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Afghanistan law-breakers should be referred to authorities – inquiry chairman

Lord Justice Haddon-Cave said the allegations against the UK armed forces are ‘extremely serious’.

The Independent UK

At least 13 killed as strong earthquake rocks Afghanistan and Pakistan

At least 13 people were killed and more than 90 injured in Pakistan and Afghanistan after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck late on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

‘Patients were screaming’: Panic as quake hits northwest Pakistan

Residents recall night of ‘complete chaos’ after magnitude 6.5 earthquake with epicentre in Afghanistan hits the region.

Al Jazeera

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Taliban acting finance minister becomes central bank governor

The Taliban administration's former acting finance minister, Mullah Hidayatullah Badri, has been appointed as governor of Afghanistan's central bank, a finance ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Inquiry into claims of unlawful killings in Afghanistan by UK armed forces officially begins

Justice Haddon-Cave will officially launch the inquiry relating to Afghanistan on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Breaking: At least 11 killed as strong earthquake rattles Afghanistan and Pakistan

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits region, with nine people killed when roofs collapse in part of Pakistan

Wales Online

Sleepless night after Pakistan, Afghanistan quake kills 13

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck much of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan has killed at least 13 people and injured scores in both countries

The Independent UK

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Probe begins into claims of unlawful killings by UK armed forces in Afghanistan

Lord Justice Haddon-Cave is expected to announce a call for evidence of illegal activity in the war-torn nation

Wales Online

Earthquake in Afghanistan kills at least 13, nine of them in Pakistan

At least 13 people were killed and more than 90 injured in Pakistan and Afghanistan after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck late on Tuesday, government officials said.

Reuters

Probe into claims of unlawful killings by UK armed forces in Afghanistan begins

Mr Justice Haddon-Cave will officially launch the inquiry relating to Afghanistan on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

UK inquiry vows to get to bottom of Afghan extra-judicial killings' allegations

The chair of a public inquiry examining "extremely serious" allegations that British armed forces carried out dozens of extra-judicial killings in Afghanistan said on Wednesday that any soldiers who had broken the law should face investigation.

Reuters

9 killed as strong earthquake rattles Pakistan, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and offices

The Independent UK

Quake hits Afghanistan, rattles Pakistan and India

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has rattled much of Afghanistan and Pakistan, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes.

The New Daily

I feel embraced by Melbourne but dejected by Australia's visa policies, as I await my wife and children to join me

I fled the horrors of state collapse in Afghanistan and am gradually feeling embraced by Melbourne. However, there's still one thing that overshadows my life here, writes Shadi Khan Saif.

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Bangkok Post

Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 11, 9 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: At least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck in neighbouring Afghanistan late on Tuesday, a Pakistani government official said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Earthquake in Afghanistan Kills at Least 13, Nine of Them in Pakistan

At least 13 people were killed and more than 90 injured in Pakistan and Afghanistan after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck late on Tuesday, government officials said. At least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan, a Pakistani government official said, and hospitals in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…

Reuters

Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hits northern Afghanistan, killing at least 3

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, killing two in the east of the country and one child in neighbouring Pakistan.

The Independent UK

Huge earthquake hits Afghanistan as tremors felt in India and Pakistan

The tremor measured 6.8, hitting Afghanistan, Pakistan and India

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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Hindu Kush in Afghanistan - GFZ

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

At least 13 dead after earthquake jolts Afghanistan, Pakistan

Tremors of the magnitude 6.5 quake were felt as far as the Indian capital New Delhi.

Daily Mirror

Pilot recalls moment he rescued 23 Iraqis set for beheading from torture chamber

Alan Mack, who also hunted for Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan, describes the stroke of luck that led him and his team to rescue 23 innocent people from a torture house in Iraq

The Conversation

A string of assassinations in Afghanistan point to ISIS-K resurgence – and US officials warn of possible attacks on American interests in next 6 months

Since returning to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have struggled to contain the Islamic State Khorasan province, or ISIS-K – the official Islamic State group affiliate operating in Afghanistan.

Reuters

Afghanistan's school year starts with calls for all girls to be allowed back

Afghanistan's school year started on Tuesday, the education ministry said, as the U.N. children's agency renewed calls for teenage girls to be able to rejoin the classroom.

Bangkok Post

Afghan school year starts with no classes

KABUL: Afghanistan’s schools reopened on Tuesday for the new academic year, but no classes were held as students were unaware of the start and hundreds of thousands of teenage girls remain barred from attending class.

Reuters

Aid funding shortfall could push Afghans into famine - WFP

A drop in donor funding could push parts of Afghanistan into famine this year, the World Food Programme said on Monday, adding that up to 9 million Afghans could be left without food aid after it had already had to slash rations.

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