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Afghanistan
‘Getting worse’: former Afghanistan captain’s anger at state of football in homeland - The Guardian
Democratic senator laughs after CNBC host brings up disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal amid Signal controversy - Fox News
Afghanistan: US lifts bounties on key Taliban leaders - DW (English)
Trump Quietly Ups U.S. Engagement With the Taliban - Foreign Policy
Democrat laughs at CNBC host bringing up Afghan pullout as example of worse incompetence than Signal screw up - Fox News
UN official backs call for FIFA action on gender oppression in Afghanistan - Al Jazeera English
Uzbekistan’s Evolving Northern Afghanistan Strategy - The Diplomat
FIFA faces fresh calls to recognise Afghanistan women’s football team - The Athletic
‘With frail bodies and empty stomachs’: Afghan children risk lives at Torkham border - The Jerusalem Post
Afghanistan Politics
US drops bounties on key Taliban leaders - BBC.com
Afghanistan: US lifts bounties on key Taliban leaders - DW (English)
Canadians born in Iran, Afghanistan turned away at U.S. border after Trump executive order on terror threats - The Globe and Mail
Is it time to recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan? - Sciences Po
Chairman McCaul Releases Historic, Comprehensive Report on Biden-Harris Administration’s Afghanistan Withdrawal - House Foreign Affairs Committee
Shame: Afghanistan withdrawal politics miss the point of everything - Responsible Statecraft
Constitutional Law & the Politics of Ethnic Accommodation: Institutional Design in Afghanistan - NYU News
What the West can do now in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan - Chatham House
Draft List for New Travel Ban Proposes Trump Target 43 Countries - The New York Times
House Republicans release report blaming Biden for chaotic end to U.S. war in Afghanistan - PBS NewsHour
Afghanistan Economy
Afghan economy shows modest signs of growth but recovery remains fragile, says World Bank - The Associated Press
Afghanistan’s economic twilight: Using nighttime lights to decode the dynamics of the economy after 2021 - World Bank
Research Record: Estimating the Collapse of Afghanistan’s Economy Using Nightlights Data - Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Iranian envoy says Afghan migrants play vital role in country’s economy - Amu TV
Smoke and mirrors: Afghanistan’s illicit drug economy after the opium ban - Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
World Bank: Afghanistan's economic recovery precarious - Voice of America
Afghanistan shows what investing in women’s education – or divesting – can do to an economy - The Conversation Indonesia
Can Afghanistan’s Economy Survive Without Aid? - The Diplomat
Emeralds for Sale: The Taliban Look Below Ground to Revive the Economy - The New York Times
Afghanistan Defense
Pakistan defense minister blames Afghanistan-based militants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa unrest - Amu TV
The Rise and Fall of Afghanistan’s Local Defense Forces - Foreign Policy Research Institute
Will Cain’s bizarre defense of negligent group chat scandal includes a hypothetical situation where Rep. Crow lost his weapon in Afghanistan - Media Matters for America
Afghans in Pakistan awaiting U.S. resettlement are stuck in a treacherous limbo - NPR
Taliban Reject Trump’s Call To Surrender Captured US Arms – Analysis - Eurasia Review
‘The View’ Host Steps On Afghanistan-Sized Rake In Her Rush To Slam Hegseth Over Signal Story - The Daily Wire
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine - The Associated Press
Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine - Military Times
Scoop: Generals come to Harris' defense over U.S. troop withdrawal Afghanistan - Axios
Taliban refute Trump’s claim of Chinese control over Afghan base - Voice of America
Afghanistan Finance
Exclusive: UN moves to unlock stuck climate financing for Afghanistan - Reuters
Taliban refute Trump’s claims on US financial aid to Afghanistan - Voice of America
The Future of Assistance for Afghanistan: A Dilemma - Center for Strategic & International Studies
Afghanistan dispatch: success of new Taliban financial laws requires more engagement with international community - JURIST
Afghanistan’s Stolen Future under Taliban - Modern Diplomacy
Afghanistan owes Trump building $200,000 - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Thanks to peace, two unexpected words are echoing across Afghanistan's capital: Luxury housing - Yahoo Finance
Is it right to cut Afghanistan off from international climate funding? - The Independent
Afghanistan wants to build global relations through Islamic finance, halal trade - Middle East Monitor
Afghanistan Business
YouTube bros are chilling with the Taliban - Business Insider
Russia’s LPG exports to Afghanistan surge as EU sanctions take effect - Amu TV
Exclusive: Airlines face overflight payment risks as planes divert over Afghanistan - Reuters
Afghanistan Imports 275,000 Tons of Russian Gas - TOLOnews
Taliban frees American held in Afghanistan for two years - BBC.com
Addressing America’s unfinished business in Afghanistan - The Hill
A ‘window of hope’ for Afghanistan women: businesses replace jobs - CARE Stories
Pak sends envoy to Afghanistan to discuss trade, terrorism and refugees - Business Standard
Pakistan Taliban threatens military-run businesses amid rising violence - Al Jazeera English