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How Pen Farthing got 150 animals out of Afghanistan
In the summer of 2021 desperate people in Kabul tried to board the last flights out of the Afghan capital. A man called Pen Farthing made it out with 150 animals.
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Pen Farthing has ‘no idea’ who authorised Afghanistan evacuation
As well as being engulfed in allegations about parties and cake, the prime minister has also been accused of being involved in a controversial operation to airlift animals out of Afghanistan, and then allegedly lying about it.
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Johnson approved evacuation of animals from Afghanistan, emails suggest
The prime minister faced more questions today on his conduct – not on parties this time, but on his possible involvement in the evacuation of animals from Kabul.
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The world in 2022: what to expect
What might happen in the world in 2022?
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Taliban crackdown on women’s rights is ‘heartbreaking’, says former Afghan MP
We spoke to Fawzia Koofi, a leading Afghan women’s rights activist and politician.
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Covid: Boris Johnson refuses to rule out further restrictions
No new restrictions for England – yet. That was what Boris Johnson said today as he insisted the government is monitoring Covid data “hour by hour” and would not hesitate to take further action.
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Afghanistan: One million children face starvation this winter says charity
Tens of millions of people face acute hunger. The health system is on the verge of collapse and political freedoms have been shut down.
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‘The foreign office has not been well led” during Afghan evacuation crisis, says Conservative MP
A former diplomat has claimed that many Afghans were abandoned to their fate at the hands of the Taliban during a “chaotic” and “dysfunctional” evacuation.
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Whistleblower evidence of Kabul evacuation ‘deeply disturbing’, says shadow foreign secretary
A former diplomat has claimed that many Afghans were abandoned to their fate at the hands of the Taliban during a “chaotic” and “dysfunctional” evacuation.
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Afghan refugees abandoned by UK says whistleblower
A former diplomat has claimed that many Afghans were abandoned to their fate at the hands of the Taliban during a “chaotic” and “dysfunctional” evacuation.
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‘We owe a duty of care’ to Afghans fleeing Taliban, Conservative MP says
The Foreign Office also says it will continue doing all it can to secure safe passage to help British nationals and eligible Afghans to leave the country.
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Afghan girls’ football team on their escape from the Taliban
Members of the Afghan girls’ football team feared for their lives. But now an international rescue mission has helped them escape to Portugal to start a new life, although some were forced to leave their entire families behind.
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People in Afghanistan will starve to death this winter unless we act, says Norwegian Refugee Council Secretary-General
Aid organisations have warned of a looming humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan, with around 60% of the population now facing acute hunger.
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Afghanistan: At least 25 killed in attack at military hospital in Kabul
At least 25 people have been killed and dozens of others were injured after an attack at the entrance to a military hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul.
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Afghanistan ‘is in crisis and nobody knows how to control it’, says girls’ education activist
It has been nearly a month since the Taliban effectively banned girls from secondary education by ordering schools to re-open only for boys. Millions of teenage girls across the country are now denied the opportunity to continue their education.