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Reluctant critic China urges Afghan changes on women's roles

China is calling on Afghanistan to stop excluding women from education and public life and adopt a more resolute attitude in combating terrorism

The Independent UK

Female Afghan UN employees harassed, detained: Report

Some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements.

The New Daily

Female Afghan employees detained since Taliban ban, UN says

‘Discriminatory and unlawful measures’ restrict Afghan women’s and girls’ participation in public life, report says.

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UN report: Female Afghan UN employees harassed, detained

The U.N. says some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements since being banned by the Taliban from working for the world body

The Independent UK

China, Pakistan urge Afghan aid be delinked from 'political considerations'

China and Pakistan on Monday urged donors to bridge gaps in humanitarian funding for Afghanistan, saying aid should be delinked from "political considerations".

Reuters

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to boost trade, lower border tensions

The two neighbours ‘reaffirm their desire to pursue continuous and practical engagement’ in bilateral talks.

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UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban to end floggings, executions

A U.N. report has strongly criticized Afghanistan's Taliban rulers for carrying out public executions, lashings, stonings and other types of punishments since taking power almost two years ago

The Independent UK

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban agree to boost trade, lower tension

Pakistani authorities and Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister have agreed to enhance trade and lower tensions amid a surge of militant attacks

The Independent UK

A position paper, China’s image, and what it means

Beijing in promoting an alternative model as opposed to the battered approach of the West, wants to focus more on its priorities and form a consensus among Afghanistan’s neighbours

The Hindu

Former British army chief dramatically intervenes in government’s Rwanda policy

Exclusive: Lord Dannatt urged the home secretary not to send migrants to a country ‘under the shadow of genocide’

The Independent UK

China, Pakistan and Afghanistan FMs hold talks in Islamabad

Foreign ministers from all three nations promise to pursue trilateral cooperation efforts as political ties deepen.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan set to host trilateral dialogue with China, Afghanistan

The meeting is taking place following the Chinese and Afghan foreign ministers’ arrival in Islamabad.

Al Jazeera

Biden admin offers temporary fix to Afghan refugees in limbo

"We owe the people we evacuated in August 2021...the peace of mind that they are safely out of harm’s way."

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The Independent UK

UN again seeks to reassure Afghans it will deliver aid

The United Nations is seeking yet again to reassure the Afghan people that it won’t abandon them

The Independent UK

After attacks on Chinese, Pakistan pledges more security

The Pakistani president has assured Beijing's top diplomat that his country will boost security for all Chinese nationals working on multi-billion dollar projects in Pakistan

Reuters

UN to continue keeping Afghan staff at home over Taliban ban on women

The United Nations said on Friday it will continue to keep Afghan staff working from home after the Taliban administration began enforcing a ban on Afghan women working for the world body a month ago.

Al Jazeera

Don’t use terrorism as diplomatic tool: Pakistan FM in India

Bhutto Zardari is on a two-day visit to India for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting.

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The Independent UK

Mourners attend funerals of 7 Shiite teachers in NW Pakistan

Officials say thousands of mourners have attended the mass funeral of seven minority Shiite teachers who were shot and killed at a school in northwestern Pakistan

Reuters

India, Russia, Pakistan urge Taliban to respect rights of all Afghans

The foreign ministers of India, Russia and Pakistan on Friday called for a representative government in Afghanistan and the protection of women's rights, almost two years after the Islamist Taliban swept to power in Kabul.

ABC News

Five teachers killed in Pakistan school shooting as sectarian tensions boil over

Police say two gunmen entered a school near the Afghan border and opened fire, in the latest violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.

Reuters

Afghanistan aid donors struggle with crackdown on women, less money

The Afghan people are in for a "very difficult year ahead," warned the top U.S. aid official, as donors grapple with challenging a Taliban administration crackdown on women and girls, more crises around the world and overall less funding.

Al Jazeera

Pakistani soldiers in deadly gun battle with armed fighters

Pakistan army says it killed three fighters in exchange of fire in North Waziristan district near Afghan border.

The Independent UK

British children left stranded in Afghanistan after father killed by car bomb

Exclusive: Brother of victim is calling on UK government to evacuate his family from the Taliban-run country

The Guardian - UK

‘We can’t remain silent’: journalists refuse to give up despite Taliban terror

Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, one-third of journalists have left, while those who remain live with threats, attacks, unlawful detention and extortion

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