Pakistan: Khan’s supporters defiant amid fears of renewed confrontation with security forces
Eyewitnesses said Khan's supporters, armed with batons and iron rods, remained stationed outside his home.
South Asia
World
US was informed Poland would provide fighter jets to Ukraine: White House
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said that deliveries could be made in four to six weeks.
Afghanistan
Child rights group calls for girls to return to school ahead of new academic year
Child marriage and poverty will soar if the Taliban does not immediately lift ban on girls’ education, Save the Children said
Afghanistan
EU envoy to journalists: You ‘represent the legacy of democratic Afghanistan’
Speaking at a conference for mostly exiled Afghan journalists, Niklasson said their role is critical as they need to keep all Afghans ‘connected’
World
Flood kills at least 10 in quake-hit southeast Turkey
Floodwater carried away cars and debris and inundated the basement and ground floors of some buildings, turning roads into rivers in central Sanliurfa, video from social media and local broadcasters showed.
World
Imran Khan greets supporters after police call off ‘arrest operation’
Once the police withdrew, the former prime minister questioned ‘what crime did I commit that my house has been attacked like this?’
Afghanistan
Watchdog paints grim picture of Afghan refugees ‘locked up’ in UAE
Human Rights Watch says up to 2,700 refugees are being ‘arbitrarily detained’ in the UAE 15 months after being evacuated
Afghanistan
Afghanistan suffers most from terrorism: Global Terrorism Index
Since the Taliban’s takeover Daesh has emerged as most active terrorist group in the country and were responsible for 115 incidents in 2022
Afghanistan
Mazar bombing the ‘biggest attack’ on Afghan journalists in months
RSF ‘shocked’ to see journalists targeted for the sole reason they were journalists and called on Taliban to bring perpetrators to justice
Business
Afghanistan: Restaurant owners in Ghazni report drop in business
Restaurant owners say the economic crisis is having a major impact on them and they struggle to cover costs and pay salaries