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Afghanistan Responds to Pakistani Strikes on Kabul and Kandahar, Escalating Regional Tensions

Afghanistan on Friday strongly responded to Pakistani airstrikes that reportedly hit the country’s two largest cities—Kabul, the capital, and Kandahar—resulting in the deaths of six people, according to Taliban officials. The latest escalation highlights rising tensions between the two neighboring Islamic nations, which Pakistan had earlier described as approaching an…

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Afghanistan hits Pakistan's Kohat military fort in retaliatory drone strikes

Afghanistan retaliated against Pakistani strikes that killed four in Kabul and Kandahar. Afghan forces claimed to have targeted Pakistani military centers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including a fortress and command center, following alleged "night-time violations" along the disputed Durand Line. This escalation intensifies existing tensions between the two nations.

The Times of India

Pakistan strikes Afghanistan's Kabul; bombs fuel depot of private airline near Kandahar airport

Pakistan launched airstrikes on Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, early Friday, resulting in four deaths and 15 injuries. This latest escalation stems from Pakistan's accusations that the Afghan Taliban government harbors the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has increased attacks from Afghan territory.

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‘A few beatings won’t kill you’: judge rejects divorce request of woman abused by husband in Afghanistan

Under new Taliban laws, a husband is allowed to beat his wife as long as it is not done with ‘obscene force’, which the woman must prove in court

The Guardian - UK

US will permanently close the consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, its closest mission to Afghanistan

The State Department will permanently close the U.S. consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, which has been America’s closest diplomatic mission to the Afghan border

The Independent UK

‘Sometimes you feel very sad’: what the Iranian football asylum seekers can expect from life in Australia

‘It will be challenging to learn English, or to know about the new culture, but everything takes time,’ says Afghanistan-born cricket player Tooba Sarwari

The Guardian - AU

US Issues Travel Warning: Taliban Detentions and Kidnappings Threaten Americans in Afghanistan

The US designates Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention, potentially risking travel bans for Americans. Learn about the implications for Afghan-Americans and the background of this decision.

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Home Office refuses to exempt exceptional students from tough immigration rules

Exclusive: Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper concerned about student visa ban on female Chevening scholars from volatile countries such as Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

Student visa ban will shut the door on talent

Letters: Prof Ngaire Woods and Aziz Magid respond to the government’s decision to halt study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan

The Guardian - UK

Parents of NYC bomb suspect live in $2 million, 5,800-square-foot Pennsylvania home and are naturalised US citizens

The parents of one of the two men accused in an attempted bombing near New York City’s Gracie Mansion are naturalized US citizens who immigrated from Afghanistan and own a suburban Pennsylvania home valued at about $2.25 million.

The Times of India

Britons don’t want any part of Trump’s war fixation – the sooner Labour realises that the better

Kowtowing to US foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan had disastrous consequences. Why are leaders making the same mistake again, asks Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Duke of Sussex hails Paralympic skier’s determination as he takes on biathlon

Scott Meenagh, 36, turned to sport when he lost both his legs after stepping on an IED while on duty in Afghanistan.

Evening Standard

Pakistan and Afghanistan claim killing dozens of the other side's troops in relentless fighting

Pakistani and Afghan officials say their forces have launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes, with each side claiming to have killed dozens more enemy troops in what has been the deadliest fighting yet between the two neighbors

The Independent UK

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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UK Cracks Down on Student Visas from Sudan, Cameroon, Peru and Myanmar

The UK has imposed an 'emergency brake' on most student visas and skilled work permits from Sudan, Cameroon, Peru, Myanmar and Afghanistan amid claims of widespread asylum system abuse.

The Times of India

'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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

UK’s partial study visa ban ‘will drive people to small boats’, campaigners say

Ban affecting Sudan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Cameroon will mean more people make Channel crossings, charity says

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UK halts study visas from four countries to stop students claiming asylum

The British government has imposed an "emergency brake" on visas for students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, in response to what it said was a surge of requests for asylum from people arriving in the United Kingdom to study.

International Business Times UK

Visa Suspension Shock and UK Travel Warnings Spark Fear Amid Iran, Middle East Conflicts

The UK has imposed a sudden visa suspension on Sudan, Myanmar, Cameroon, and Afghanistan, affecting students, businesses, and families.

The Independent UK

By the numbers: How many student visas go to countries that have been affected by the UK’s halt on grants?

The Government has ceased granting study visas to four countries

Evening Standard

‘Unprecedented’ visa bans placed on four nations after asylum applications rocket 470%

The Home Office confirmed an ‘emergency brake’ had been placed on UK student visas for people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan

The Times of India

'Pakistan will turn into a vassal state': Khawaja Asif accuses Israel of 'orchestrated war' that could align India, Iran and Afghanistan

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif alleged Zionists are orchestrating the Iran war to expand Israel's influence towards Pakistan's borders. He claimed Zionism has controlled global economics for a century, influencing every catastrophe in the Islamic world. Asif also stated Afghanistan, Iran, and India share an agenda of enmity towards Pakistan,…

The Guardian - UK

UK puts emergency brake on study visas for four countries’ nationals

Shabana Mahmood says UK’s generosity abused as study visas halted for nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan

The Independent UK

UK suspends student visas for four countries over asylum abuse claims

The Home Office has characterised this suspension as an ‘unprecedented’ move

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