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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Colombia’s President Petro decries US claim Bogota failing to fight drugs

US President Trump also places Afghanistan, Bolivia, Myanmar and Venezuela on list of states who failed to fight drugs.

Al Jazeera

Airstrikes, banditry, drones and a ban on girls’ education: four teachers on educating students amid conflict

Educators working in extremely challenging conditions in Lebanon, Niger, Ukraine and Afghanistan explain what drives them on

The Guardian - UK

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Asia Cup

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The Independent UK

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Pakistan security forces kill 35 militants in raids on Pakistani Taliban

Twelve soldiers also killed during raids on two TTP hideouts on border with Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

Taliban says it discussed normalizing relations in meeting with US envoys

The Taliban has met with Trump administration officials once again

The Independent UK

Taliban official says US envoy agrees to prisoner swap in Kabul meeting

The reported visit follows one in March 2025 which led to the release of a US citizen held for more than two years.

Al Jazeera

US woman held by Taliban alongside British couple warns of health concerns

Faye Hall was arrested with Peter and Barbie Reynolds in February when they were returning to Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan

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‘My village is a graveyard’: Afghans describe devastation after earthquake

Thousands have been displaced and many have nowhere to shelter, just weeks before winter hits.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan earthquake exposes Western inaction and new risks for women

In the wake of a series of earthquakes that have devastated eastern Afghanistan, the humanitarian response remains critically underfunded, with Western donors slow to act and gender-based restrictions compounding the crisis for Afghan women. Aid workers from French NGOs told RFI about the challenges on the ground.

Radio France Internationale

Afghanistan faces 'triple' returnee, climate and aid cut crisis, IOM mission chief says

The UN’s migration agency is being forced to make "difficult decisions" to "deprioritise" vulnerable Afghans returning home as deep aid cuts bite.

Euronews

UN confirms female staff being blocked by Taliban from working on earthquake response in Afghanistan

Taliban deploys armed guards outside UN compound in Kabul to prevent local female workers from coming in to work

The Independent UK

UN agency appeals for funds to help tens of thousands of quake-hit Afghans, many still homeless

The U.N. migration agency is appealing for funds for around 134,000 people in Afghanistan who need help nearly two weeks after an earthquake killed more than 2,200 people in the country’s mountainous east

The Independent UK

‘I was lost but football gave me strength’: Afghan women refugees on their fight for recognition

Exiles from the Taliban in England and Australia are using the sport to battle prejudice and give a voice to women and girls in Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

‘I pray no one lives a life like mine’: Afghan women dream of freedom and cricket

Women’s rights have disappeared under the Taliban and more must be done to support athletes in exile

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The Independent UK

India exploring ways to host sanctioned Taliban leader despite UN ban

Taliban’s acting foreign minister Muttaqi was due to make his first trip to India in August but failed to secure a waiver on his existing travel ban

The Independent UK

UN issues emergency funding appeal to help survivors of devastating Afghan earthquake

The United Nations is issuing an emergency appeal for nearly $140 million in desperately needed funding to help nearly half a million people affected by the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of earthquake-hit villages in Afghanistan still not reached: UN

The UN says the affected areas were already some of the most remote in the country, leaving communities cut off.

The Independent UK

Afghanistan quake destroyed 5,230 homes in 49 villages -- but the UN hasn't gotten to 362 others

An initial United Nations assessment of the impact of Afghanistan’s recent deadly earthquake has found that 5,230 homes were destroyed and 672 were damaged in 49 villages — but the U.N. hasn’t been able to get to the vast majority of the remote villages

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The Independent UK

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Asia Cup

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Taliban urged to lift female aid worker restrictions following devastating earthquakes

Thousands have been killed while many more have been injured by a magnitude-6 earthquake

Al Jazeera

Afghan survivors struggle in the wake of deadly earthquake

More than 2,200 deaths as southeast Afghanistan grapples with aftermath of a powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake.

Evening Standard

Farage confirms he wants to deport female asylum seekers back to the Taliban in Afghanistan

Farage also backtracked on a promise to stop small boat arrivals within two weeks of gaining power

The Independent UK

Pakistan vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Tri-Series in UAE 2025

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The Independent UK

Nigel Farage confirms he would send women asylum seekers back to Taliban in Afghanistan

Reform UK leader clarifies position on the issue saying single women will be deported

The Independent UK

A quick look back at this week’s biggest stories

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