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Russia Considers Removing Taliban From Terrorist List For Dialogue

Russia contemplates removing Taliban from terrorist list for dialogue due to recent terror attacks in the region.

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Online cosmetics stores thrive in Taliban’s Afghanistan despite beauty parlour ban

From eyeshadows and lipsticks to “vaginal rejuvenation” pills, women in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan can find a wide range of beauty and health products in stores and online, despite a nationwide ban on beauty salons. With women’s movements in public tightly restricted, online stores on Instagram and Telegram offer discreet door-to-door deliveries.

France 24

Security crisis in Pakistan: China halts work on 2 dam projects after deadly attack on engineers

In an expected response to escalating security concerns, Chinese contractors have paused construction on the Dasu and Diamer Bhasha dam projects in Pakistan. This decision came after a tragic incident this week, where a suicide bomber targeted a vehicle carrying Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver, resulting in six fatalities.…

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'A Unique Place': Foreigners Visit Post-war Afghanistan

His soldier son toured Afghanistan with insurgents in his crosshairs, but American traveller Oscar Wells has a different objective -- sight-seeing promoted by the Taliban's fledgling tourism sector.

International Business Times

Taliban edict to resume stoning women to death met with horror

Afghan regime’s return to public stoning and flogging is because there is ‘no one to hold them accountable’ for abuses, say activists

The Guardian - UK

The politics of humanitarian aid

Using humanitarian aid for political ends in conflicts is as old as diplomacy itself

The Hindu

Terror in Moscow: On concerns over the Islamic State

The Moscow shooting points to the growing terror capabilities of the Islamic State

The Hindu

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‘There’s a gay bar in my pocket!’: how 15 years of Grindr has affected gay communities and dating culture

Claiming to have created the concept of online dating, Grindr has been described as a lifeline for users in some countries but also a ‘crash course’ in objectification

The Guardian - AU

Moscow concert hall attack: How did ISIL recoup, five years after ‘defeat’?

The group’s Afghanistan arm in particular has gained since the return of the Taliban — even though the two are rivals.

Al Jazeera

What is ISIS-K, the group that claims it carried out the Moscow concert attack?

ISIS-K is one of the most militant jihadist groups in the world, often mounting attacks against other Islamist groups, while also targeting Russia and the U.S.

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After assault of Afghan students in Gujarat University, Indian diplomats meet Afghan counterparts in Delhi

Months after the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi was shut down due to an apparent lack of coordination and desertion of officials belonging to the pre-Taliban government in Kabul, a senior Indian diplomat visited the mission

The Hindu

Who’s to blame for the Moscow massacre?

Some Russians blame lax security for the horrific attack claimed by ISIL. But analysts recall a darker history.

Al Jazeera

They fled Afghanistan after Biden’s withdrawal. Now in the US, they hope Trump wins

Recent immigrants reflect on the upheaval in their lives since the US pulled out in 2021: ‘They left us and our lives in danger’

The Guardian - US

Who is thought to be behind the Moscow attack?

Islamic State has claimed responsibility and experts say an IS branch – Islamic State Khorasan Province – is prime suspect

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Blowback: On Pakistan, Afghanistan and insurgency

Pakistan’s history of supporting Islamist insurgency has come back to haunt it,as seen in Afghanistan

The Guardian - AU

Andrew Quilty: ‘Every person I would speak to touched on the close proximity between life and death’

The award-winning photojournalist spent a decade in Afghanistan. Back in Sydney’s affluent east, he wrestles with the aftermath of war

Dynamite News

Imran Khan expresses reservations over deteriorating Pakistan-Afghanistan ties

Gohar Ali Khan expressed displeasure over the worsening ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan over security challenges at Pakistan's north-western borders. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Afghanistan call for 'politics-free cricket' after Australia scrap T20s

Afghanistan cricket bosses expressed disappointment that Australia had scrapped a men’s T20 series because of deteriorating women’s rights in the Taliban-ruled country and called for “politics-free cricket”

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Taliban Bars Afghan Girls From Education Beyond Sixth Grade

Taliban restrictions in Afghanistan limit girls' education beyond sixth grade, impacting over 1 million girls. Taliban's policies face criticism for regres...

International Business Times

France-based TV Channel Beams Respite Into Afghan Homes

In a tiny television studio in the French capital, two unveiled Afghan women face the camera on a mission to provide a lifeline to their fellow countrywomen back home.

International Business Times

Afghan Girls And Women Cling To Glitchy, Lonesome Online Learning

Sequestered at home in a remote Afghan town, 18-year-old Shekiba often roams the house hunting for the patchy internet signal that is her last link to an education.

Al Jazeera

‘Cousins at war’: Pakistan-Afghan ties strained after cross-border attacks

Heightened tensions could see a further escalation, warn analysts.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan calls for ‘respect’ as Australia postpones T20 cricket series

Cricket Australia says it has postponed the series as ‘conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan are getting worse’.

The Guardian - AU

Cricket Australia cancels men’s T20 against Afghanistan due to concern over women’s rights

Australia postpones a second series in as many years saying conditions are getting worse under Taliban rule

The Times of India

Citing worsening women's rights, Cricket Australia scraps Afghanistan T20Is

NEW DELHI: Australia cancelled a T20 men's cricket series scheduled for later this year against Afghanistan on Tuesday, citing a worsening state of affairs for women in the Taliban-ruled nation.

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