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Afghanistan |
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| 1. | UN agency puts death toll at 143 in Kabul rehab centre bombing by Pakistan |
| 2. | Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to temporary Eid al-Fitr ‘pause’ in conflict
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pakistan-afghanistan-agree-temporary-eid- |
| 3. | Pakistan says it hit militant hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar as fighting shows no letup
https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-afghanistan-kandahar-fighting-15de9a35d08aa0c265de42a13d1ddaea |
| 4. | Do Taliban’s drone attacks expose a chink in Pakistan’s armour? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/18/do-talibans-drone-attacks-expose-a- chink-in-pakistans-armour |
| 5. | Pakistan’s president says Afghan Taliban forces crossed a ‘red line’ with drone attacks on civilians |
| 6. | Afghanistan’s Taliban government rejects US allegation that it engages in ‘hostage diplomacy’ |
| 7. | Family of Afghan man who served with U.S. forces seek answers about his death in ICE custody
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/family-afghan-man-served-u- |
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Middle East |
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| 8. | Reported attack hits South Pars natural gas field, an energy lifeline for Iran
https://apnews.com/article/iran-gas-field-south-pars-attack-5ad45090d3b664 |
| 9. | Both sides in Iran war ratchet up attacks on energy facilities, as oil prices surge |
| 10. | Iran supreme leader says Israel to pay for killing officials |
| 11. | Russia condemns US-Israeli strike ‘just metres away’ from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant |
| 12. | Iran threatens Gulf energy facilities after Israeli attack on its largest gasfield |
| 13. | Trump says US may hit Iran’s Kharg Island again ‘just for fun’ |
| 14. | ‘Extensive damage’ reported after Iran launches revenge attack on oil infrastructure in Qatar, Saudi Arabia |
| 15. | Israel holding more than half of Palestinian child detainees without charge
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/israel-holding-more-half-palestinian-202552054.html |
| 16. | Thousands march worldwide in solidarity with Palestine, Iran on al-Quds Day |
| 17. | First Iranian attack to kill Palestinians hits West Bank, three women dead |
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Africa |
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| 18. | At least 23 killed after blasts hit Nigeria’s Maiduguri, police say |
| 19. | Sudan clinics could run out of supplies in weeks due to Middle East war, warns NGO |
| 20. | Drone strike in Sudan near the border with Chad kills 4, injures many more
https://apnews.com/article/sudan-darfur-war-army-drones-kordofan-0241df1e672527877fc2f2c602d48c94 |
| 21. | US Africa Command announces 2 strikes on militants in Somalia |
| 22. | African nations to borrow $155 billion this year, S&P says
https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2026/african-nations-to-borrow-155-billion-this-year-sp-says |
| 23. | Congo Republic’s Sassou wins re-election with nearly 95% in tightly controlled vote |
| 24. | Somalia’s South West State says it has severed ties with the Federal Government |
| 25. | RSF paramilitary group detains 3 female journalists in Sudan’s Darfur
https://cpj.org/2026/03/rsf-paramilitary-group-detains-3-female-journalists-in-sudans-darfur/ |
| 26. | Somalia’s nine lawmakers sworn into East African Legislative Assembly |
| 27. | Senegal slams ‘illegal and deeply unjust’ decision to strip Africa Cup title and pledges to appeal
https://apnews.com/article/afcon-morocco-senegal-overturned-ruling-875e6a4b0756d1fe593d20265b11d52d |
