Afghanistan
1.UN scraps travel ban waiver for two Taliban education officials
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/21/un-bans-taliban-education-officials- from-international-travel
2. Afghanistan: Five UK citizens released by Taliban
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/20/five-uk-citizens-released-after- arrest-by-taliban-group
3. Afghanistan: Two killed as blast hits Sikh temple in Kabul
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/18/afghanistan-blast-hits-sikh-temple- in-kabul
4. Kabul Seeks to Finalize Railway Plan With Uzbekistan
https://tolonews.com/business-177992
5.Ukrainian Companies Interested in Building Afghan Railways
https://tolonews.com/business-176634
6.  9 people killed, injured in Sar-i-Pul flood
https://pajhwok.com/2022/06/21/9-people-killed-injured-in-sar-i-pul-flood/
7.  Afghanistan, Iran resume goods transport at Abu Nasar Port
https://pajhwok.com/2022/06/21/afghanistan-iran-resume-goods-transport-at- abu-nasar-port/
8.US, Tajikistan working on effective use of Afghan aircraft
https://pajhwok.com/2022/06/21/us-may-allow-tajikistan-fleeting-afghan- aircraft/
9.Nine Afghan children in Pakistan for heart surgeries
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/967169-nine-afghan-children-in-pakistan-for- heart-surgeries
Middle East
10.Hamas says working to repair Syria ties after 10-year rupture
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/968122-hamas-says-working-to-repair-syria-ties-after-10-year-rupture
11.Lebanon, Syria, Egypt sign gas import agreement
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/lebanon-syria-egypt-sign-gas-import-agreement-2022-06-21/
12.Egypt, Saudi Arabia ink deals worth $7.7 bln on crown prince’s visit
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egypt-saudi-arabia-sign-14-deals-worth-77-bln-saudi-minister-2022-06-21/
13.Iraq clears debts to Iran in blow to U.S. sanctions
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/473873/Iraq-clears-debts-to-Iran-in-blow-to-U-S-sanctions
14.Turkish Defense Industry Grows Cautious Over Selling Weapons to Ukraine
https://www.wsj.com/articles/turkish-defense-industry-grows-cautious-over-selling-weapons-to-ukraine-11655803802
15.Ashrafi says Saudi businessmen ready to invest in Pakistan
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/968159-ashrafi-says-saudi-businessmen-ready-to-invest-in-pakistan
16. Pakistan must do what’s in its own best interest: Saleem Mandviwalla on potential ties with Israel
https://www.dawn.com/news/1695465
Africa
17. Algeria meets with Nigeria and Niger for trans-Sahara gas pipeline project
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220621-algeria-meets-with-nigeria-and-niger-for-trans-sahara-gas-pipeline-project/
18. ‘Day Zero’: This city is counting down the days until its water taps run dry
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/20/africa/south-africa-water-crisis-climate-weather-intl/index.html
19. ECOWAS stabilisation force deployed in troubled Guinea Bissau
https://www.africanews.com/2022/06/21/ecowas-stabilisation-force-deployed-in-troubled-guinea-bissau/
20. Refugees Gain Financial Inclusion in Kenya Through Microlending Project 
https://www.voanews.com/a/6622102.html