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Afghanistan

UN says 19.2 million Afghans facing acute food insecurity by April 2027

The food crisis in Afghanistan is projected to affect millions of children in 2027, the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said.
The food crisis in Afghanistan is projected to affect millions of children in 2027, the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said.

The Taliban are using Europe’s fear of migrants to their advantage

Taliban security personnel watch CCTV surveillance feeds of the city from the control room at the police headquarters in Herat on Oct 7.
Taliban security personnel watch CCTV surveillance feeds of the city from the control room at the police headquarters in Herat on Oct 7.

Afghan Taliban says problems with Pakistan can be resolved through diplomacy

Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi addresses the media following a meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan in Moscow, Russia, October 5, 2026. REUTERS/Anastasia Barashkova
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi addresses the media following a meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan in Moscow, Russia, October 5, 2026. REUTERS/Anastasia Barashkova

Pakistani airstrikes kill nine in Afghanistan, Taliban say

Men salvage their belongings from the debris of a house that was damaged in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike in Shultan district in Kunar province, Afghanistan, October 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Men salvage their belongings from the debris of a house that was damaged in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike in Shultan district in Kunar province, Afghanistan, October 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed after crossing from Pakistan; Islamabad denies ties

Pakistan thwarts border attack, several Taliban dead, security sources say

Pakistan says it launched air strikes on Afghanistan over drone attacks

Taliban security personnel inspect the site, after Pakistani air strike struck Gurbuz district in Afghanistan’s Khost province on Sept 24.
Taliban security personnel inspect the site, after Pakistani air strike struck Gurbuz district in Afghanistan’s Khost province on Sept 24.

Afghan cyclist who disguised herself as man wins Asian Games silver

Italy-based Fariba Hashimi (centre) powered home second in the women’s road race near Nagoya in Japan, calling the triumph “something special”.
Italy-based Fariba Hashimi (centre) powered home second in the women’s road race near Nagoya in Japan, calling the triumph “something special”.

Pakistan says it killed 28 militants, Taliban reports three civilian deaths

A man is rescued in the aftermath of a Pakistani air strike in the Nurgal district of Afghanistan’s Kunar province on Sept 21.
A man is rescued in the aftermath of a Pakistani air strike in the Nurgal district of Afghanistan’s Kunar province on Sept 21.

At least three killed in Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan, officials say

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