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ACT’s Afghan-Australian women empowered through education

Three young Afghan-Australian women hope to change the world and improve the lot of their sisters in Afghanistan.

Strong tremor shakes Afghan region devastated by quakes

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck western Afghanistan, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region.

Embassy of Afghanistan without a leader but keeps hope alive

Canberra is home to more than 110 diplomatic missions but none are more resolute in continued diplomacy than the Embassy of Afghanistan, operating without government guidance or financial support since the country fell to the Taliban in 2021.

‘Unbalanced’ reporting of Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case

The sanctimonious manner in which certain journalists are reporting the outcome of the defamation case brought by Ben Roberts-Smith is a matter of great concern to Hugh Poate, father of Private Robert Poate, the only soldier from Canberra killed during the Afghanistan War.

Rashid may quit BBL over Afghan tour snub

Rashid Khan is considering his future in the BBL amid a furious reaction from Afghanistan cricket over Australia's withdrawal from an ODI series in March.

Black Hawk down: veteran Gary Wilson inspires others

Gary Wilson survived the 2010 Black Hawk helicopter crash in Afghanistan, and his brush with death gave him a new life purpose.

At least 20 dead in central Afghanistan flash floods

At least 20 people have been killed in flash floods in central Afghanistan over the past 48 hours, with heavy rain destroying thousands of homes and damaging agricultural land.

Canberra’s Fred Smith marks first anniversary of fall of Kabul  

To mark Afghanistan’s National Day and the anniversary of the fall of Kabul, Fred Smith and band, in cooperation with the Afghan Embassy, will be presenting Sparrows of Kabul, the final iteration of Smith’s Afghanistan song cycle, at the National Press Club, on Friday 19 August.

Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 950

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has killed at least 950 people in Afghanistan, with hundreds of people injured.

At least 33 dead in Afghan Sunni mosque blast

A blast has torn through a Sunni mosque in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, killing at least 33 people and wounding dozens more.

Pakistan warns Afghanistan over Taliban militants

Pakistan has fired off a sharp warning to Afghanistan's hard-line religious rulers to stop sheltering homegrown Pakistani Taliban militants who have staged increasingly deadly attacks.

Ben Roberts-Smith punched junior SAS soldier

Ben Roberts-Smith punched a soldier in the face after a mission in Afghanistan, the trooper has told a defamation trial brought on by the decorated war hero.

After fleeing Afghanistan, ANU grad speaks out against the Taliban

In the face of discrimination inflicted by some of the most harrowing terrorists, an Afghan refugee in Canberra speaks out against the Taliban.

Islamic State Pakistan mosque attack toll rises to 63

Officials have vowed to hunt down and arrest the masterminds behind a deadly mosque attack in Pakistan claimed by an Islamic State affiliate. The assault killed at least 63 people and wounded nearly 200.

Roberts-Smith ‘boast of beautiful murder’

An SAS soldier has testified Ben Roberts-Smith bragged that blowing the brains out of a trembling and unarmed Afghan man was "the most beautiful thing".

Taliban kill, abduct more than 100: report

Taliban fighters have summarily killed or forcibly "disappeared" more than 100 former police and intelligence officers since taking power in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch says.

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