• Group: Billions in aid needed to help Afghan kids in 2021
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Some 10 million children in war-ravaged Afghanistan are at risk of not having enough food to eat in 2021, a humanitarian organization said Tuesday, and called for billions in new funds for aid. ...
  Rahim Faiez.  Washington Times.  Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:05:20 -0500.
• What Are The Countries At Risk Of Mass Killings In 2021?
  
  The report identified countries most at risk for new mass killings in 2020 or 2021. Topping the list is, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...
  By Ewelina U. Ochab, Contributor.  Forbes.  Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:22:59 -0500.
• Two female Supreme Court judges shot dead by gunmen in Kabul car ambush
  
  Gunmen killed two female judges from Afghanistan's Supreme Court in an early morning ambush, which also saw their driver wounded.
  Sky News.  Sun, 17 Jan 2021 23:43:00 +0000.
• Taliban gunmen assassinate two Afghan women judges in Kabul ambush two days after US cut troop level
  
  Two unnamed judges who worked for the Supreme Court were shot dead in Kabul on Sunday as the targeted killings of high-profile figures continue across Afghanistan's cities.
  Daily Mail.  Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:23:55 +0000.
• Afghanistan conflict: Female judges shot dead in Kabul
  
  The two women were killed on their way to work, amid a upsurge in violence and a US troop drawdown.
  BBC News.  Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:18:36 GMT.
• Two Afghan female judges shot dead in Kabul ambush
  
  Afghan officials blame the Taliban for the attacks, an accusation the armed group denies.
  Al Jazeera.  Sun, 17 Jan 2021 09:20:32 +0000.
• Miniskirts and mujahideen: how did Afghanistan come to be defined by war?
  
  It was once a stop on the hippie trail and inspiration for the Lonely Planet guidebooks. So how did Afghanistan come to be defined by war and terrorism?
  Maher Mughrabi.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:37:42 +1100.
• She Killed an American in 2012. Why Was She Freed in the Taliban Deal?
  
  The internal debate in Washington over the fate of an Iranian prisoner in Afghanistan illustrates one of the difficult decisions the end of a war brings.
  Thomas Gibbons-neff, Julian E. Barnes and Adam Goldman.  New York Times.  Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:08:01 +0000.
• Taliban cracks down on 'costly' polygamy
  
  The group's leader in Afghanistan says the practice is "inviting criticism". It's also proving expensive.
  BBC News.  Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:01:57 GMT.
• Roadside Bomb, Airstrike Kill 15 People in Afghanistan
  
  Kabul has been plagued by a wave of mostly unclaimed targeted killings of government officials, prominent journalists and civil society representatives.
  Voice of America.  Sun, 10 Jan 2021 04:51:18 -0500.
• Julian Assange: British judge rules Wikileaks founder should not be extradited to the US
  
  In one of the biggest leaks ever, Assange's WikiLeaks whistleblowing website releases 470,000 classified US military documents between July and October 2010 relating to US diplomacy and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
  AfricaNews.  Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:22:42 +0000.
• Trump administration declassifies unconfirmed intelligence on China bounties on US forces in Afghanistan: report
  
  The Trump administration is declassifying unconfirmed intelligence that indicates China paid nonstate actors in Afghanistan to attack U.S. soldiers, ...
  Joseph Choi.  The Hill.  Thu, 31 Dec 2020 01:30:42 +0000.

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