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Balochistan, Afghanistan, Iran: Is Pakistan running out of strategic room

Pakistan faces a strategic crossroads, caught between alliances and regional conflicts. Past involvements in foreign wars, driven by external powers, have led to domestic instability and blowback. Now, a new defence pact with Saudi Arabia and escalating conflict with Afghanistan highlight the nation's struggle to balance relevance with long-term stability,…

The Times of India

Pakistan says a new round of peace talks with Afghanistan is underway in China after deadly fighting

Pakistan confirms it is holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China

The Independent UK

What is Benjamin Netanyahu’s end game in the Iran war?

The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran is now into its second month. Despite spectacular early successes, the resilience of Iran’s government and military has meant the US and Israel have lost the strategic initiative. This means they are being more reactive than proactive in determining the outcome…

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Trump risks falling in to the ‘asymmetric resolve’ trap in Iran − just as presidents before him did elsewhere

Little has seemingly gone as Washington planned in the war against Iran.

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AP Exclusive: Pakistan and Afghan Taliban resume talks in China as Beijing seeks ceasefire

Officials say Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban governments have resumed talks in China, which is mediating between the two sides to broker a durable ceasefire after more than a month of fighting

The Independent UK

Afghan authorities say 14 more people die as a result of extreme weather and flooding

Flooding in many parts of Afghanistan has killed a further 14 people in the past 24 hours, authorities say

The Independent UK

‘That’s all we have tolerance for’: Fox News host who lost both legs in Afghanistan sends Trump a warning he can’t ignore

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US Marine who lost both legs in Afghanistan in 2010 now leads 'Geek Squad': 'Nothing is truly ever deleted'

Justin Gaertner, a resident of Florida's Pasco County, joined the US Marine Corps straight out of high school and was deployed to Afghanistan. In 2010, he was severely injured by an improvised explosive device, in which he lost both his legs. But that did not stop him from fighting on…

The Times of India

Strike on Afghan hospital shows the laws of war may document atrocities — but don’t prevent them

Pakistani jets recently bombed the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, a facility with 2,000 beds dedicated to helping patients recover from drug addiction.

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Afghanistan hit by devastating flooding as death toll rises to 28

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Death toll in Afghanistan flooding increases to 28, authorities say

Afghan authorities say the death toll from severe weather that has struck swathes of the country over the past four days has increased to 28, with 49 people injured

The Independent UK

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains kill 22 people in Afghanistan

More than 241 houses have been damaged in torrential rain-triggered floods

The Independent UK

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of shelling outskirts of eastern city, killing and wounding civilians

Afghanistan’s government has accused Pakistan’s military of shelling the outskirts of an eastern Afghan city

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Extreme weather in Afghanistan leaves 17 people dead, authorities say

Afghan authorities say that severe flooding, a landslide and thunderstorms in parts of Afghanistan have left 17 people dead and 26 injured over the last 24 hours

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Thousands of Afghans put at risk by MoD data breach still stranded and many ‘in danger’ months on

Campaigners urge government to ‘redouble its efforts’ to evacuate Afghans promised sanctuary in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Trump is contemplating the sheer folly of boots on the ground in Iran. How did it come to this?

After the anguish of Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s almost unthinkable the US would again send troops to the Middle East – but its president is desperate and narcissistic, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Times of India

Pakistan still a base for terrorists targeting India, says US report

Pakistan is grappling with a severe surge in terrorist violence, with terrorism-related deaths skyrocketing to 4,001 in 2025, the highest in over a decade. The report highlights the nation as a hub for numerous armed groups, many designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan bearing the brunt…

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India Files More Asylum Claims in Canada Than War-Torn Countries — But Approval Rates Lag Far Behind

India filed 17,835 asylum claims in Canada in 2025, more than Iran, Ukraine and Afghanistan combined, with fewer than one in four approved.

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The Independent UK

The U.S. would need a million troops to control Iran – not the few thousand currently on their way

ANALYSIS: Past wars have taught us that America’s threat to send a few thousand ground troops to Iran is an empty and dangerous fantasy, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Conversation

What’s behind Pakistan’s war with Afghanistan’s Taliban government?

Pakistan has been at war with Afghanistan’s Taliban regime for just under one month. Yet the conflict, which was officially declared by Pakistan the day before the US and Israel launched their strikes on Iran, has been overshadowed by events in the Gulf.

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Closing the Afghan embassy in Canberra would put many vulnerable Afghans at significant risk

Since the Taliban took control of Kabul in August 2021, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Australia, Wahidullah Waissi, and his staff have continued to represent the people of Afghanistan under the most trying circumstances.

The Times of India

Eid pause over: Pakistan, Afghanistan trade fire again; 2 civilians killed, several injured

Pakistan once again continued its attack on Afghanistan along the border, after a temporary Eid ceasefire ended, leaving at least two civilians dead and several injured.

The Independent UK

Afghans hold second mass funeral for victims of an airstrike that hit a Kabul drug treatment center

Dozens of people have been buried in a Kabul cemetery in the second mass funeral of victims killed in an airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation center in the Afghan capital earlier this month

The Independent UK

American detained in Afghanistan is freed after being held for over a year

The State Department said earlier this month that the Taliban was believed to hold at least four U.S. nationals

The Times of India

‘A positive step’: Taliban frees American academic Dennis Coyle after more than a year in detention

American academic Dennis Coyle, detained for over a year in Afghanistan, has been released by Taliban authorities on humanitarian grounds coinciding with Eid al-Fitr. While Washington welcomes this positive step, it renews calls for the return of other Americans still believed to be held, emphasizing an end to 'hostage diplomacy'.

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