

LGBTQ+ · Iraq

Iraq passes sweeping new law making it illegal to be queer – or an LGBTQ+ ally

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Iraq has just passed a sweeping new anti-LGBTQ+ law that criminalises same-sex relationships, with anyone breaking it potentially facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted. The law also criminalises simply existing as a trans person, with penalties for anyone who changes their “biological gender” or dresses in an effeminate manner, reports the Independent. Up until now, Iraq was one of just a few Islamic nations which did not explicitly crim…See the Story

Iraq · Iraq

Abdul Ghait: The water issue is an existential issue linked to Arab national security -- the gateway to the abyss

The Secretary General of the University of Arab States, Ahmed Abu Ghraib, on Sunday called on the neighboring countries of Iraq to increase their water resources.See the Story

Father's Day · Afghanistan

Water hyacinth flourishes in the spring, and small family projects become commonplace.

Leachachie -- Father's Day: Leachie is fascinated by the craft of distilling water that is an ancient craft inherited by children from their grandparents, not to mention that it is an additional source of livelihood for many families where the housewives take on this inherited occupation. Leachie's parents from the Qatari village of Mazar-e-Sharif started their own project of distilling rose water, and Ruth, in a talk to Karen, she said that she…See the Story

Taliban · Afghanistan

Russia: Recognition of Taliban depends on formation of inclusive government - Khaama Press

Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia says recognizing the Taliban as a comprehensive government depends on it including representatives of all “ethnicities, religions, and political currents of Afghanistan.” According to Russian media reports, Mikhail Galuzin, who travelled to Uzbekistan on Friday, stated that Moscow maintains its working relationship with the Taliban. Russia has also criticized America’s policies regarding Afghanistan. Referring t…See the Story

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