Afghanistan

1. ​Over 800 goods vehicles cross into Afghanistan as Torkham border reopens
https://www.dawn.com/news/1739142
2. Will China’s latest investment in Afghanistan actually work?
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/2/27/will-chinas-latest-investment-in-afghanistan-actually-work
3. Poor U.S. planning in Afghanistan helped Taliban take over, watchdog says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/28/sigar-afghanitstan-us-withdrawal-taliban/
4. Taliban claim killing key Daesh/ISIS leader in Afghanistan
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/taliban-claim-killing-key-daesh-isis-leader-in-afghanistan/2833164
5. Iran Hands Over Afghan Embassy in Tehran to Taliban
https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-hands-over-afghan-embassy-in-tehran-to-taliban-/6980784.html
6. Restrictions on Afghan Women Discussed at UN
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-182276
7. Future Dims for Woman Studying Journalism in Afghanistan
https://www.voanews.com/a/future-dims-for-woman-studying-journalism-in-afghanistan-/6982678.html
8. Watchdog report faults Pentagon for problems that led to 2021 collapse of Afghan security forces
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/27/collapse-afghanistan-forces-2021-partly-due-pentagon-report/11359157002/
9. Regional connectivity via Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-Railway Corridor
https://dailytimes.com.pk/1067628/regional-connectivity-via-uzbekistan-afghanistan-pakistan-railway-corridor/
10. In Kabul talks, Pakistan and Afghanistan discuss growing threat of TTP, ISKP
https://www.dawn.com/news/1738537

Middle East

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​​Facing tragedy, Turkey mends ties with Greece and Armenia
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/2/27/turkey-earthquake-diplomacy
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Brazil allows two Iranian warships to dock in Rio despite US pressure
https://www.reuters.com/world/brazil-allows-two-iranian-warships-dock-rio-despite-us-pressure-2023-02-27/
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Anniversary of Pak-Kuwait diplomatic relations marked
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1045264-anniversary-of-pak-kuwait-diplomatic-relations-marked
14. India explores energy, defense engagements with Oman
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2259601/world
15. WFP chief describes ‘apocalyptic’ post-quake landscape in Syria, Türkiye
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/02/1133902
16. Egypt’s foreign minister to visit Syria, Turkiye on Monday
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2258476/middle-east
17. Saudi Arabia signs $400 million deal for Ukraine aid in historic visit
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/02/saudi-arabia-signs-400-million-deal-ukraine-aid-historic-visit#ixzz7ugSAENpN
18. UN seeks $4.3bn in aid for war-torn Yemen
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/27/un-appeals-for-4-3-billion-for-war-torn-yemen
19. Is Saudi Arabia preparing for the collapse of the petrodollar and US dollar dominance?
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230226-is-saudi-arabia-preparing-for-the-collapse-of-the-petrodollar-and-us-dollar-dominance/
Africa
20. Nigeria’s opposition parties call elections a ‘sham’ and demand a new vote
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/28/1160062514/nigeria-election-opposition-parties-call-sham
21. How to bring peace to western Sudan?
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2023/2/27/how-to-bring-peace-to-western-sudan
22. Jill Biden Draws Attention to Unprecedented Hunger Crisis
https://www.voanews.com/a/jill-biden-draws-attention-to-unprecedented-hunger-crisis-/6980995.html
23. Contract killings come cheap in South Africa
https://dailytimes.com.pk/1067357/contract-killings-come-cheap-in-south-africa/
24. Chinese NGO helps patients regain vision through cataract surgeries in Djibouti
https://english.news.cn/20230228/f7b97913081f49d49aba0fecf5855913/c.html