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Afghanistan
‘Duty bound’: CA rejects calls for Afghan boycott
Australia will play Afghanistan at the upcoming Champions Trophy but not in other internationals until their leaders change one significant thing.
Rubio threatens ‘very big’ bounties on Taliban leaders
The new US Secretary of State issued the harsh warning after claiming more Americans may be detained in Afghanistan than previously thought.
Veteran’s touching tribute to Aussie heroes
Afghanistan veteran Sean Halfpenny, who discovered painting during his recovery from PTSD, will pay tribute to two local heroes in a major artwork.
Veteran’s touching tribute to Aussie heroes
Afghanistan veteran Sean Halfpenny, who discovered painting during his recovery from PTSD, will pay tribute to two local heroes in a major artwork.
Afghan war exit ‘was right thing to do’
In his last foreign policy speech, the US President said the incoming Trump administration has been left in a better position because of his foreign policies.
Australia backs Afghanistan double standard in face of global anger
Cricket Australia has doubled down on its controversial policy to play Afghanistan in global tournaments in the face of mounting opposition in England and South Africa to the Taliban’s treatment of women.
Taliban farewells an Aussie disciple
Australian academic Timothy Weeks was held hostage by the Taliban for more than three years but converted to Islam and became one of the hardline regime’s most vocal apologists.
Aussie ex-hostage dies in Afghanistan
An Australian academic and ex-Taliban hostage has died in Afghanistan after battling cancer “for a long time”.
Decorated Green Beret shot himself just before Cybertruck blast outside Trump hotel
Matthew Alan Livelsberger shared a history in the US army with Shamsud-Din Jabbar, with police racing to uncover a motive or any possible connection to the New Orleans attack.
Refugee intake highest since the end of Vietnam War
In the five years to 2023, department figures show most refugees taken by Australia came from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Myanmar and Congo.
Brereton report’s memorial spot
The refurbished Australian War Memorial will include an exhibit focusing on the one of the darkest chapters in the nation’s military history.
ISIS suicide bomber kills Taliban minister in Kabul
An Islamic State suicide bombing in Kabul on Wednesday killed a Taliban minister in the highest-profile casualty since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan three years ago.
Former asylum seeker hits Israel and Labor in seat bid
Former Afghan asylum seeker Samim Moslih, backed by grassroots Muslim campaigns, aims to topple a Labor stronghold, Victoria’s Calwell seat, and calls Israel a ‘colonial project’.
CA fobbs off accusations of virtue signalling over Afghanistan
Incoming CA boss Todd Greenberg has already been forced on the back foot by a former ICC chair unloading on Australia’s decision to boycott playing Afghanistan, but chair Mike Baird has backed the boycott.
Women to be barred from health studies
Senior employees at several institutions offering nursing and midwifery courses in Afghanistan said women would be barred from classes, following an edict by the Taliban supreme leader.
‘Engage with Taliban before Afghanistan becomes another North Korea’
Australian media mogul Saad Mohseni plays a cat-and-mouse game with the Taliban, airing TV to millions of Afghan girls, but says we have to engage with our former enemy before it’s too late.
Afghan teen keeps the fight alive
A teenager who narrowly escaped after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan three years ago has won the prestigious KidsRights Prize for her fight for women’s rights.
ABC boss faces grilling over ‘fake audio’
Executives from the public broadcaster will be questioned about the issues surrounding a problematic ABC 7.30 report which aired doctored audio from an Australian military operation.
ABC ‘sorry’ for fake gunshot scandal
The public broadcaster has apologised for publishing multiple stories with errors in relation to a military operation by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.
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