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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

Taliban deploys armed guards outside UN compounds

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The Independent UK

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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

How Israel’s attack on Qatar erodes peace — and American influence — in the Middle East

The bombing of a Hamas office on Qatari soil by Israeli jets was more than a strike against a militant group. It was a bold and deeply consequential act against a state that has long positioned itself as a mediator in Middle Eastern conflicts and hosts 11,000 American troops on…

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‘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

The Guardian - 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

Why does Qatar host Hamas’s political office?

Qatar has hosted Hamas’s political office since 2012, after what Qatari officials say were requests from the US.

Al Jazeera

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

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

Farage U-turns again on deporting female asylum seekers

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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

Afghanistan hit by powerful aftershocks after thousands killed by earthquake

Fresh tremors come with country still reeling from Sunday night’s 6.0-magnitude quake that killed over 2,200 people, a toll that is expected to continue rising

Evening Standard

Ex-soldier: Paying Taliban to take migrants ‘vile perversion of Britishness’

Reform UK’s deputy leader this week indicated the party would consider paying the Taliban and the Iranian government to take deportees from Britain.

The Guardian - UK

Third earthquake hits Afghanistan as death toll rises above 2,200

South-east of country rocked as rescuers struggle to find survivors of first quake

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Al Jazeera

Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to 2,200

An aftershock hit the quake-hit area of Afghanistan on Thursday as aid organisations struggle to reach survivors.

International Business Times

Rain Adds To Misery Of Afghan Quake Survivors

Four nights and days since the earth shook and levelled his home in eastern Afghanistan, Khan Zaman Hanafi thought he had endured the worst, until the rain came.

The Independent UK

Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205, the Taliban says

A major earthquake in Afghanistan has caused widespread devastation, with the death toll now exceeding 2,200

Euronews

Aid agencies ask countries to send more funds to help Afghanistan after Sunday's earthquake

The European Union and the United Kingdom have both donated to aid organisations at work in the region, side-stepping the Taliban government.

International Business Times

Searchers Retrieve Bodies As Afghan Quake Toll Expected To Rise

Volunteers and rescuers were pulling nore bodies from the rubble of destroyed buildings in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, four days after an earthquake that inflicted a death toll that was already at nearly 1,470 people, Taliban authorities said.

AAP

Australia answers call for help after deadly quakes

Australia, which has committed funds to help Afghans impacted by two large earthquakes, says it will ensure that the money does not go to the Taliban regime.

The Independent UK

Aid agencies tell countries to fund Afghanistan after earthquake

Aid agencies say the international community must increase funding to Afghanistan

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