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Afghanistan |
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| 1. | Pakistan seeks regional countries’ help to counter threats from Afghanistan |
| 2. | Russia hosts Taliban delegation and warns against foreign military presence in Afghanistan
https://apnews.com/article/russia-afghanistan-taliban-lavrov-d708d0c727ffc0cf45264e552f65aac9 |
| 3. | Khawaja Asif: Pakistan’s Relations with Afghanistan Currently Not Good |
| 4. | Consequences of the United States’ 20-Year Presence in Afghanistan |
| 5. | Pakistan, regional powers reject any return of foreign bases in Afghanistan |
| 6. | Iran and Pakistan discuss latest developments in Afghanistan
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/518841/Iran-and-Pakistan-discuss-latest-developments-in-Afghanistan |
| 7. | UN to investigate suspected abuses in Afghanistan |
| 8. | Afghans rejoice as internet returns after Taliban blackout |
| 9. | Uzbekistan Launches Energy Projects, Sees Afghanistan As Transit Hub |
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Middle East |
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| 10. | Is Pakistan the Middle East’s New Security Provider? |
| 11. | Middle East updates: Gaza ceasefire talks start in Egypt
https://www.dw.com/en/middle-east-updates-gaza-ceasefire-talks-start-in-egypt/live-74246358 |
| 12. | Turkey eyes second-hand Eurofighter jets from Qatar
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-eyes-second-hand-eurofighter-jets-qatar |
| 13. | Trump’s pact to defend Qatar could shake up or shore up a fragile region |
| 14. | US names Pakistan, Saudi Arabia among buyers in new American air-to-air missile deal |
| 15. | Syria holds first elections since Assad’s ouster, marking a cautious step in political transition
https://apnews.com/article/syria-parliamentary-election-dbfad7aecf13bfe0f005191479566808 |
| 16. | Nine more UN staff detained by Houthis in Yemen, UN spokesperson says |
| 17. | What we know about Israel’s interception of the Gaza flotilla |
| 18. | Iran says Cairo agreement for cooperation with IAEA ‘no longer valid’ after sanctions reimposed |
| 19. | Hamas says October 7 attack a ‘historic response’ to Israel’s action
https://www.dawn.com/news/1947240/hamas-says-october-7-attack-a-historic-response-to-israels-action |
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Africa |
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| 20. | Burkina Faso’s military gov’t arrests European NGO workers for ‘spying’ |
| 21. | Madagascar president plans ‘national dialogue’ as protesters declare ultimatum |
| 22. | Sudan militia leader convicted of war crimes during Darfur war |
| 23. | Desperate search for fuel in Mali’s capital as al-Qaida-linked group enforces blockade |
| 24. | Al-Shabab fighters killed in Mogadishu prison assault, Somalia confirms |
| 25. | South Africa’s ambassador to France, found dead at Paris hotel, told wife he intended ‘to end his life’: official
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/30/europe/south-africa-ambassador-france-dead-paris-intl |
| 26. | Eswatini confirms arrival of 10 more people as part of US deportation deal
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/06/us-deportees-eswatini-lawyers-ngos |
