Afghanistan

1. Celebration, uncertainty and fear grip Kabul one year on
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/15/celebration-uncertainty-fear-grip-kabul-one-year/
2. Taliban say bombing kills prominent Afghan cleric in Kabul
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-islamic-state-group-religion-kabul-taliban-fdf3ef9a166fa69e1a72df2dfa83932c
3. More than 70 Economists Urge U.S. to Release Afghan Assets
https://www.khaama.com/more-than-70-economists-urge-u-s-to-release-afghan-assets/
4. Afghanistan has lost 60% of journalists under Taliban: NGO
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2370807/afghanistan-has-lost-60-of-journalists-under-taliban-ngo
5. Protesters in Kabul call for women’s rights
https://pakobserver.net/protesters-in-kabul-call-for-womens-rights/
6. Hamid Karzai: Taliban must allow girls to go to school
https://www.dw.com/en/hamid-karzai-taliban-must-allow-girls-to-go-to-school/a-62786958
7. As West puts Taliban on hold, Kabul eyes future in China, Russia
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/15/the-talibans-isolation-one-year-after-taking-power
8. UK treatment of Afghan refugees ‘continues to be source of shame’
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/15/uk-treatment-of-afghan-refugees-continues-to-be-source-of-shame
9. Afghanistan wants India to complete unfinished projects
https://dailytimes.com.pk/982097/afghanistan-wants-india-to-complete-unfinished-projects/
10. Islamic Emirate Denies Detention of Its Forces in Panjshir
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-179424
11. US halts talks with Taliban on freeing up Afghan assets
https://pajhwok.com/2022/08/16/us-halts-talks-with-taliban-on-freeing-up-afghan-assets/
12. Media Rights Groups Demand Help for Afghan Journalists
https://www.voanews.com/a/press-freedom_media-rights-groups-demand-help-afghan-journalists/6209689.html
13. US halts talks with Taliban on freeing up Afghan assets
https://pajhwok.com/2022/08/16/us-halts-talks-with-taliban-on-freeing-up-afghan-assets/
14. Afghanistan: UN human rights experts warn of bleak future without massive turnaround
https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements/2022/08/afghanistan-un-human-rights-experts-warn-bleak-future-without-massive-turnaround

Middle East

15. ​Iraq’s finance minister resigns over political crisis
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-religion-iran-elections-iraq-f7b141909d77d01e2e82f1fb32dfa844
16. Russia launches Iranian satellite into space from Kazakhstan base
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/9/russia-launches-iranian-satellite-into-space-from-kazakhstan-base
17. ‘Gaza’s children are used to the death and bombing’
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62553628
18. 34-year-old woman is Iran’s first monkeypox case
https://apnews.com/article/monkeypox-health-middle-east-iran-21810a85503d7a3b122572aafc69e56f
19. Three Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli missile attacks: Report
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/14/israeli-air-strikes-in-syria-kills-three-soldiers-state-media
20. Iran hosts drone tournament with Russia, Belarus and Armenia
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/15/iran-hosts-drone-tournament-with-russia-belarus-and-armenia
21. Israeli strikes on Syria kill three soldiers, says state media
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-strikes-syria-kill-three-soldiers-says-state-media
22. Saudi Aramco oil giant tops own record with $48.4bn quarterly profit
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62539480
23. Eleven dead in Turkish strikes on Syria border post, says monitor
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syria-turkey-eleven-dead-strikes-border-post-monitorSyria
24. Palestinian hunger striker will appeal to Israel’s Supreme Court
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/16/palestinian-hunger-striker-will-appeal-to-israels-supreme-court

Africa

25. Kenya election 2022: Raila Odinga rejects William Ruto’s victory
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-62559899
26. Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/07/1123132
27. South Africa calls for Israel to be declared an ‘apartheid state’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/26/south-africa-calls-for-israels-proscription-as-apartheid-state
28. South Africa’s fear of state failure
https://www.ft.com/content/79123d0a-af62-43e3-bfbe-ae942224cea7