Gunmen ‘posing as Taliban fighters’ attack wedding to silence music

Gunmen ‘posing as Taliban fighters’ attack wedding to silence music

A Taliban spokesman said two of the attackers who killed three people in a “personal feud” had been arrested,and he insisted they were not part of the Islamist movement.

  • byJames Rothwell

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Almost half of the 900 Afghan refugees in NSW are children

Almost half of the 900 Afghan refugees in NSW are children

Afghan arrivals are eligible for support under a $6.25 million NSW government funding package to provide help for temporary visa holders and asylum seekers.

  • byAnna Patty
‘This is not life’:Afghan doctor’s desperate bid to rescue his family

‘This is not life’:Afghan doctor’s desperate bid to rescue his family

What most tortures Mustafa is the thought that with him out of the country,terrorists have turned their sights on his family.

  • byBianca Hall
Australia doesn’t know location of rogue Afghan soldier who killed Diggers

Australia doesn’t know location of rogue Afghan soldier who killed Diggers

Senior Department of Defence officials say they learned of the release of the former sergeant in the Afghan National Army through “sensitive” intelligence channels.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Donors to fly in loads of cash to bypass Taliban and help Afghans

Donors to fly in loads of cash to bypass Taliban and help Afghans

The West’s unorthodox strategy reflects the dilemma it faces.

  • byRobin Emmott,John O'Donnell andJonathan Landay
‘If they catch me,they kill me’:Afghan actor who fought Taliban on screen lands safely in Sydney

‘If they catch me,they kill me’:Afghan actor who fought Taliban on screen lands safely in Sydney

Faridullah Mohibi is one of the lucky ones. But nearly 60 NSW MPs from all parties have signed a petition urging the federal government to boost its refugee intake from Afghanistan.

  • byAnna Patty
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Afghan visa applicants told to get health checks despite security crisis

Afghan visa applicants told to get health checks despite security crisis

Home Affairs data shows that at the end of June,it had 7706 provisional partner visa applications on hand lodged by people in Afghanistan.

  • byKatina Curtis
The US ‘lost’ the Afghanistan war,Milley tells inquiry

The US ‘lost’ the Afghanistan war,Milley tells inquiry

And it didn’t lose it in the past few months,its defeat goes back to the Trump-Taliban deal and further,top US military chiefs said.

  • byKaroun Demirjian andAlex Horton
Taliban hang dead body in Afghan city’s main square

Taliban hang dead body in Afghan city’s main square

The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan,a witness said on Saturday,in a gruesome display that signalled a return to some of the Taliban’s methods of the past.

Taliban bringing back executions,cutting off hands

Taliban bringing back executions,cutting off hands

People may be permitted to video punishments as a deterrent to others,says Taliban hardliner Mullah Nooruddin Turabi.

  • byKathy Gannon
Taliban appoint UN Ambassador and ask to address the assembly

Taliban appoint UN Ambassador and ask to address the assembly

Earlier,an Afghan rapper and activist pleaded with world leaders not to recognise the militants unless they guaranteed rights for women.

  • byDavid Wainer