CAMEA Bulletin – News from Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (August 16, 2024)

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Afghanistan

1. Shut out of school by the Taliban, Afghan girls and women are finding new ways to learn
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/08/15/asia/afghanistan-how-girls-women-learning-intl-hnk
2. Key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan reopens

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/key-border-crossing-between-pakistan-and-afghanistan-reopens/3304308

3. Pakistani, Afghan Taliban forces trade fire at Torkham border crossing, killing 3 Afghan civilians

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/pakistani-afghan-taliban-forces-trade-fire-at-torkham-border-crossing-killing-3-afghan-civilians/article_c8abaf0e-a6b3-5405-b310-9f783b1b8e57.html

4. Pakistan’s army chief urges Afghanistan to join Islamabad in fight against militancy

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/pakistan-s-army-chief-urges-afghanistan-to-join-islamabad-in-fight-against-militancy/3303299

5. Afghanistan and the scars of war

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-08-14/Afghanistan-and-the-scars-of-war-1w3jbMVUwik/p.html

6. Pakistani, Afghan Taliban forces trade fire at Torkham border crossing, killing 3 Afghan civilians

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/pakistani-afghan-taliban-forces-trade-fire-at-torkham-border-crossing-killing-3-afghan-civilians/article_c8abaf0e-a6b3-5405-b310-9f783b1b8e57.html

Middle East

7. UN condemns Houthi seizure of office in Yemen’s Sanaa

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/8/13/houthis-storm-un-office-in-yemen-seize-documents-and-assets

8. Pakistan-UAE travel: Visit visa violators will be stopped at departure, official warns

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/pakistan-uae-travel-those-violating-visit-visa-conditions-will-be-stopped-at-pakistani-airport-war?amp=1

9. How generative AI is transforming business management in Saudi Arabia

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2567590/saudi-arabia

10. Israelis brace for expected missile strikes from Iran, Hezbollah

https://www.voanews.com/amp/israelis-brace-for-expected-missile-strikes-from-iran-hezbollah/7741105.html

11. Israel war on Gaza updates: Ceasefire talks resume as deaths surpass 40,000

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/8/15/israel-war-on-gaza-live-no-respite-from-attacks-as-truce-talks-scheduled

12. British and French FMs to visit Middle East to urge de-escalation

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2567593/middle-east

Africa

13. Sudan army absent as 1st day of peace talks conclude in Switzerland

https://www.africanews.com/amp/2024/08/15/sudan-army-absent-as-1st-day-of-peace-talks-conclude-in-switzerland/

14. Algeria facing water stress: innovative solutions for a sustainable future

https://www.africanews.com/amp/2024/08/15/algeria-facing-water-stress-innovative-solutions-for-a-sustainable-future/

15. Four arrested in multimillion-dollar meth lab bust in South Africa

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/7/20/four-arrested-in-multimillion-dollar-meth-lab-bust-in-south-africa

16. Was Ukraine’s role in big Wagner defeat an own goal in Africa?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78ld18lgr9o.amp