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Men will represent women at gathering for national unity - Taliban leader

A large gathering organised by the Taliban of Afghanistan's religious scholars and tribal elders will address issues of national unity and will be without female participants, the acting deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

U.S. to provide nearly $55 million more humanitarian aid for Afghanistan - Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said the United States would provide nearly $55 million in additional immediate humanitarian assistance in response to last week's Afghanistan earthquake.

Reuters

Afghan survivor: If another quake doesn’t kill us, poverty might

More than 1,000 people have been killed and some 2,000 injured in Afghanistan’s worst earthquake in 20 years.

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Gunmen kill 2 policemen, polio worker in northwest Pakistan

Pakistani police say gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on policemen escorting a team of polio workers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban near Afghanistan, killing two policemen and a polio worker

The Independent UK

Afghans left reeling after deadly earthquake

The devastating earthquake that hit south-eastern Afghanistan on June 22 has caused immeasurable damage. With over a thousand people killed and tens of thousands now homeless, daily life will be even harder in a country that was already suffering from a humanitarian crisis following the Taliban's return to power. International…

France 24

Hundreds from across the globe now calling Philly home celebrate World Refugee Day at the zoo

PHILADELPHIA — The trail between the zebra and giraffe enclosures at the Philadelphia Zoo was filled with chatter in different languages — including Ukrainian, Burmese, Swahili, and Pashto. About 300 people from all over the world and of various ages had come together Sunday at America’s first zoo to celebrate…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Afghanistan will remain a geopolitical laboratory for U.S.-China rivalry: Raghavan

China is wary of the Taliban and its promises, says Aziz Amin

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Death toll of children in Afghanistan quake rises to 155

The United Nations says that the death toll of children in last week’s devastating earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan has risen to 155 as the scope of the deadliest quake to hit the impoverished country in two decades comes into focus

The Independent UK

Afghan Quake Survivors Without Food and Shelter as Aid Trickles in

Aid trickled to devastated villages in remote parts of Afghanistan Friday but thousands of people remain with little food, shelter and water three days after the country's deadliest earthquake in decades. Wednesday's 5.9-magnitude quake struck hardest in the rugged east along the border with Pakistan, as people slept, killing more…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: Ukraine War Could Boost Illegal Drug Production

The war in Ukraine could allow illegal drug production to flourish, while the opium market's future hinges on the fate of crisis-wracked Afghanistan, the United Nations warned Monday. Previous experience from the Middle East and Southeast Asia suggests conflict zones can act as a "magnet" for making synthetic drugs, which…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Making sense of New Delhi’s Taliban rapprochement

As a ‘civilisational state’ and inspiring global power, India cannot behave as a transactional, opportunistic salesman

The Hindu

Afghanistan earthquake: In Gayan, humanitarian aid is still scarce

Humanitarian aid is slowly arriving in the most affected districts of Afghanistan. The earthquake that shook the south-east of the country has caused the death of 1,100 people according to the latest official report, and more than 1,600 have been injured. Our correspondents went to Gayan, one of the worst…

France 24

India exported 1.8 million tonnes wheat to several countries since ban: Food Secretary

New Delhi India has exported 1.8 million tonnes of wheat to a dozen-odd countries, including Banglad

The Hindu

Afghan Health Official Warns of Disease Outbreak among Earthquake Survivors

Thousands affected by a deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan are in need of clean water and food and are at risk of disease, an Afghan health ministry official said on Sunday, days after a UN agency warned of a cholera outbreak in the region. At least 1,000 people were killed,…

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The Independent UK

Destruction everywhere, help scarce after Afghanistan quake

Villagers see destruction everywhere and help in short supply days after an earthquake devastated a remote region of southeast Afghanistan and killed at least 1,150 people

ABC News

Australia pledges $1 million in aid for quake-hit Afghanistan

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says humanitarian aid will be provided to UN agencies working in areas of Afghanistan affected by the devastating earthquake.

ABC News

Nabila escaped the Taliban for a new life in Canberra, but she fears for her family left behind

After fleeing the Taliban and escaping Afghanistan, Nabila now calls Canberra home. But she cannot turn her back on the women and girls who have been left behind.

Reuters

Taliban calls for release of frozen funds after deadly earthquake

Afghanistan's Taliban administration on Saturday called on international governments to roll back sanctions and lift a freeze on central bank assets following the earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people and left thousands homeless.

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Al Jazeera

More aid arrives in Afghanistan in boost to quake relief efforts

Pakistan and Qatar join other aid agencies in efforts to help people desperate for food, shelter and drinking water.

Reuters

Taliban appeal for more aid after deadly Afghanistan earthquake

Vital medical supplies reached hospitals on Saturday in the remote area of Afghanistan hit by an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people this week, as the country's Taliban government appealed for more international aid.

Reuters

China to provide $7.5 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan – foreign ministry

China will provide humanitarian aid worth 50 million yuan ($7.5 million) to Afghanistan after it was hit by an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people this week, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Pakistan plane carrying aid joins Afghan quake relief effort

Officials say a Pakistani military cargo plane carrying relief goods for Afghanistan’s earthquake-affected people has landed at the Khost airport

Newcastle Herald

Unity in Diversity: Newcastle festival a colourful mix of culture, food and dance from around the world

From Afghanistan to Tibet, Ukraine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Music, dance and taste were shared in Foreshore Park as part of the Unity in Diversity festival.

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 25 June 2022

Afghanistan has suffered its most-deadly earthquake in two decades. The scale of destruction is, in the words of one official, "far beyond imagination". But a fight is brewing over emergency aid and who receives it.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan’s remote and poor villages hardest hit by earthquake

Rudimentary construction of homes in rocky, unpaved mountains said to be key factors in severity of destruction.

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