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Pakistan steps up security at military and other sensitive installations after attack on an air base

Officials say Pakistani authorities have stepped up security at military and other sensitive installations following the weekend attack by militants on an air base

The Independent UK

Don’t say ‘upset’: Shahidi on Afghanistan’s thrilling Cricket World Cup run

Afghanistan’s captain talks to Al Jazeera about his side’s dramatic campaign, winning mantras and their growing belief.

Al Jazeera

‘Police excesses’ on TDP leaders in Punganur and Rajampeta decried

‘Police excesses’ on TDP leaders in Punganur and Rajampeta decried. TDP national general secretary Lokesh condemns the ‘thrashing of party leader in Kallur by the Circle Inspector’, and likens that attacks on opposition party leaders to the Taliban rule.

The Hindu

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Afghans fleeing Pakistan lack shelter, food, and warmth once they cross the border, aid groups say

Aid groups say Afghans fleeing a deportation drive in Pakistan lack shelter, food, and warmth once they cross the border

The Independent UK

Afghan opium poppy cultivation plunges by 95 percent under Taliban: UN

The restriction on poppy cultivation has decimated a key trade for hundreds of thousands of farmers and labourers.

Al Jazeera

Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation

A report from the U.N. drugs agency says Afghan farmers lost more than $1 billion of cash income from opium sales after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation

The Independent UK

Taliban appeal to Afghan private sector to help those fleeing Pakistan’s mass deportation drive

The Taliban are appealing to Afghanistan's private sector to help those fleeing Pakistan's mass deportation drive

The Independent UK

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Afghan commando who served with British tortured by Taliban for 13 days after being abandoned by UK

Rejected the help he was promised by the UK, Rahmatullah describes how he was kidnapped, subjected to water torture and beaten for 13 days by the Taliban

The Independent UK

‘Why am I being sent back?’ Hurt, anger for Afghans pushed out by Pakistan

Thousands of Afghans whose only home has been Pakistan are being forced to go to a country unprepared to take them in.

Al Jazeera

A planted bomb targeting police kills 5 and wounds 20 at a bus stop in northwest Pakistan

Police in Pakistan say a bomb planted in a parked motorcycle exploded near a police vehicle in the country's northwest and killed at least five people

The Independent UK

Freeing hostages, hosting Hamas: Qatar's influence in Israel-Gaza war, explained

Qatar, a U.S. ally, is the regional power best positioned to both influence Hamas and play a mediating role with Israel. Here's what to know.

WEKU

Scapegoating: On Afghan refugees in Pakistan

Pakistan is scapegoating tens of thousands of poor Afghan refugees for the failures of its own policies

The Hindu

Pakistan starts mass deportation of undocumented Afghans

Authorities go ‘door to door’ to round up and return thousands – many who fled from the Taliban – on first day of nationwide crackdown

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of Afghans who were illegally in Pakistan are detained and deported in nationwide sweeps

Pakistani security forces have launched sweeps to arrest and deport Afghans who are in the country illegally, sending dozens back after a government-set deadline for them to leave expired

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Murdered, tortured or in hiding from the Taliban: The special forces abandoned by Britain

A major joint investigation has uncovered shocking evidence that Afghan soldiers who were trained, paid and worked ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ with UK forces have been denied relocation to Britain and left to face torture and death

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t ignore us’: Afghans awaiting UK relocation fear time is running out

Some have waited years in Pakistan for Britain to fulfil its promises – and are now at risk of deportation

WEKU

In a new expulsion campaign, Pakistan is forcing many Afghans out of the country

Pakistan has drawn criticism for warning those living in the country illegally to leave or be arrested and deported after Oct. 31. The U.N. says over 2 million undocumented Afghans live in Pakistan.

Al Jazeera

Thousands of Afghan refugees fleeing Pakistan as deportation deadline looms

People head to the border before the expiration of a deadline for ‘illegal’ migrants to leave or face deportation.

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The Independent UK

Afghans in droves head to border to leave Pakistan ahead of a deadline in anti-migrant crackdown

Afghans are piling into trucks and buses and leaving Pakistan to avoid arrest and deportation

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Unlike Russia-Ukraine, India’s ‘neutrality’ on Gaza truce has no good explanation

“Woh zamana gya jab log samajhte thhey videsh niti koi door ki baat hai…” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is heard saying in a video clip that surfaced on social media on Sunday. The purpose of taking the G20 meetings through the country, he says, was to “make the world…

The Independent UK

Sharp increase in Afghans leaving Pakistan due to illegal migrant crackdown, say UN agencies

U.N. agencies say there has been a sharp increase in Afghans returning home since Pakistan launched a crackdown on migrants who are in the country illegally

The Guardian - UK

Qatar’s peacemaking ambitions face ultimate test in crucible of Israel-Hamas war

Doha positions itself as region’s lead mediator but balancing relations with Hamas and the west has become precarious

The Independent UK

A blast kills at least 4 people and injures others in a Shiite neighborhood of the Afghan capital

A police spokesperson in Afghanistan's capital says the death toll from an explosion at a boxing club has increased to four, with another seven people critically injured

The Independent UK

First charter flight for Afghan refugees living in Pakistan arrives in London

The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that the first flight, carrying 132 Afghans, left the country for the UK on Thursday.

The Conversation

Taliban: why China wants them as a friend and not as a foe

The Taliban’s presence at the massive October jamboree in Beijiing to celebrate the 10th year of China’s ambitious trade plan, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is part of Beijing’s regional strategy.

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