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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Taliban minister confronted over women’s rights during rare press conference for female journalists

Foreign minister is on a week-long visit to India

The Independent UK

Pakistan closes border with Afghanistan as Taliban claims 58 soldiers killed in major attack

Pakistan shuts its border crossings with Afghanistan as it promises ‘befitting reply like India’

The Independent UK

Pakistan-Afghan Border Crossings Closed After Heavy Clashes

Key border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan were closed on Sunday after fierce clashes erupted overnight following Taliban accusations that Islamabad had carried out air strikes this week, officials said.

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Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations

Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace

The Independent UK

Heavy clashes erupt along Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Escalation comes after Pakistani airstrike in Kabul, with Taliban launching reprisals against military posts

The Guardian - UK

Pakistani Taliban Claim Attacks That Killed 23 In Northwest

The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for deadly attacks in several northwestern districts that killed 20 security officials and three civilians.

International Business Times

Taliban’s ‘restriction on women’ at press event in India sparks anger: ‘Unacceptable’

India is hosting the Taliban minister during a high profile but controversial visit as it seeks to upgrade its diplomatic ties with Afghanistan’s hardline Islamist regime

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‘Allowed to bring discrimination’: Women reporters shut out of Taliban minister’s Delhi presser

Several Indian journalists on Friday criticised the exclusion of women reporters from a press conference held in New Delhi by Taliban-controlled Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. Many described the move as “unacceptable” and questioned how it was permitted on Indian soil.

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India To Upgrade Afghan Mission To Full Embassy

India will upgrade its technical mission in Afghanistan to a full embassy, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Friday, as he met his counterpart from Kabul in New Delhi.

International Business Times

India says it will reopen embassy in Kabul as it hosts Taliban foreign minister for controversial visit

Amir Khan Muttaqi is one of a number of Taliban leaders facing UN sanctions, including travel bans and asset freezes

The Independent UK

Afghanistan's Taliban foreign minister meeting with Indian counterpart for first time since takeover

The foreign minister of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is meeting with his Indian counterpart in a first high-level diplomatic engagement with New Delhi since the group seized power in 2021 after two decades of U.S. military presence

The Independent UK

Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Begins First India Visit

Afghanistan's UN-sanctioned foreign minister arrived in India on Thursday, the first visit by a top Taliban leader since they returned to power in 2021 following the withdrawal of US-led forces.

International Business Times

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow says momentum for peace deal after Trump-Putin summit has been exhausted

Moscow’s deputy foreign minister Ryabkov also warned the US against sending Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv

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Russia hosts Taliban delegation and warns against foreign military presence in Afghanistan

Russia has hosted a delegation of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government and warned against any foreign military presence in the country

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UN Rights Council To Decide On Creating Afghanistan Probe

The UN Human Rights Council is set to decide on Monday whether to set up an investigation to gather evidence on the most serious violations of international law in Afghanistan.

The Guardian - AU

After finding refuge in Australia, a trailblazing judge fears the Taliban will take revenge on her family

Female judges in exile from Afghanistan say family members still awaiting humanitarian visas remain in peril

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The Independent UK

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Taliban’s foreign minister to visit India after UNSC lifts travel ban

Muttaqi’s trip to Delhi marks the first ever visit by a Taliban leader to India after the hardline Islamist group captured power in Afghanistan

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Afghan Women Are Vanishing in Taliban’s Blackout

What the Taliban’s internet blackout means for Afghan women left behind

The Independent UK

Australian accused of Afghanistan war crime pleads not guilty but trial held until at least 2027

A prosecutor has told a court an Australian soldier charged with a war crime in Afghanistan won't stand trial until at least 2027

The Independent UK

A decade after the refugee crisis that shook Europe, a Syrian family becomes German

A decade after 1 million migrants arrived in Germany from war-torn countries like Syria, Iran and Afghanistan, the country has changed

International Business Times

Error 404: 48 Hours Of Confusion In Afghanistan During Internet Blackout

Paralysed banks, grounded planes and chaotic hospitals: for two days, life ground to a halt in Afghanistan after the Taliban unexpectedly cut off the internet and phone networks.

The Independent UK

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