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Five Pakistan soldiers killed in clash with Taliban

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - Pakistan's Taliban accused the military Tuesday of breaking a fragile ceasefire, after the army said five soldiers and at least four militants died in a gun battle in the country's northwest.

AFP

Two earthquakes rattle Afghanistan, killing at least six

Two earthquakes shook Afghanistan on Tuesday, with one killing six people in the northeast of the country, officials said.

Reuters

Hundreds of Hazaras killed by ISKP since Taliban took power, say rights group

Human Rights Watch says Taliban is failing to protect Shia minority from violent attacks on mosques, schools and workplaces

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Saudi Arabia Condemns Terror Attack at Russian Embassy in Kabul

The Saudi Foreign Ministry condemned on Monday the terrorist attack on the Russian Embassy in the capital of Afghanistan that left several people dead and others injured. The Ministry affirmed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia rejects all forms of terrorism targeting innocent people and diplomatic missions everywhere.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Suicide bombing kills two Russian embassy staff, one civilian in Afghanistan's capital Kabul

Russia is one of the few countries to have maintained an embassy in Kabul after the Taliban took over more than a year ago.

ABC News

Blast at Russia Embassy in Kabul; 2 Embassy Staff among Dead

A suicide bombing outside the Russian Embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday killed two members of the embassy staff and at least one civilian, a local police official and a Russian state news agency said. It was unclear if the attacker detonated the explosives himself or whether…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Liberal MP urges truth on Afghanistan war

Newly elected opposition MPs Keith Wolahan and Henry Pike have given their first speeches outlining their approach to their roles as parliamentarians.

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Afghanistan earthquake kills eight, more casualties feared

An earthquake in northeastern Afghanistan killed at least eight people early on Monday, and the toll could rise, the state news agency quoted a regional official as saying.

Reuters

No forsaking Afghanistan a year on: Senate

Senators have pledged to keep pressure on the Taliban to uphold the rights and freedoms of the Afghan people a year on from the fall of the capital Kabul.

AAP

'My family live in fear and all I can do is talk'

"I knew the UK is beautiful in terms of its history and culture, but I wasn't expecting the nature to be this beautiful"

Liverpool Echo

Meet the A team: How Scotland’s Afghan pupils are excelling academically

WHEN Dr Najeeb Hoshang fled Afghanistan with his family, he worried it would have a severe effect on his children’s education.

The National (Scotland)

Asia Cup: Sri Lanka subdues Afghanistan

The Islanders’ collective batting might trumps Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 45-ball 84

The Hindu

'Chase anything': Sri Lanka down Afghanistan in Asia Cup Super Four

Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) - Kusal Mendis' fiery start and a key lower-order knock by Bhanuka Rajapaksa powered Sri Lanka to a four-wicket win over Afghanistan in their Asia Cup Super Four contest on Saturday.

AFP

August in Kabul exposes bare truth about war

Australian photojournalist Andrew Quilty covered the conflict in Afghanistan for nine years

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Mendis, Rajapaksa help Sri Lanka seal tense Asia Cup win

Tribune News Service

Afghanistan floods, quakes kill over 1,500 people in 2 months

At least 1,570 people have been killed and almost 6,000 injured in floods and earthquakes that have struck Afghanistan in the last two months, according to a Taliban official.

AFP

Gurbaz helps Afghanistan to 175-6 in Asia Cup Super Four

Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) - Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashed 84 to guide Afghanistan to a 175-6 against Sri Lanka in the opening Twenty20 international of the Asia Cup Super Four on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Four children killed after playing with unexploded shell in school

Officials say unexploded ordnance detonated in southern Afghanistan killing four children and injuring three others after the kids brought it inside their school

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The Hindu

Asia Cup 2022 ‘Super Four’ | Gurbaz’s dashing strokeplay takes Afghanistan to competitive total against Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan team remain unchanged while Afghanistan made one change to its side.

The Independent UK

4 Afghan kids playing with unexploded shell killed in school

Officials say unexploded ordnance detonated in southern Afghanistan killing four children and injuring three others after the kids brought it inside their school

AFP

Sri Lanka opt to bowl against Afghanistan in Asia Cup Super Four

Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) - Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to field first against Afghanistan in the opening match of the Asia Cup Super Four stage on Saturday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Circle of Candidates for Succeeding Al-Qaeda’s Slain Leader Widens

Experts have voiced different opinions about candidates who could possibly succeed Ayman al-Zawahiri, the slain All-Qaeda leader who was killed in a US raid carried out early last month in Afghanistan. The list of key contenders to take over the militant organization has expanded to include new figures like Abu…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former Kyrgyzstan President Named UN Envoy to Afghanistan

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named former Kyrgyzstan president Roza Otunbayeva as the UN's new special representative for Afghanistan, his office announced Friday. Otunbayeva became interim president of Kyrgyzstan in April 2010 after a bloody uprising forced then-leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev into exile. She relinquished power the following year after…

Reuters

U.N. chief appoints former Kyrgyzstan president as Afghanistan envoy

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed a former president of Kyrgyzstan as his new special envoy for Afghanistan.

Tribune News Service

Afghan mosque blast kills 18 including pro-Taliban cleric

Eighteen Afghans were killed and dozens were wounded as a blast ripped through a mosque in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, the latest in a series of attacks on worshipers.

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