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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
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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
Read More »‘Race against time’ to find survivors of Afghanistan earthquake, death toll climbs to more than 1,400
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Read More »Over 800 killed as earthquake destroys villages in eastern Afghanistan
An earthquake destroyed numerous villages in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 800 people and injuring over 2,500, a spokesperson for the Taliban government said Monday. Footage from Nangarhar showed people frantically digging through rubble with their hands, searching for loved ones. CBC | World News
Read More »Afghanistan earthquake LIVE: Death toll 622 as 6.0 quake reduces homes to rubble
Houses have been left under rubble after the deadly earthquake, with the death toll continuing to rise. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »FIFA’s recognition of Afghanistan women’s soccer team doesn’t go far enough
FIFA has finally recognized the Afghanistan women’s soccer team, but only as a refugee team. Allowing women to compete in a particular and restricted set of circumstances doesn’t ring of liberation and freedom of play. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Nineteen failed refugee claimants were sent back to Afghanistan last year, CBSA says
Canada’s border guards sent 19 Afghans who failed their refugee claims back to Afghanistan in 2023 — even as the federal government continued to denounce the human rights record of the Taliban regime that took power three years ago. CBC | World News
Read More »Taliban suspends polio vaccinations in Afghanistan
The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN said Monday. It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is one of the world’s most infectious and any unvaccinated groups of children where the virus is spreading could undo years of progress. CBC | World News
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