Afghanistan vows to respond after Pakistani air strikes kill four
Pakistan said it carried out air strikes on 10 locations in Afghanistan used to store and launch drones.
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What the Taliban achieved and failed to achieve in five years
The Taliban government brought security and stability but is facing increasing alienation of the general population.
UN urges support for Afghan women’s aid five years into Taliban rule
More than half of women’s organisations operating in Afghanistan could cease operations within next year: UN Women.
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UNESCO says 2.4 million Afghan girls denied access to further education
UNESCO says the figure could reach four million by 2030 unless Taliban reverses policy.
After Afghanistan fires drones into Pakistan, what’s next?
Pakistan and Afghanistan have been locked in an on-off cycle of cross-border strikes, leaving their ties in tatters.
Pakistan says it intercepted four drones fired from Afghanistan
Afghan defence ministry says it carried out ‘air strikes’ in Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
Why Pakistan’s Afghan air strikes aren’t stopping armed attacks
Analysts warn military pressure alone cannot contain a threat from armed groups that has reached Pakistan’s cities.
EU to hold migration meeting with Taliban officials in Brussels
The meeting is expected to focus on the deportation of Afghan nationals who do not have a right to stay in Europe.
Two roadside bombs kill at least seven in northwestern Pakistan
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Afghanistan strikes targets in Pakistan, raising cross-border tension
The strikes are the latest threat to the fragile ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pakistan claims killing 26 Afghan fighters; Taliban says civilians killed
Pakistan targets TTP fighters across Afghan border, as the Taliban says 11 children among those killed in air attacks.
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