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Kabul's wells run dry, driving children out of class and into water lines
Eight-year-old Noorullah and his twin, Sanaullah, spend their days hauling yellow jerrycans on a wheelbarrow through Kabul’s dusty alleys instead of going to school - an ordeal for one family that reflects Afghanistan’s deepening water crisis....
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UN launches probe into human rights violations in Afghanistan
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Le Monde
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Afghan women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 23, 2023. EBRAHIM NOROOZI / AP The UN Human Rights Council decided on Monday, October 6, to launch a probe into serious rights violations...
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The BLA Becomes South Asia’s Most Effective Insurgent Group
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The Jamestown Foundation
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The BLA has become South Asia’s most capable active insurgent group, with growing manpower, sophisticated attacks, and strong social legitimacy among alienated Baloch youth. Pakistan’s security-first approach and new counterterrorism laws are...
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Turkey and Qatar seek permanent Gaza ceasefire in Doha talks
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The National News
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Ensuring the ceasefire in Gaza endures will be the focus of Wednesday's talks between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim, after Turkey’s leader arrived in Doha on an official visit. “Our goal, as Qatar and Turkey,...
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UN Rights Council Creates Afghanistan War Crimes Investigation Body
GENEVA: The United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday adopted a landmark resolution establishing an independent investigative mechanism to examine grave human rights abuses in Afghanistan — a move Human Rights Watch (HRW) hailed as a major...
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Pakistan reconsiders frontier policy as Kabul resists action against Tehrik-i-Taliban
The current situation on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is highly tense due to the complex situation between the countries. The government in Islamabad is facing pressure from a growing wave of violence and has therefore been...
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Germany in talks with IEA on deporting Afghan criminal offenders
The United Nations Human Rights Council is to investigate abuses in Afghanistan, which could eventually enable criminal investigations into suspected violations by both the Islamic Emirate and foreign troops, including those from the United...
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Maine Senate candidate Platner says he's covered up tattoo resembling Nazi symbol
NEW AT SIX - DEMOCRATIC U-S SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER IS FACING SCRUTINY OVER A TATTOO ASSOCIATED WITH NAZIS. IN AN INTERVIEW ON THE PODCAST "POD SAVE AMERICA" - PLATNER SAYS HE GOT THE SKULL AND CROSSBONES TATTOO ON HIS CHEST WHILE ON LEAVE...
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Deportations Of Afghan Refugees Could Help ISIS-K Recruit Vulnerable Returnees, Says Ex-UN Officials
(MENAFN- Khaama Press) A former UN counterterrorism official warned that large-scale deportations of Afghan refugees from Iran and Pakistan could help ISIS-K expand by recruiting vulnerable returnees. A former United Nations counterterrorism...
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UN Rights Council Launches Landmark Probe Into Human Rights Abuses In Afghanistan
The United Nations Human Rights Council has approved a far-reaching investigation into human rights abuses in Afghanistan, a move that could open the door to future criminal prosecutions targeting both the Taliban and foreign troops, including US...
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U.N. to investigate suspected abuses in Afghanistan
A girl looks out the window of a bus in Kabul. The Taliban authorities say they respect rights in line with their interpretation of Islamic law. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations Human Rights Council is to investigate abuses in...
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UN to investigate suspected abuses in Afghanistan
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Yahoo News
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations Human Rights Council is to investigate abuses in Afghanistan, which could eventually enable criminal investigations into suspected violations by both the Taliban and foreign troops, including...
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UN rights council launches probe into violations in Afghanistan
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WYDC - New York
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The UN Human Rights Council decided on Monday to launch a probe into serious rights violations in Afghanistan, amid growing alarm over the Taliban's measures targeting women and girls. The United Nations' top rights body decided to set up an...
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UN Rights Council Creates Afghanistan Accountability Body
(Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council on October 6, 2025, adopted a landmark resolution creating an independent mechanism to investigate past and ongoing rights abuses in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said today. The resolution puts...
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UN set to vote on Afghanistan human rights probe
Published on: October 6, 2025 4:11 PM The United Nations Human Rights Council is preparing to vote on a crucial resolution that could establish an independent investigative mechanism to document and preserve evidence of human rights violations in...
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Why Trump won't get Afghanistan's Bagram base back
In a September 20 Truth Social post, President Trump threatened the Taliban, declaring, “If Afghanistan doesn’t give Bagram Airbase back… BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN!!” He now wants the military base he once negotiated away as part of the U.S....
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Why Trump’s Bagram rhetoric matters beyond Afghanistan
US President Donald Trump's recent statement to get control of Bagram airbase has started a new debate among global policymakers, and they are concerned whether the renewed US interest in Afghanistan, especially in the airbase, could destabilise...
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World Teachers’ Day: Afghan Teachers Struggle Amid Low Pay and Rising Costs
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TOLONews
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Today, October 5, marks World Teachers’ Day, and many teachers in Afghanistan are calling for greater attention to address the challenges they face. Several teachers say they receive very low salaries and live in rented houses, struggling to make...
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UN to decide on broad EU-backed investigation into Afghanistan atrocities
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations Human Rights Council will decide on Monday on an EU proposal to set up a U.N. investigation into abuses in Afghanistan, which could enable criminal investigations into suspected violations by both...
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UN rights council to decide on Afghanistan human rights investigation
GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council will decide on Monday whether to establish an investigation to gather evidence on the most serious violations of international law in Afghanistan. A draft resolution put forward by Denmark on behalf of the...