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Watch: Afghanistan celebrates rare cricket triumph over Pakistan in World Cup

Kabul's skies were illuminated by fireworks and celebratory gunfire as Afghans rejoiced in their remarkable eight-wicket victory over Pakistan in the ICC World Cup, marking a rare moment of public jubilation.

The Times of India

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

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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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.

Radio France Internationale

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

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Hindu

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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.

Al Jazeera

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.

The Conversation

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

France 24

‘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 - UK

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

The Guardian - AU

Afghanistan earthquakes: Taliban interference in aid efforts is affecting disaster response

Over 1,000 people are thought to have been killed in the latest earthquake to hit Afghanistan. Humanitarian aid agencies are scrambling to help the affected villages. But the realities of Taliban rule are starting to have an impact on the ground, as relations between the authorities and NGOs fray.

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The Guardian - UK

Herat hospital at breaking point as earthquake victims keep coming

Casualties from levelled villages in Afghanistan’s quake-stricken province look for help from a health system already stretched too thin

Evening Standard

Afghanistan earthquake: Over 90% of people killed were women and children, says UN

Women and children were more likely to have been at home when the quake struck in the morning, said a UN spokesperson

France 24

Pakistan's pagan Kalash tribe targeted by Taliban

North-western Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan, is home to a secluded tribe: the Kalash people. The pagan tribe are Pakistan's last polytheistic community, who have avoided mass Islamisation. But lately they have become the target of attacks from the Pakistani Taliban, who are now based in Afghanistan. Our correspondents…

France 24

World 'should not recognise' Taliban, son of slain Afghan commander Massoud says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the son of slain Afghan resistance hero Ahmad Shah Massoud warned that the international community "should not recognise" the Taliban, two years after their return to power. Ahmad Massoud said that without "internal legitimacy, the international community should stop themselves from giving recognition to…

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The Independent UK

More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says

U.N. officials say more than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan were women and children

The Guardian - UK

Fears of more casualties as further earthquakes hit Afghanistan

Hospitals are at capacity since the quakes occurred around the city of Herat, and the Taliban are ill-equipped to respond effectively

France 24

Afghanistan hit by second strong quake days after first killed more than 2,000

Another strong earthquake shook part of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and flattened whole villages.

AAP

Australia sends aid to Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Australia is sending aid to Afghanistan to help humanitarian efforts after earthquakes struck the country last week, killing and injuring thousands of people.

The Guardian - UK

Four British men freed by Taliban after being held in Afghanistan

The men were all detained over allegedly breaking the country’s laws earlier this year

Al Jazeera

Afghan earthquake rescue mission faces race against time

Many remain buried after Saturday’s earthquake in Afghanistan, as rescue teams intensify efforts to dig out survivors.

The Hindu

An Indian in quake-hit Afghanistan cries for help, wants to ‘come back home’

Afghan quake kills 2,000; Indian woman Asma, husband and daughter flee home in fear. Asma called Indian embassy in Kabul for help. She married Afghan man in India and they lived happily until Taliban overthrew govt. Asma, family living in tent, out of money & scared of tremors. Hopes Indian…

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