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A blast kills at least 4 people and injures others in a Shiite neighborhood of the Afghan capital

A police spokesperson in Afghanistan's capital says the death toll from an explosion at a boxing club has increased to four, with another seven people critically injured

The Independent UK

First charter flight for Afghan refugees living in Pakistan arrives in London

The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that the first flight, carrying 132 Afghans, left the country for the UK on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Taliban: why China wants them as a friend and not as a foe

The Taliban’s presence at the massive October jamboree in Beijiing to celebrate the 10th year of China’s ambitious trade plan, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is part of Beijing’s regional strategy.

The Conversation

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First flight transporting Afghan refugees from Pakistan lands in UK - reports

Thousands of Afghans who worked for the British government have been promised UK visas

Evening Standard

Afghanistan girls education activist Matiullah Wesa released by Taliban

Wesa, who travelled the country campaigning for girls to have access to education, freed after seven months in prison.

Al Jazeera

Afghan girls' education advocate is freed from Taliban prison

Matiullah Wesa was arrested and spent 215 days in prison. He has been outspoken in his demands for girls to have the right to go to school. The Taliban bar girls from school beyond the sixth grade.

WEKU

Taliban free Afghan activist arrested 7 months ago after campaigning for girls’ education

A nonprofit organization in Afghanistan says the Taliban have freed an activist who campaigned for the education of girls

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UN warns that Gaza desperately needs more aid − an emergency relief expert explains why it is especially tough working in Gaza

United Nations agencies on Oct. 24, 2023, pleaded for more aid to be allowed into Gaza, saying that more than 20 times the amount of food, water and medical supplies and other items that are currently reaching people is needed.

The Conversation

Pakistan prepares deportation centres for undocumented migrants

While unregistered migrants leaving voluntarily are offered help, others will be detained and deported after November 1.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan sets up deportation centers to hold migrants in the country illegally starting next week

Pakistan is setting up deportation centers to hold migrants living in the country illegally, including an estimated 1.7 million Afghans

The Independent UK

Quakes killed thousands in Afghanistan. Critics say Taliban relief efforts fall short

A series of devastating quakes has taken thousands of lives and left thousands more homeless. Aid specialists say the Taliban lacks the equipment and experience to help the survivors.

WEKU

For Afghans around the world this Cricket World Cup is providing a rare moment of joy

From Kabul to Melbourne, millions are celebrating Afghanistan’s stunning performance. It’s about more than just cricket

The Guardian - AU

UK government shame as Afghan refugee faces being sent back to Taliban after admin error

Exclusive: ‘They led him down this road of believing he had a chance and they put him up for months in Islamabad at an eye-watering cost of money. At the end of all this process they’re booting him out’

The Independent UK

Restricted rights put Afghan women and girls in a 'deadly situation' during quakes, UN official says

A U.N. official says Afghan women and girls are in a “not only difficult

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Western leaders look to Qatar to get their citizens home

The Gulf state’s role in the release of two American hostages by Hamas has burnished its reputation as a global mediator

Radio France Internationale

French-Afghan journalist freed in Afghanistan: RSF

French-Afghan journalist Mortaza Behboudi, held in detention since January in Afghanistan, was freed after charges against him were dropped, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Former US officials ask Pakistan not to deport Afghans seeking relocation to the United States

A group of former U.S. diplomats and representatives of resettlement organizations has asked Pakistan not to deport thousands of Afghans who have been waiting for U.S. visas under an American program that relocates at-risk Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban rule

Evening Standard

What is the Belt and Road initiative? Vladimir Putin attends summit in Beijing with Xi Jinping

More than 130 nations are represented at 10-year anniversary event of global project aimed at increasing China's influence worldwide

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The Hindu

In Kazakhstan, NSA Doval says a ‘particular country’ is hurdle in India-Central Asia connectivity

Ajit Doval addressed the second meeting of the NSAs of India and Central Asian countries in Kazakhstan

Al Jazeera

World has abandoned Afghanistan, says country’s last women’s minister

Hasina Safi speaks to Al Jazeera on the global response to the war-torn country’s humanitarian crises.

The Conversation

A reflexive act of military revenge burdened the US − and may do the same for Israel

In the wake of the shocking invasion of southern Israel by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to destroy Hamas.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan’s Herat province hit by third earthquake in nearly a week

At least one person reported dead and nearly 100 injured after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Herat province.

France 24

A week after devastating quakes, another powerful jolt shakes Afghanistan's Herat

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one and injuring dozens more in the same region where more than 1,000 people died in tremors last week.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re so fearful’: Pakistan rounds up Afghan refugees for deportation

Rewards offered for turning in ‘illegal Afghans’ as refugees pay price for tensions between Pakistani government and Taliban

The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: ‘time optimism’, Troye Sivan, and the Taliban’s party hotel

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

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