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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer: UN

Violent political turmoil in Myanmar in years since 2021 coup has contributed to production increase, new report says.

Al Jazeera

At least 23 killed as fighters storm police station in northwest Pakistan

Explosives-packed vehicle is rammed into station used by army as a base in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as fighters open fire.

Al Jazeera

War-wracked Myanmar is now the world's top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency

Myanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of world’s biggest opium producer

The Independent UK

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Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan As World's Biggest Opium Producer: UN

Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.

International Business Times

UN agency warns of Afghans dying in harsh winter if there's no proper shelter after leaving Pakistan

The U.N. refugee agency has warned that Afghans could die in harsh winter conditions if they don’t get adequate shelter once they cross the border from Pakistan

The Independent UK

UN says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan

The U.N. says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

‘I need mum and dad here’: the charity helping young Afghan footballers reunite with relatives

The Refugee Council is welcoming those who fled the Taliban and providing legal advice on resettlement in the UK• Donate to our charity appeal here

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‘Alarming’: Palestinians accuse ICC prosecutor of bias after Israel visit

While the ICC offers an alternative to Israeli courts, no arrest warrants have been issued against Israeli officials.

Al Jazeera

US, UK, Canada Sanction Dozens On Human Rights Anniversary

Dozens of alleged human rights abusers around the world face new sanctions Friday under a coordinated action by the United States, Britain and Canada to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

International Business Times

As Pakistan cracks down on illegal migrants, nearly half a million Afghans have left, minister says

Pakistan's caretaker interior minister says nearly half a million Afghans who were living in Pakistan without documents have returned home in the past more than two months as part of an ongoing crackdown on foreigners living illegally in the country

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: In 2023, calamities of war and disaster were unleashed again on an unsettled Middle East

War and natural disasters ravaged an increasingly unsettled Middle East throughout 2023, further straining countries already hit by worsening economic conditions and affected by extreme weather fueled by climate change.

The Independent UK

Taliban causing ‘irreversible damage’ to whole education system in Afghanistan

Human Rights Watch warns bar on women means unqualified men now teach boys, fewer subjects are taught and beatings are routine

The Guardian - UK

Taliban’s abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says

A rights group says the Taliban’s education policies are harming boys as well as girls in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

A roadside bombing in the commercial center of Pakistan's Peshawar city wounds at least 3 people

Pakistani authorities say a roadside bomb went off near a school in the country's northwest on Tuesday, wounding at least three passersby and damaging windows of a nearby bank and several shops The bombing happened in the commercial center of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, a…

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Afghanistan is surprise top holiday destination for 2024, says travel company

Exclusive: ‘It’s actually safer to travel there now than it was before, because the people who we were trying to avoid before are the people in charge,’ claims company founder

Foreign Policy

The Taliban’s Enemies Can’t Agree on Anything

A summit of opposition leaders was meant to produce a plan to fix Afghanistan’s trajectory. It generated more infighting and factionalism.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s top court hears petition to halt deportations of Afghans

Human rights groups file the petition amid an ongoing crackdown on undocumented foreigners in the country.

The Independent UK

Pakistan's supreme court hears petition on forceful deportation of Afghans born in the country

Pakistan’s top court is hearing a petition by human rights activists seeking to halt the forceful deportation of Afghans who were born in Pakistan and those who would be at risk if they were returned to Afghanistan

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Al Jazeera

Is Modi’s India cosying up to the Taliban?

The embassy of the former Afghan government has shuttered in New Delhi amid allegations that India stopped helping it.

The Independent UK

A Pakistani province aims to deport 10,000 Afghans a day

Authorities in a Pakistani province are setting targets for police to arrest and deport hundreds of thousands of Afghans who are in the country illegally

International Business Times

Long Wait For Freedom: Afghan Refugees In Limbo In Pakistan

Abdullah was a well-known public figure in Afghanistan, a journalist and university lecturer respected by his readers and students.

The Hindu

Taliban in contact with Afghan diplomats: source

Taliban establishes contact with Afghan diplomats in Delhi; Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai urges UN to give chair of Afghanistan to Taliban

The Guardian - UK

Taliban could be convinced to open girls’ schools, says Afghanistan ex-education minister

Global governments should engage with the Taliban because some in the regime support reversing the ban, says Rangina Hamidi

The Independent UK

Immigration minister quizzed about female Afghan special forces soldier denied sanctuary in UK

Robert Jenrick says UK is ‘big hearted country’ when pressed on plight of left behind Afghans

The Independent UK

Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Mideast war. Its unprecedented Tel Aviv trip saved a shaky truce

The hostage deal had seemed on the verge of unraveling

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