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Trump lauds NATO’s increased military spending while hinting at a possible US return to Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase.

UN agency says aid workers ‘racing against time’ to remove rubble from mountainous region

Fibre optic internet has been banned in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, although mobile data is still available.

Global security indicators suggest a significant deterioration in peace and stability. By most accounts, the world is now more violent and more dangerous than at any point in recent history.

The Taliban leader has banned fibre optic internet in Afghanistan's Balkh province to “prevent immorality,” according to a spokesman for the administration

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

The recent Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, where they had gathered to discuss a US-brokered peace proposal, has triggered substantial repercussions throughout the Middle East and beyond. Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, characterised it as a “justified” operation against a militant organisation.

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