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Six killed in blasts at Shiite school in Afghan capital

Kabul (AFP) - At least six people were killed and 24 wounded on Tuesday by two bomb blasts that struck a boys' school in a Shiite Hazara neighbourhood of the Afghan capital, police and hospital staff said.

AFP

Casualties feared as blasts rock school in Afghan capital

Kabul (AFP) - Several casualties were feared after two bombs rocked a boys' school in a Shiite Hazara neighbourhood of the Afghan capital on Tuesday, police said, with social media showing grisly images of dead and wounded at the scene.

AFP

Afghanistan death toll in 'Pakistan strikes' rises to at least 47: officials

Kabul (AFP) - The death toll from Pakistani military air strikes in the eastern Afghanistan provinces of Khost and Kunar has jumped to at least 47, officials said Sunday, as Islamabad urged Kabul to act against militants launching attacks from Afghan soil.

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Pakistan warns neighbor Afghanistan not to shelter militants

Pakistan has fired off a sharp warning to Afghanistan’s hard-line religious rulers

The Independent UK

Pakistan Says Cross-Border Attacks from Afghanistan Have Increased

Pakistan said on Sunday said incidents of its security forces being targeted in cross-border attacks from Afghanistan had risen significantly, and called on Taliban authorities to act against militants, a day after purported air strikes by Pakistan. The incident has increased already simmering tensions between the neighbors. Taliban authorities on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan says cross-border attacks from Afghanistan have increased

Reuters

How has Christianity provided a sense of community for Afghan refugees?

Easter Sunday – which falls on April 17 this year – marks the end of Lent.

The Independent UK

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Taliban accuses Pakistani airstrikes of killing Afghan civilians

Taliban-led Afghanistan accused Pakistan of airstrikes that killed dozens of Afghan civilians in Khost and Kunar provinces and warned of “bad consequences” if such attacks continue, according to spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed.

Tribune News Service

Taliban warns Pakistan after rocket attacks kill 5 Afghan children

Kabul (AFP) - The Taliban authorities warned Pakistan on Saturday after five children and a woman were killed in Afghanistan in alleged rocket attacks by the Pakistani military in a pre-dawn assault along the border.

AFP

Taliban authorities summon Pakistani envoy to protest military strikes

Taliban authorities on Saturday summoned Pakistan's ambassador in Kabul to protest against military strikes inside Afghanistan by Pakistani forces, the Afghan foreign ministry said.

Reuters

Five Afghan children die in Pakistan rocket attacks: officials

Kabul (AFP) - At least five children and a woman were killed in an eastern Afghan province when the Pakistani military allegedly fired rockets along the border in a pre-dawn assault Saturday, officials said.

AFP

What Pakistan’s political shakeup means for relations with US

Pakistan’s new PM will need to mend ties with Washington after Imran Khan’s claims of foreign interference, experts say.

Al Jazeera

‘Why have we been forgotten?’ Afghan refugees housed in UK hotel hit out at ‘rat-infested’ dining areas

Exclusive: Eight months after arriving in the UK, Afghan refugees stuck in UK hotels are frustrated with sub-par hotel food, poor communication from the UK Home Office, and feel overshadowed by the Ukraine war

The Independent UK

From Afghan war zone to West Yorkshire: the rise and fall of Imran Ahmad Khan

Questions raised about how little-known ‘local lad’ with a colourful past came to be selected as Wakefield’s Tory candidate

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Girls' education ban reveals deep rifts within Taliban

Kabul (AFP) - The Taliban prohibition on girls' education shows the movement's ultra-conservatives retain tight control of the Islamist group, and exposes a power struggle that puts at risk crucial aid for Afghanistan's desperate population, experts say.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Summons Afghan Charge d'Affaires After Unrest

Iran summoned the Afghan charge d'affaires on Tuesday after a violent protest at its diplomatic mission in western Afghanistan. Tehran also announced the closure until further notice of its Afghan missions, where other protests had also occurred. On Monday, dozens of Afghans chanting "Death to Iran" demonstrated outside the Iranian…

Reason

Travis Peterson on America's Afghan Allies

America has wrongly abandoned thousands of Afghan allies who had been promised Special Immigrant Visas. Now, private citizens, veterans, and government personnel are trying to get them out.

Al Jazeera

Iran summons Afghan envoy after diplomatic mission attacks

Iran has sought reassurance from the Taliban that it can provide security after attacks on diplomatic missions.

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Al Jazeera

ISIL 2.0: How the group became a franchise

Since its 2019 defeat, ISIL has morphed into a series of affiliates taking hold in Afghanistan and Africa’s Sahel belt.

AFP

Afghans protest against Iranian 'cruelties' in Taliban-approved demo

Kabul (AFP) - Dozens of Afghans protested Tuesday against Iranian "cruelties" after videos appearing to show refugees being beaten circulated widely over the weekend.

The Hindu

India, U.S. hold broad 2+2 discussions, with Ukraine looming over talks

India joins Bahrain-based multilateral partnership Combined Maritime Force as associate partner

The Independent UK

Iran summons Afghan envoy over attack on diplomatic missions

Iran has summoned Afghanistan's envoy in Tehran over attacks the previous day on Iranian diplomatic missions in the neighboring country

Reuters

Iran summons Afghan envoy after protesters throw rocks at diplomatic missions

AFP

Iran summons Afghan charge d'affaires after unrest

Tehran (AFP) - Iran summoned the Afghan charge d'affaires on Tuesday after a violent protest at its diplomatic mission in western Afghanistan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Summons Afghan Envoy over Attack on Diplomatic Missions

Iran summoned the Afghan envoy to Tehran on Tuesday and is stopping all consular services in Afghanistan, Iranian state TV reported, a day after protesters threw rocks at Iranian diplomatic missions in Kabul and Herat. The protests came after videos posted on Twitter in recent days showed young Afghan refugees…

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