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Former Afghan PM narrowly escapes assassination attempt as two suicide bombers killed

Two suicide bombers "dressed in burqas" were shot dead before they could reach the Kabul offices of a notorious former warlord and Mujahedeen leader.

Daily Mirror

Gun attack targets Pakistan's top diplomat in Kabul

Pakistan’s prime minister says an “assassination attempt” has targeted his country’s top diplomat in Afghanistan, amid tensions between the neighboring countries

The Independent UK

‘Assassination attempt’ on Pakistan envoy in Afghan capital

Attacker failed to harm the Pakistani diplomat, but shot and wounded his security guard outside its mission in Kabul.

Al Jazeera

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US designates members of Pakistan armed groups as ‘terrorists’

The designation includes leaders of the South Asia-based al-Qaeda offshoot and the so-called Pakistani Taliban.

Al Jazeera

Afghan activist Zarifa Ghafari: ‘They sold Afghanistan to the Taliban’

The exiled politician on the ‘game’ America plays in her homeland, the ‘Taliban twilight for women’ — and the day militants tried to blow up her car

Financial Times

US names anti-Pakistan groups 'terrorist' organizations

The State Department says it has added a key anti-Pakistan militant group and its al-Qaida branch to its list of "global terrorists.”

The Independent UK

Human Rights Organizations Warn of Houthis' Obstruction of Girls Education in Yemen

Arab and regional human rights organizations warned that the Houthis in Yemen, the Taliban in Afghanistan, and Boko Haram in Nigeria obstructed girls' education. Coinciding with the UN's awareness campaign of "16 Days against Gender-Based Violence," the organizations held a seminar on "Girls' Education in the Islamic World" in Cairo.…

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US brands South Asian jihadists as terrorists

Washington (AFP) - The United States on Thursday announced it was designating South Asian Al-Qaeda and Pakistani Taliban leaders as terrorists, vowing action as alarms grow over Afghanistan.

AFP

‘It has been a sad lesson’: Afghans left behind despite British promise of help

Given the danger many have faced since the fall of Kabul, the paltry number of refugees brought to the UK as part of the government’s flagship resettlement scheme is astonishing, writes Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK

Just four Afghan refugees brought to the UK since fall of Kabul

Since mass airlift evacuated thousands in August 2021, only four have been brought to Britain through flagship scheme for refugees

The Independent UK

Nadia Nadim's journey in Qatar shaken by loss of her mother

Danish forward Nadia Nadim was in the midst of a World Cup match as a television commentator when she was suddenly rocked by tragic news

The Independent UK

Pakistan demands Taliban prevent attacks, after suicide bomb

Pakistan has demanded neighboring Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers prevent terrorist attacks coming from their soil

The Independent UK

U.N. tell Taliban to investigate reports of extrajudicial killings in Daikundi

The United Nations' mission to Afghanistan said on Thursday they had asked the Taliban to hold a 'credible investigation' into reports of extrajudicial killings, including of children, in northern Daikundi province.

Reuters

At least 19 killed, 24 wounded in north Afghanistan blast

Kabul (AFP) - At least 19 people were killed and 24 others wounded Wednesday by a blast at a madrassa in Afghanistan's northern city of Aybak, a doctor at a local hospital told AFP.

AFP

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Daily Mirror

Pakistan suicide bombing targets polio workers killing four in deadly explosion

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in the southwestern city of Quetta, Pakistan, which injured around 20 police officers and a four year old girl

The Independent UK

Taliban: 10 killed in bombing of Afghan religious school

A Taliban official says that at least 10 students were killed when a bomb blast hit a religious school in northern Afghanistan

AFP

Pakistan Taliban claim suicide blast killing four

Quetta (Pakistan) (AFP) - Four people were killed and 27 injured Wednesday when a suicide bomber targeted a police truck in western Pakistan, an attack claimed by the domestic chapter of the Taliban.

Daily Mirror

Afghanistan bombing: At least 10 children killed after huge explosion hits school

A horrifying unverified video circulating on social media shows Taliban fighters picking their way through bodies strewn among prayer mats and shattered glass at a religious school in northern Afghanistan

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Reuters

Afghanistan's Massoud urges elections to create legitimate government

Only elections can lead Afghanistan out of political crisis, even if they legitimise Taliban rule, Afghan anti-Taliban leader Ahmad Massoud told a conference in Tajikistan on Wednesday.

AFP

At least 16 killed, 24 wounded in north Afghanistan blast

Kabul (AFP) - At least 16 people were killed and 24 others wounded Wednesday by a blast at a madrassa in Afghanistan's northern city of Aybak, a doctor at a local hospital told AFP.

The Texas Tribune

An Afghan soldier fleeing the Taliban spent months reaching the U.S. to request asylum. He was arrested at the Texas border.

Abdul Wasi Safi was trying to reach his brother, who immigrated legally to Houston after helping the U.S. military. Legal experts say Wasi may have to serve a criminal sentence before he can pursue asylum.

The Independent UK

3 dead as bomber hits Pakistan police protecting polio teams

Officials say a suicide bomber has killed three people and wounded nearly two dozen others in an attack on a truck carrying police officers tasked with protecting polio workers near Quetta

The Guardian - UK

‘Destitution is almost inevitable’: Afghan refugees in Greece left homeless by failed system

Catch-22 system leaves people facing eviction upon being granted refugee status – yet unable to claim rent subsidies without accommodation

AFP

Pakistan Taliban claim suicide blast killing three

Quetta (Pakistan) (AFP) - Three people were killed and 23 injured Wednesday when a suicide bomber targeted a police truck in western Pakistan, an attack claimed by the domestic chapter of the Taliban.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan FM travels to Kabul, meets Taliban amid border tensions

Hina Rabbani Khar holds talks with her Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi a day after Pakistan Taliban ended truce.

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