Massive Destruction As Earthquakes Rock Herat, Afghanistan Over 2,000 killed, 1,240 wounded in devastating earthquakes in Afghanistan's Herat province Zenger · Oct 10, 2023
SAS troops ‘executed Afghan males of fighting age’, inquiry hears Counsel to London inquiry into 80 civilian deaths focuses on British operations in Helmand province between 2010 and 2013 The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023
The seven key night raids at the centre of the Afghanistan inquiry UK special forces have been accused of killing ‘innocent civilians’ during the conflict. The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023
Afghan earthquake survivors sleep amid rubble as death toll nears 3,000 People spend second night in ruined villages where desperate search for loved ones is continuing The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023
First Thing: IDF decries surprise Hamas attack as ‘worst day in Israeli history’ IDF says conflict ‘could be a 9/11 and a Pearl Harbor wrapped into one’ as Supernova festival-goers describe attack The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023
Senior Taliban officials visit villages struck by earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people A senior Taliban delegation is visiting western Afghanistan's Herat province in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people and flattened entire villages The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023
Inquiry to open into claims British soldiers summarily killed 80 Afghans Public inquiry into alleged actions of SAS units to begin amid victims’ families pleas for truth to be uncovered The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023
People in quake-hit Afghanistan use shovels, bare hands to pull out victims More than 2,000 dead as search continues for those trapped under debris after magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits the nation. Al Jazeera · Oct 8, 2023
Afghanistan earthquake has killed more than 2,400, Taliban say Magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck near Herat on Saturday, injuring more than 10,000 and destroying hundreds of houses The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023
Earthquakes kill over 2,000 in Afghanistan. People are freeing the dead and injured with their hands A Taliban government spokesperson says the death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has jumped to more than 2,000 The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2023
Over 2000 Killed In Devastating Earthquakes In Afghanistan Taliban reports massive casualties as rescue efforts intensify Zenger · Oct 8, 2023
Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to 2,000: Taliban officials Child rescued from underneath the rubble in Herat province as death toll from Afghanistan quake passes 2,000. Al Jazeera · Oct 8, 2023
Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to more than 2,400, says govt spokesman The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply again Sunday to at least 2,445 as rescuers scrabbled for survivors among the ruins of razed villages. France 24 · Oct 8, 2023
Powerful earthquake kills more than 100 people in western Afghanistan The death toll is expected to rise as rescue efforts continue after the magnitude 6.3 earthquake. Al Jazeera · Oct 8, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023 Two 6.3-magnitude earthquakes kill dozens and injure many more in western Afghanistan The Taliban say a strong earthquake with several aftershocks has dozens in western Afghanistan
WEKU · Oct 7, 2023 Over 2,000 feared dead after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan Images shared by Afghan journalists showed at least one village reduced to rubble after a series of quakes flattened stone and mudbrick homes in the country's west.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023 Nobel peace prize winner joins calls for UN to criminalise gender apartheid Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi joins call for definition of crimes against humanity to include gender apartheid
France 24 · Oct 7, 2023 100 killed, 500 injured as magnitude 6.3 quakes hit western Afghanistan Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country's national disaster authority said.
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023 UN warns Pakistan that forcibly deporting Afghans could lead to severe human rights violations The United Nations is warning that forcibly deporting Afghans from Pakistan could lead to severe human rights violations
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023 Pakistan says its planned deportation of 1.7 million Afghan migrants will be 'phased and orderly' Pakistan says its recently announced plans to deport all illegal immigrants, including 1_7 million Afghans, will be implemented in a “phased and orderly manner.”
Al Jazeera · Oct 6, 2023 Why is Pakistan planning to deport undocumented Afghans? Afghan government has called Pakistan’s decision to expel Afghans living in the country without approval ‘unacceptable’.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023 Synthetic opioids and sedative may be behind rise of fatal overdoses in West Midlands Exclusive: About 30 deaths in two months being examined for involvement of heroin substitute nitazenes and tranquilliser xylazine
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023 India says the Afghan embassy in New Delhi is functioning despite the announcement of suspension The Afghan embassy in New Delhi is continuing to function, days after it said it was closing in due to a lack of diplomatic support in India and the absence of a recognized government in Kabul
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023 Amnesty International asks Pakistan to keep hosting Afghans as their expulsion may put them at risk Amnesty International is urging Pakistan to maintain its support for Afghan refugees by enabling them to live with dignity and be free from the fear of deportation to Afghanistan where they face persecution by the Taliban
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023 Hero Afghan pilot ‘trapped’ in Home Office hotel and facing homelessness as government drags heels Air force lieutenant who fled the Taliban to UK in small boat facing imminent homelessness if he cannot find anywhere to stay