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The Taliban wages war on women, but their voices roar on the page. Here are 5 essential books by Afghan women writers

There is something profoundly defiant, almost incendiary, about Afghan women writers. When the Taliban regained control of Kabul in August 2021, images of women protesting in the streets and girls being barred from classrooms circulated around the world.

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'Almost all targets achieved': Pak PM Sharif's aide claims success in Afghanistan conflict

Pakistan has achieved nearly all of its objectives in the recent military operation against Afghanistan, according to Rana Sanaullah, special assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Thursday.

The Times of India

More than 160,000 Afghans without food as Pakistan clashes force aid agencies to stop work

UN aid agency says Afghan families continue to face ‘emergency levels’ of hunger

The Independent UK

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The wars the UK has fought alongside the US – and when Britain has refused

IN FOCUS: Harry Cockburn reports on how 80 years of the 'special relationship' have informed international conflict, after Donald Trump lashed out at the British prime minister

The Independent UK

Satellite images show Afghanistan’s Bagram air base damaged by Pakistan’s airstrikes

One hangar and two warehouses destroyed in strikes conducted over weekend

The Independent UK

Afghanistan's Bagram airbase damaged by 'multiple strikes' from Pakistan; see satellite images

Pakistan conducted airstrikes on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, a significant escalation in tensions. The Pakistani military confirmed strikes aimed at destroying equipment and supplies, citing the Taliban government's alleged support for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Satellite images indicate damage to aircraft hangars and warehouses at the key military site..

The Times of India

‘Now they only deport’: Afghans trapped in Pakistan arrested and sent back after ‘open war’ breaks out

Journalists and activists who fled Taliban rule are living in fear as Pakistani police hunt and deport refugees after escalating cross-border strikes

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Pakistan's president defends ongoing strikes in Afghanistan and urges Kabul to dismantle militants

Pakistan’s president is defending cross-border strikes in Afghanistan and urges the Taliban government to disarm militants attacking his country

The Independent UK

Taliban Decree: Husbands Permitted To Beat Wives If No Bones Are Broken

The Taliban's decree allowing domestic violence under certain conditions has sparked international condemnation and raised human rights concerns.

International Business Times UK

Pope Leo XIV Urges Dialogue After Pakistan-Afghanistan Clashes — Critics Say It's 'Naive'

Pope Leo XIV urges Pakistan and Afghanistan to dialogue amid rising conflict, while critics question the Taliban's commitment to peace. Explore the Pope's influential role in this South Asian crisis.

International Business Times UK

Pakistan imposes curfew after deadly protests against US-Israeli strikes on Iran leave 22 dead

Pakistan imposes three-day curfew in northern cities of Gilgit and Skardu

The Independent UK

Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistan airstrikes on Bagram airbase

Sporadic clashes reported in several provinces in Afghanistan as both sides give conflicting death tolls

The Guardian - AU

Taliban strike multiple military bases in Pakistan; strategic Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi hit

Afghanistan's Air Force launched drone strikes on key Pakistani military bases, including Nur Khan Airbase and Quetta's 12th Corps HQ. This retaliatory action follows Pakistan's recent aerial incursions into Afghan territory. Both nations have engaged in escalating tit-for-tat clashes, with Pakistan claiming significant Taliban fighter casualties and Afghanistan asserting the…

The Times of India

Afghan forces fire on Pakistani jets over Kabul as tensions between South Asian neighbours escalate

Explosions heard over parts of the Afghan capital amid clashes between forces of hostile neighbours

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Afghanistan claims it thwarted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base in ‘open war’

Pakistan accuses Afghanistan's Taliban government of harbouring militant factions that launch attacks against its territory

The Independent UK

At least six die in Pakistan clashes after US Consulate stormed over Khamenei’s killing

Protests erupt in Pakistan and other regions following the US-Israeli strikes that killed Khamenei

The Times of India

Loud blasts, gunfire heard in Kabul as Afghanistan-Pakistan clashes escalate

Afghanistan said it had opened fire on Pakistani jets over Kabul after explosions and gunfire rocked the capital early Sunday, Reuters reported citing sources.

The Times of India

Bored of Peace? Half of Donald Trump's Board of Peace is at war

Donald Trump’s grandly titled Board of Peace was supposed to be a Trumpian alternative to the United Nations, promising order, stability, and the end of endless wars. Instead, it resembles a Yes Minister casting call where the least qualified are handed the grandest titles. Nearly half its members are now…

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The Independent UK

US backs Pakistan’s right to defend itself amid Taliban clashes

Washington affirms support for Islamabad amid heavy fighting and rising civilian concerns

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Pakistan says it killed more than 300 Afghan forces in dayslong airstrikes inside Afghanistan

Pakistan says its military has struck more Afghan military installations deep inside Afghanistan

The Times of India

Afghan Taliban shoots down Pakistani jet in Jalalabad, capture pilot alive

Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan, including capital Kabul on Friday, with Islamabad’s defence minister declaring the neighbours at “open war” following months of tit-for-tat clashes. Pakistan claimed to have killed more than 270 Taliban fighters and injured over 400 others in airstrikes while Afghanistan’s Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid…

The Times of India

'About 300 killed in Afghanistan': Pakistan targets Taliban amid cross-border clashes

Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar on Saturday claimed that about 300 Afghan Taliban fighters and members of allied groups have been killed so far in cross-border clashes with his country’s forces.

The Guardian - AU

US backs Pakistan’s ‘right to defend itself’ against Taliban after strikes on Afghanistan

Taliban offer to resolve dispute via dialogue after Pakistan bombed cities in Afghanistan in latest escalation with its neighbour

The Times of India

'I would intervene but ... ': Trump says he gets along 'very well' with Pakistan amid 'open war' with Afghanistan

After US President Donald Trump praised Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif amid Islamabad’s ongoing conflict with the Taliban, the United States on Saturday expressed its support for what it described as Pakistan’s “right to defend itself against Taliban attacks.”

The Times of India

Watch: Afghanistan shares video of cross-border attacks inside Pakistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban-led defence ministry late Friday released satellite footage showing strikes on multiple compounds inside Pakistan, as cross-border fighting between the two neighbours intensifies.

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