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Pakistan security forces kill 35 militants in raids on Pakistani Taliban

Twelve soldiers also killed during raids on two TTP hideouts on border with Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025

Taliban says it discussed normalizing relations in meeting with US envoys

The Taliban has met with Trump administration officials once again

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2025

Taliban official says US envoy agrees to prisoner swap in Kabul meeting

The reported visit follows one in March 2025 which led to the release of a US citizen held for more than two years.

Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2025

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 · Sep 12, 2025

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 · Sep 12, 2025

Taliban deploys armed guards outside UN compounds

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The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025

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 · Sep 12, 2025

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 · Sep 11, 2025

‘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 · Sep 11, 2025

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…

The Conversation · Sep 10, 2025