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A roadside bombing in the commercial center of Pakistan's Peshawar city wounds at least 3 people

Pakistani authorities say a roadside bomb went off near a school in the country's northwest on Tuesday, wounding at least three passersby and damaging windows of a nearby bank and several shops The bombing happened in the commercial center of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, a…

The Independent UK

Afghanistan is surprise top holiday destination for 2024, says travel company

Exclusive: ‘It’s actually safer to travel there now than it was before, because the people who we were trying to avoid before are the people in charge,’ claims company founder

The Independent UK

The Taliban’s Enemies Can’t Agree on Anything

A summit of opposition leaders was meant to produce a plan to fix Afghanistan’s trajectory. It generated more infighting and factionalism.

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Pakistan’s top court hears petition to halt deportations of Afghans

Human rights groups file the petition amid an ongoing crackdown on undocumented foreigners in the country.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan's supreme court hears petition on forceful deportation of Afghans born in the country

Pakistan’s top court is hearing a petition by human rights activists seeking to halt the forceful deportation of Afghans who were born in Pakistan and those who would be at risk if they were returned to Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Is Modi’s India cosying up to the Taliban?

The embassy of the former Afghan government has shuttered in New Delhi amid allegations that India stopped helping it.

Al Jazeera

Women Leaders Are Fighting The Global Hunger Crisis In Ways You Won't Expect

Women entrepreneurs are using their skills to end famine and acute food insecurity in the countries most affected by climate extremes.

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Family of Marine killed in Afghanistan fails to win lawsuit against Alec Baldwin

A lawsuit against Alec Baldwin filed by relatives of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan has been resolved in the actor's favor

The Independent UK

A Pakistani province aims to deport 10,000 Afghans a day

Authorities in a Pakistani province are setting targets for police to arrest and deport hundreds of thousands of Afghans who are in the country illegally

The Independent UK

Long Wait For Freedom: Afghan Refugees In Limbo In Pakistan

Abdullah was a well-known public figure in Afghanistan, a journalist and university lecturer respected by his readers and students.

International Business Times

Taliban in contact with Afghan diplomats: source

Taliban establishes contact with Afghan diplomats in Delhi; Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai urges UN to give chair of Afghanistan to Taliban

The Hindu

Taliban could be convinced to open girls’ schools, says Afghanistan ex-education minister

Global governments should engage with the Taliban because some in the regime support reversing the ban, says Rangina Hamidi

The Guardian - UK

Afghanistan football head involved in match-fixing, former players claim

Several former Afghanistan players have claimed the president of the country’s FA ordered them to fix two matches during a men’s tournament in Malaysia

The Guardian - UK

India's envoy to U.S. Sandhu visits Gurudwara in New York, Khalistan supporters heckle him

Amb. Sandhu offered prayers at Long Island gurudwara, received warm welcome from Sikh community. A few Khalistani supporters heckled him but were escorted out. He highlighted India-U.S. partnership, spoke of historical linkages between Sikh Gurus, Sikhs and Afghanistan.

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CAA final draft likely to be ready by March 30, 2024: Union Minister Ajay Mishra

Union Minister Ajay Mishra claims CAA draft ready by Mar '21; BJP MP Santanu Thakur by his side. CAA to grant citizenship to persecuted minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh & Pakistan. TMC MP Santanu Sen says BJP's false claims becoming clear to Matuas, will be rejected in '21 polls.

The Independent UK

Afghan special forces soldier who risked her life working with British abandoned by UK

Exclusive: Soldier who fought with us against Taliban forced into hiding because UK won’t give her sanctuary – as British veterans demand we repay our debt of honour

The National (Scotland)

Charity’s call for Scots to support appeal helping quake survivors in Afghanistan

A SCOTTISH charity set up by refugees is helping to support 500 people made homeless by the devastating earthquakes in Afghanistan last month.

The Hindu

The inhumane decision to expel Afghan refugees

What Pakistan does not understand is that the Afghan Taliban in power in Kabul, even if they do not have international recognition, will not do its bidding

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The Hindu

Slain LeT militants were highly skilled in jungle warfare: Northern Command chief

“The slain terrorists seem to have been trained in Afghanistan and other countries,” Lt. General Upendra Dwivedi said.

The Independent UK

Brothers jailed after planning to travel to Afghanistan to join IS branch

Both defendants were given extended sentences after a judge at Birmingham Crown Court found they posed a significant risk of further offences.

International Business Times

A 'Turning Point' In Strategic Relationship: Afghan Embassy In New Delhi Closes Citing Challenges From India

There are no diplomats from the Afghan Republic remaining in India. Ambassador Farid Mamundzay and others who served at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan have safely "reached third countries," the embassy said in a statement Friday.

The Hindu

Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan undergoes lower-back surgery

Rashid Khan, Afghanistan cricketer, undergoes minor lower-back surgery in UK. Expected to recover soon, but will miss Big Bash League. Fellow cricketer Mohammad Nabi posted image of Rashid post-surgery. Adelaide Strikers, Rashid's BBL team, to announce replacement player soon. Rashid had threatened to skip BBL to protest Australia cancelling ODI…

The Hindu

Afghanistan announces permanent closure of embassy in India

The Afghanistan embassy has announced its permanent closure in New Delhi. Releasing an official statement on the closure of its diplomatic mission in New Delhi, the Afghan embassy said, “Effective from November 23, 2023 owing to persistent challenges from the Indian government.

The Independent UK

Afghan asylum claims ’10 times number of those arriving in resettlement schemes’

Campaigners have criticised the Government for ‘failing to help Afghans through the schemes’.

The Independent UK

Largest ever seizure of synthetic opioids made in raid on suspected drug factory

UK law enforcement want to stop any rise in use of the drugs amid a fall in opium production in Afghanistan.

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