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Pakistan is now in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan, defence minister says, after countries trade attacks
Pakistan’s defence minister said that his country ran out of “patience” and considers that there is now an “open war” with Afghanistan, after both countries launched strikes following an Afghan cross-border attack. CBC | World News
Read More »‘You cannot rewrite history’: Minister rebuffs Trump’s claims about allies in Afghanistan
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest comments about America’s allies in Afghanistan as an attempt to rewrite the history books. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump’s remarks about NATO troops in Afghanistan ‘insulting,’ ‘appalling,’ says U.K.’s Starmer
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signalled that U.S. President Donald Trump should apologize for his false assertion that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during the Afghanistan war, describing Trump’s remarks as “insulting” and “appalling.” CBC | World News
Read More »Afghanistan earthquake: At least 20 die and 300 more injured as devastating tremor hits
The earthquake’s epicentre was located 14 miles west-southwest of a town when it struck overnight. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Deadly 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits northern Afghanistan
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring about 150, provincial authorities said on Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar says
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday. It follows more than a week of fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds. CBC | World News
Read More »Afghanistan says it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations
The two sides have skirmished along the border in the past, but Saturday night’s heavy clashes underscore the deepening tensions. CBC | World News
Read More »UN appeals to Taliban to restore internet, telecommunications access across Afghanistan
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Tuesday to restore internet and telecommunications access across the country, saying the blackout imposed by the government in Kabul has left the country almost entirely cut off from the outside world. CBC | World News
Read More »Afghanistan earthquake deaths climb to 2,200, entire villages levelled
Hundreds more bodies have been recovered from houses in mountain villages destroyed by a major earthquake in Afghanistan early this week, pushing the death toll to more than 2,200, a Taliban government spokesperson said Thursday. CBC | World News
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