AFGHANISTAN

1.US envoy to Afghanistan resigns in wake of chaotic withdrawal
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/19/us-envoy-to-afghanistan-resigns-in-wake-of-chaotic-withdrawal
2.Russia welcomes Taliban ‘efforts’ to stabilise Afghanistan
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/20/russia-hosts-taliban-for-talks-but-warns-no-recognition-for-now
3. Russia regrets US absence from Moscow Format Dialogue on Afghanistan, said Lavrov
https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/russia-regrets-us-absence-from-moscow-format-dialogue-on-afghanistan-says-lavrov20211020153530/
4.Afghanistan: Taliban agrees to door-to-door polio vaccine drive
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/19/afghanistan-taliban-door-to-door-polio-vaccination-drive
5.Taliban says Afghan girls will return to secondary schools soon
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/18/taliban-says-afghan-girls-will-return-to-secondary-schools-soon
6.Deadly explosion hits Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s Kandahar
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/15/explosion-hits-shia-mosque-in-afghanistans-kandahar
7.Turkey can play active role in renovating, restoring Afghanistan: Taliban FM
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2325257/turkey-can-play-active-role-in-renovating-restoring-afghanistan-taliban-fm
8.Pakistan NSA among invitees for India’s own conference on Afghanistan
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pakistan-nsa-among-those-invited-for-indias-afghanistan-conference/articleshow/87068048.cms
9.Pakistan sends seven more trucks of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2324893/pakistan-sends-seven-more-trucks-of-humanitarian-aid-to-afghanistan
10.Members of Extended Troika on Afghanistan discuss common threats, humanitarian issues: Russia
https://www.aninews.in/news/world/europe/members-of-extended-troika-on-afghanistan-discuss-common-threats-humanitarian-issues-russia20211019214316/
11.Iran to host multilateral conference on Afghanistan on October 27
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/18/tehran-to-host-multilateral-conference-on-afghanistan
12.US: Taliban will have no access to Afghan central bank reserves
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/10/19/us-taliban-will-have-no-access-to-afghan-central-bank-reserves

MIDDLE EAST

13.Hezbollah accuses Lebanese Forces of killing its supporters
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/18/hezbollah-accuses-lebanese-forces-of-killing-supporters
14.Settler attacks wreak havoc on Palestinians during olive harvest
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/17/settler-attacks
15.Saudi Arabia cancel social distancing and go allow worshippers enter Mecca and Medina mosques
https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/media-58942811
16.Coalition ‘kills 160’ Yemen rebels as Marib battle intensifies
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/17/coalition-says-killed-160-yemen-rebels-in-battle-for-marib
17.As Arab states normalise with Assad, US faces ‘dilemma’ in Syria
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/19/as-arab-states-normalise-with-assad-us-faces-dilemma-in-syria
18.PM Imran to attend Green Initiative Summit in Riyadh
https://www.dawn.com/news/1652832
19.Dubai signs deal to build infrastructure in occupied Kashmir: Indian
govt

https://www.dawn.com/news/1652953
20.Iran: ‘Seriousness’ in nuclear talks means lifting sanctions
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/18/irans-raisi-seriousness-in-nuclear-talks-means-lifting-sanction
21.Iraqi protesters demand election recount in Baghdad
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/19/protesters-call-for-parliamentary-election-recount-in-baghdad

AFRICA

21.The Nigerians who want Israel to accept them as Jews
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58917825  
22. Djibouti to get new data center and cable landing stations
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/djibouti-to-get-new-data-center-and-cable-landing-stations/  
23.ECOWAS Parliament recommends adoption of regional instrument to prohibit tenure elongation
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/10/ecowas-parliament-recommends-adoption-of-regional-instrument-to-prohibit-tenure-elongation/  
24.Rwanda: Crackdown on Opposition, Media Intensifies
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/10/19/rwanda-crackdown-opposition-media-intensifies
25.ICJ verdict on maritime border a fresh test for often shaky Kenya-Somalia ties
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/-decision-on-maritime-border-test-for-shaky-kenya-somalia-ties-3585450