Trump Attends Dover Ceremony Honoring U.S. Personnel Killed in Syria 
Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency 
NSW to Recall Parliament for Urgent Gun and Protest Law Reforms After Bondi Beach Shooting 
Trump’s Rob Reiner Remarks Spark Bipartisan Outrage After Tragic Deaths 
Trump Taps Former DHS Official Troy Edgar for U.S. Ambassador Role in El Salvador 
U.S. Initiates $11.1 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan Amid Rising China Tensions 
U.S. Senators Move Toward Deal to Strengthen Military Helicopter Safety Rules 
U.S.-Russia Talks in Miami Raise Hopes for Potential Ukraine War Deal 
Taiwan Political Standoff Deepens as President Lai Urges Parliament to Withdraw Disputed Laws 
Honduras Election Recount Delayed Amid Protests and Political Tensions 
U.S. House Advances GOP Healthcare Bill as ACA Subsidies Near Expiration 
UN Warns Gaza Humanitarian Aid at Risk as Israel Registration Rules Threaten NGO Operations 
European Leaders Launch International Claims Commission to Compensate Ukraine for War Damage 
Zelenskiy Urges Allies to Use Frozen Russian Assets as EU Summit Nears 
Lukashenko Urges Swift Ukraine Peace Deal, Backs Trump’s Push for Rapid Resolution 
Federal Appeals Court Allows Trump’s National Guard Deployment in Washington, D.C. to Continue 
Since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, there have been more reports of attacks and violence amongst its citizens. Over the weekend, four women were found killed following a phone call regarding the ongoing evacuation efforts.
A spokesperson for the Taliban announced Saturday that four women were found killed in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, in the northern part of Afghanistan. Local sources have identified one of the victims as a rights activist. Interior ministry spokesman Qari Sayed Khosti said that two suspects had been arrested after the four bodies were found.
“The arrested people have admitted in initial interrogation that the women were invited to the house by them. Further investigations are underway, and the case has been referred to court,” said Khosti.
Local sources told AFP that one of the women that were killed was Frozan Safi, a known women’s rights activist and university lecturer. According to the sources, the women received a phone call that they thought was an invitation to join an evacuation flight, and they were picked up by a car, only to be found dead later.
One of the sources said that three weeks prior, they had also received a phone call from someone who was pretending to offer assistance to flee Afghanistan and seek refuge overseas. The source said that the caller knew their information and asked her to send documents and fill out a questionnaire, pretending to be an official for the office in charge of handing over information to the US.
In other related news, Al Jazeera reports WHO and UNICEF launched a four-day vaccination effort in Afghanistan to get children inoculated against Polio, the first effort in three years. The program was announced by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Health and backed by the Taliban. The effort aims to address 33 million Afghan children who have been unvaccinated since 2018, which was the last time health workers were able to get to limited areas of the country.
Vaccination efforts posed a challenge in the last three years due to clashes between western military forces and the Taliban. Afghanistan is one of the only two countries where the disease is still evident.
