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Girls' education raised at Taliban's first national gathering since takeover

At least one participant at a gathering organised by the Taliban of 3,000 male religious and ethnic leaders from across Afghanistan called on Thursday for high schools for girls to reopen.

Reuters

Taliban to Meet US on Releasing Frozen Afghan Funds after Quake

The United States and the Taliban plan talks Thursday in Qatar on unlocking some of Afghanistan's reserves following a devastating earthquake, officials said, with Washington seeking ways to ensure the money goes to help the population. The White House said it is working "urgently" on the effort, but a member…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan foreign minister calls for easing sanctions on Afghanistan

Pakistan's foreign minister called for an easing of Western sanctions against Afghanistan under the Taliban government, saying the basic functioning of the Afghan economy must not be endangered.

Reuters

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Refugee who had never seen the ocean now working in Wickham boatyard after fleeing Taliban

"All the people here are so good and I feel safe."

Newcastle Herald

The Indian challenge in Afghanistan

Intra-Afghan tensions rather than any hostility towards India could impede implementation of projects

The Hindu

Taliban and US officials to meet amid quake relief efforts

Afghan finance and central bank officials from the Taliban-led government have departed for Qatar to meet with U.S. officials

The Independent UK

Men will represent women at gathering for national unity - Taliban leader

A large gathering organised by the Taliban of Afghanistan's religious scholars and tribal elders will address issues of national unity and will be without female participants, the acting deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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News channels lament India’s ‘Talibanisation’ after Udaipur killing, some blame Zubair

Rahul Shivshankar would like you to believe that Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair “enabled” the gruesome killing of a Hindu tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur.

Newslaundry

Taliban calls for major gathering of scholars which could address Afghan school ban for girls

The meeting will be held in Kabul and could last three days

The Independent UK

Afghan survivor: If another quake doesn’t kill us, poverty might

More than 1,000 people have been killed and some 2,000 injured in Afghanistan’s worst earthquake in 20 years.

Al Jazeera

Gunmen kill 2 policemen, polio worker in northwest Pakistan

Pakistani police say gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on policemen escorting a team of polio workers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban near Afghanistan, killing two policemen and a polio worker

The Independent UK

Afghans left reeling after deadly earthquake

The devastating earthquake that hit south-eastern Afghanistan on June 22 has caused immeasurable damage. With over a thousand people killed and tens of thousands now homeless, daily life will be even harder in a country that was already suffering from a humanitarian crisis following the Taliban's return to power. International…

France 24

Afghanistan will remain a geopolitical laboratory for U.S.-China rivalry: Raghavan

China is wary of the Taliban and its promises, says Aziz Amin

The Hindu

Death toll of children in Afghanistan quake rises to 155

The United Nations says that the death toll of children in last week’s devastating earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan has risen to 155 as the scope of the deadliest quake to hit the impoverished country in two decades comes into focus

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghan Quake Survivors Without Food and Shelter as Aid Trickles in

Aid trickled to devastated villages in remote parts of Afghanistan Friday but thousands of people remain with little food, shelter and water three days after the country's deadliest earthquake in decades. Wednesday's 5.9-magnitude quake struck hardest in the rugged east along the border with Pakistan, as people slept, killing more…

Daily Mirror

Terrorists sites promoting al-Qaeda, the Taliban and neo-Nazi groups are openly online

New research has revaled that the sites, which include material from al-Qaeda, the Taliban and neo-Nazi groups, are not even hidden on the so-called dark web

The Hindu

Making sense of New Delhi’s Taliban rapprochement

As a ‘civilisational state’ and inspiring global power, India cannot behave as a transactional, opportunistic salesman

Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghan Health Official Warns of Disease Outbreak among Earthquake Survivors

Thousands affected by a deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan are in need of clean water and food and are at risk of disease, an Afghan health ministry official said on Sunday, days after a UN agency warned of a cholera outbreak in the region. At least 1,000 people were killed,…

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The Independent UK

Destruction everywhere, help scarce after Afghanistan quake

Villagers see destruction everywhere and help in short supply days after an earthquake devastated a remote region of southeast Afghanistan and killed at least 1,150 people

Asharq Al-Awsat

Five Things to Know about the International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court, which celebrates its 20th anniversary on July 1, is the world's only permanent tribunal to investigate and try alleged cases of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and aggression where member states are unable or unwilling to do so. Here are five things to know about…

The Guardian - UK

‘We jumped in the car as soon as we heard’: Afghans race to help amid wait for international aid

While the Taliban and aid agencies rushed to respond, locals were already on their way bringing much needed support

ABC News

Australia pledges $1 million in aid for quake-hit Afghanistan

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says humanitarian aid will be provided to UN agencies working in areas of Afghanistan affected by the devastating earthquake.

ABC News

Nabila escaped the Taliban for a new life in Canberra, but she fears for her family left behind

After fleeing the Taliban and escaping Afghanistan, Nabila now calls Canberra home. But she cannot turn her back on the women and girls who have been left behind.

Reuters

Taliban calls for release of frozen funds after deadly earthquake

Afghanistan's Taliban administration on Saturday called on international governments to roll back sanctions and lift a freeze on central bank assets following the earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people and left thousands homeless.

Al Jazeera

More aid arrives in Afghanistan in boost to quake relief efforts

Pakistan and Qatar join other aid agencies in efforts to help people desperate for food, shelter and drinking water.

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