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Court on Afghanistan told: Ex-Aussie commander said ‘I just want to kill’

26th February, 2022 · admin

Press TV February 26, 2022 A former Australian army commander accused of war crimes while serving in Afghanistan as part of a US-led occupation force told another soldier “I just want to kill [expletive],” a witness has said during a court hearing. Testifying in a federal court case in which the ex-commander, Ben Roberts-Smith, is

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights | Tags: War Crime |
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‘Realign perceptions’: the women behind the football at Australia’s Afghan National Cup

24th December, 2021 · admin

The Guardian (UK): Football is obviously the bread and butter of this annual five-day, round-robin tournament but the game itself is also a vessel to community, a bringing together of the diaspora, including some who have recently escaped Afghanistan. It is an excuse for families to travel interstate and renew cultural roots – and make

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, Afghan Women, Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants |
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Taliban gunmen steal tonnes of Australian food sent to the poorest Afghanistan families who face starving to death in famines as the country’s economy collapses

7th December, 2021 · admin

The Daily Mail (UK): Taliban militants pulled guns on United Nations aid workers and took off with 3.7 tonnes of Australian flour meant to be delivered to some of Afghanistan’s poorest families as the war-torn country faces a catastrophic famine. The Australian Government donated the vital baking staple through the World Food Program as part

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Taliban looters |
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Cpharm: The Hashish Process Is Not True in Afghanistan

25th November, 2021 · admin

8am: The Australian company Cpharm has denied the Taliban’s claim that it has set up a hashish processing plant in Afghanistan. The $450 million investment in the hashish process and the agreement with the Taliban is unrealistic, tweeted Cpharm today Thursday, November 25. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Drugs, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Hashish |
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Chinese officials reportedly in Afghanistan to explore lithium projects

24th November, 2021 · admin

Ariana: Officials representing several Chinese companies are in Afghanistan to conduct on-site inspections of potential lithium projects, Reuters reported. Afghanistan is rich in resources ranging from copper, lead, zinc, gold, oil and gas, bauxite, coal, iron ore and rare earths. It also has large reserves of lithium, a key component used for the batteries of

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, China-Afghanistan Relations, Economic News | Tags: Hashish, Lithium, Natural Resources, rare minerals |
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Cricket Australia Postpones First-Ever Match With Afghanistan Amid Taliban Uncertainty

5th November, 2021 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 5, 2021 Cricket Australia (CA) says it is postponing the hosting of a first-ever match against Afghanistan until “the situation is clearer” in the South Asian country following the Taliban takeover. CA confirmed on November 5 that the test match will not take place on November 27 as scheduled in

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, Afghan Women, Australia-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Cricket |
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Afghan Female Tae Kwon Do Athletes Settle In Australia After Escape

22nd September, 2021 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 22, 2021 Seven female tae kwon do athletes are resettling in Australia after fleeing Taliban-controlled Afghanistan last month. Australian Taekwondo said on September 22 that the seven women are completing quarantine this week following what it described as a high-risk evacuation via Pakistan after the Taliban seized power in mid-August.

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, Afghan Women, Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Haqqani Network, Taliban | Tags: Afghanistan Cricket Board, Anas Haqqani, Cricket, Escape from the Taliban, Taekwondo |
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Afghan Cricket Board Says Women’s Team Could Still Play

11th September, 2021 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 11, 2021 The head of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has told an Australian broadcaster that the Afghan national women’s team could still be allowed to play cricket. ACB Chairman Azizullah Fazli told SBS Radio Pashto late on September 10 that the governing body would outline “very soon” how women would

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, Afghan Women, Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Afghanistan Cricket Board, Cricket, Life under Taliban rule |
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US Accelerates Relocation Plans for Thousands of Afghans Who Helped US Forces

24th June, 2021 · admin

VOA News June 24, 2021 The United States is accelerating plans to relocate tens of thousands of Afghans who helped American forces during the nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan. A senior administration official told reporters Thursday that plans have accelerated in recent days to move Afghan interpreters and others who assisted U.S. forces, and their

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants, Security, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Asylum |
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Australian Afghan War Veteran Denies Allegations of War Crimes

7th June, 2021 · admin

By Phil Mercer VOA News June 7, 2021 SYDNEY – Australia’s most decorated Afghanistan veteran will deny alleged war crimes Monday at the start of his high-stakes defamation trial against one of the country’s biggest media companies. Ben Roberts-Smith will seek to prove he was unfairly portrayed in newspaper stories as having broken the moral and legal rules of war. He is seeking damages in Australia’s Federal Court from

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights | Tags: War Crime |
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