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India welcomes steps by Taliban to restore assets to minorities

India has welcomed the Taliban’s initiative to restore property to the minority Sikhs and Hindus of Afghanistan.

The Hindu

Taliban Leaders Show Contrasting Messages Amid International Criticism

Taliban leaders in Afghanistan deliver contrasting messages, navigating internal divisions and external relationships.

Top News

Online cosmetics stores thrive in Taliban’s Afghanistan despite beauty parlour ban

From eyeshadows and lipsticks to “vaginal rejuvenation” pills, women in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan can find a wide range of beauty and health products in stores and online, despite a nationwide ban on beauty salons. With women’s movements in public tightly restricted, online stores on Instagram and Telegram offer discreet door-to-door deliveries.

France 24

Security crisis in Pakistan: China halts work on 2 dam projects after deadly attack on engineers

In an expected response to escalating security concerns, Chinese contractors have paused construction on the Dasu and Diamer Bhasha dam projects in Pakistan. This decision came after a tragic incident this week, where a suicide bomber targeted a vehicle carrying Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver, resulting in six fatalities.…

The Times of India

'A Unique Place': Foreigners Visit Post-war Afghanistan

His soldier son toured Afghanistan with insurgents in his crosshairs, but American traveller Oscar Wells has a different objective -- sight-seeing promoted by the Taliban's fledgling tourism sector.

International Business Times

Taliban edict to resume stoning women to death met with horror

Afghan regime’s return to public stoning and flogging is because there is ‘no one to hold them accountable’ for abuses, say activists

The Guardian - UK

The politics of humanitarian aid

Using humanitarian aid for political ends in conflicts is as old as diplomacy itself

The Hindu

Terror in Moscow: On concerns over the Islamic State

The Moscow shooting points to the growing terror capabilities of the Islamic State

The Hindu

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‘There’s a gay bar in my pocket!’: how 15 years of Grindr has affected gay communities and dating culture

Claiming to have created the concept of online dating, Grindr has been described as a lifeline for users in some countries but also a ‘crash course’ in objectification

Al Jazeera

Moscow concert hall attack: How did ISIL recoup, five years after ‘defeat’?

The group’s Afghanistan arm in particular has gained since the return of the Taliban — even though the two are rivals.

WEKU

What is ISIS-K, the group that claims it carried out the Moscow concert attack?

ISIS-K is one of the most militant jihadist groups in the world, often mounting attacks against other Islamist groups, while also targeting Russia and the U.S.

The Hindu

After assault of Afghan students in Gujarat University, Indian diplomats meet Afghan counterparts in Delhi

Months after the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi was shut down due to an apparent lack of coordination and desertion of officials belonging to the pre-Taliban government in Kabul, a senior Indian diplomat visited the mission

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Al Jazeera

Who’s to blame for the Moscow massacre?

Some Russians blame lax security for the horrific attack claimed by ISIL. But analysts recall a darker history.

The Guardian - US

They fled Afghanistan after Biden’s withdrawal. Now in the US, they hope Trump wins

Recent immigrants reflect on the upheaval in their lives since the US pulled out in 2021: ‘They left us and our lives in danger’

The Guardian - UK

Who is thought to be behind the Moscow attack?

Islamic State has claimed responsibility and experts say an IS branch – Islamic State Khorasan Province – is prime suspect

The Hindu

Blowback: On Pakistan, Afghanistan and insurgency

Pakistan’s history of supporting Islamist insurgency has come back to haunt it,as seen in Afghanistan

The Guardian - AU

Andrew Quilty: ‘Every person I would speak to touched on the close proximity between life and death’

The award-winning photojournalist spent a decade in Afghanistan. Back in Sydney’s affluent east, he wrestles with the aftermath of war

Dynamite News

Imran Khan expresses reservations over deteriorating Pakistan-Afghanistan ties

Gohar Ali Khan expressed displeasure over the worsening ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan over security challenges at Pakistan's north-western borders. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Afghanistan call for 'politics-free cricket' after Australia scrap T20s

Afghanistan cricket bosses expressed disappointment that Australia had scrapped a men’s T20 series because of deteriorating women’s rights in the Taliban-ruled country and called for “politics-free cricket”

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