Afghanistan
US and Afghanistan agree to hostages-for-prisoners exchange
Taliban representatives met with US Officials to discuss normalization efforts, diplomatic relations, and freeing detained US citizens.
Twenty four years after 9/11, al-Qaeda resurgence poses ‘daily threat’ to US
WHO asks Taliban to lift female aid worker restrictions following earthquakes
Trump signs executive order paving way for states to be designated sponsors of wrongful detention
Two powerful aftershocks hit Afghanistan after earthquakes killed 2,200
Two powerful aftershocks struck eastern Afghanistan within 12 hours, as fears of more devastation grow following a series of deadly earthquakes that have killed over 2,200 people.
Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200, survivors face aid crunch
The tremor, at a depth of 10 km (six miles), followed the earlier quakes that flattened villages in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, left tens of thousands homeless, and injured more than 3,600 people.
Bomb blast kills 11 at rally in southwestern Pakistan, officials say
The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement released on Wednesday.
Afghanistan airdrops commandos to rescue quake survivors, UN warns food may run out
Afghanistan quakes kill 1,400 as rescuers race to save survivors, and the UN warns food aid could run out in weeks.
Rescuers in Afghanistan race to reach remote quake-hit mountain villages
"The pre-earthquake fragility of the health system means local capacity is overwhelmed, creating total dependence on external actors," said the update.
Earthquake in Afghanistan kills 800, injures 2,800
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan’s Kunar province, leaving hundreds feared dead and injured as rescuers search for survivors.
Germany to resume entry of vulnerable Afghans after legal, diplomatic pressure
Afghan nationals deemed at risk under Taliban rule will be allowed to enter Germany after long holds in Pakistani refugee camps.
‘I’m still trapped in August 2021’: Afghan women in exile share haunting memories
Afghan women who fled Taliban rule describe trauma, loss, and fear as they struggle for recognition abroad.
Returned and reeling: Afghans expelled from Iran struggle to start over
Iranian authorities say they tried to prevent family separations but admit the post-war rush split some families. Students were encouraged to leave with relatives under a voluntary return plan.
IRGC asks Taliban for leaked 'kill list' of suspected MI6 agents, collaborators - report
In doing so, IRGC intends to increase its knowledge on spies working for the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, which may give Iran leverage ahead of nuclear negotiations.
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