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Afghanistan |
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| 1. | Dar stresses implementation of regional projects via Afghanistan
https://pajhwok.com/2025/02/18/dar-stresses-implementation-of-regional-projects-via-afghanistan/ |
| 2. | KP moot pushes for govt-level talks with Afghanistan, proposes jirga for peace |
| 3. | Afghanistan’s Taliban makes debut diplomatic trip to Japan
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/17/afghanistans-taliban-makes-debut-diplomatic-trip-to-japan |
| 4. | Special Forces rejected 2,000 credible asylum claims from Afghan commandos, MoD confirms |
| 5. | UNAMA chief, OIC delegation talk women situation in Afghanistan
https://pajhwok.com/2025/02/18/unama-chief-oic-delegation-talk-women-situation-in-afghanistan/ |
| 6. | 26 Afghan prisoners released from Pakistani prisons
https://www.khaama.com/26-afghan-prisoners-released-from-pakistani-prisons/ |
| 7. | Afghanistan’s Economy Remains Fragile: World Bank Report
https://www.khaama.com/afghanistans-economy-remains-fragile-world-bank-report/ |
| 8. | Taliban Restrictions on Women’s Rights Cause Long-Term Damage, UN Warns
https://kabulnow.com/2025/02/taliban-restrictions-on-womens-rights-cause-long-term-harm-un-warns/ |
| 9. | Exclusive: Office overseeing Afghan resettlement in US told to start planning closure, sources say |
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Middle East |
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| 10. | Saudi Arabia seeks to mediate between Trump and Iran on new nuclear deal
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/16/middleeast/saudi-arabia-trump-iran-nuclear-deal-intl/index.html |
| 11. | Oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan to Türkiye to resume by March |
| 12. | Iran’s abandoned bases in Syria: Years of military expansion lie in ruins |
| 13. | Qatar Amir’s state visit begins with personal reception by PM Modi |
| 14. | Zelensky meets Turkiye’s Erdogan amid US shift on Ukraine |
| 15. | Israeli soldiers used 80-year-old Palestinian as Gaza human shield: Report |
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Africa |
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| 16. | Türkiye hosts 1st round of Somalia-Ethiopia technical talks |
| 17. | Sudan’s RSF and affiliated groups meet in Kenya to form unity government |
| 18. | Egypt developing Gaza reconstruction plan to counter Trump’s ‘take over’ |
| 19. | Audit shows Senegal’s previous government misreported debt, other key data |
| 20. | Nigeria’s inflation rate drops after statistics overhauled and updated
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigeria-inflation-2448-yy-january-after-rebasing-2025-02-18/ |
| 21. | Ethiopia lauds “significant progress” in achieving food self-sufficiency
https://english.news.cn/africa/20250219/8dd8df1f26d9410791cf2bea07cebd2a/c.html |
| 22. | UN rights body accuses Rwanda-backed militia of killing children in eastern DRC |
| 23. | South Africa’s unemployment rate marginally lower in fourth quarter |
