Afghanistan

1. UNFPA and Red Cross Raise Alarm About Poverty in Afghanistan
https://tolonews.com/index.php/afghanistan-180148
2. How Western Errors Let the Taliban Win in Afghanistan
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/10/02/kabul-airlift-taliban-win-afghanistan/
3. Humanitarian, relief consignments handed over to Afghan authorities
https://pakobserver.net/humanitarian-relief-consignments-handed-over-to-afghan-authorities/
4. President SCCI calls for removal of hurdles to Pak-Afghan trade
https://dailytimes.com.pk/1007507/president-scci-calls-for-removal-of-hurdles-to-pak-afghan-trade/
5. Afghan Business Council Urges Islamic Emirate, US to Follow Doha Deal
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-180146
6. Afghan women protest school attack as Taliban cracks down
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/3/afghan-women-protest-against-recent-attack-on-kabul-school
7. Afghanistan classroom bombing death toll jumps to 53: UN
https://www.dawn.com/news/1713263
8. World ‘must engage’ or risk Afghanistan’s collapse, Security Council hears
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1128151
9. Afghan refugees, many with uncertain immigration status, struggle with daily life
https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2022/10/03/afghanistan-refugees-immigration-status-daily-struggle/
10. Niklasson: Aid alone can’t solve Afghanistan’s economic problems
https://pajhwok.com/2022/10/03/aid-alone-cant-solve-afghanistans-economic-problems-niklasson/
11. Afghan children separated as parents remain in home country
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-63062682

Middle East

12. ​ Islamic State women and children to be returned to Australia from Syrian camps
https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/islamic-state-women-and-children-to-be-returned-to-australia-from-syrian-camps-20221002-p5bml1.html
13. Israel hails proposed Lebanon maritime border deal
https://www.dawn.com/news/1713186
14. Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon agree to boost food security cooperation
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220927-jordan-syria-iraq-lebanon-agree-to-boost-food-security-cooperation/
15. Saudi Arabia win bid to host 2029 Asian Winter Games at desert megacity
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/04/saudi-arabia-to-host-2029-asian-winter-games-at-desert-megacity-neom-trojena
16. Egypt’s population hits 104 million with a child born every 19 seconds
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2173506/middle-east
17. Turkey Wants Russia to Delay Its Gas Payments Until 2024
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-03/turkey-asks-russia-to-delay-its-gas-payments-until-2024
18. Turkey’s Erdogan Renews Threat to Block NATO Bids by Sweden, Finland
https://www.voanews.com/a/turkey-erdogan-renews-threat-to-block-nato-bids-by-sweden-finland/6771840.html
19. Iran Increases Troops Near Kurdistan Region, Threatening Ground Operation
https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-increases-troops-near-kurdistan-region-threatening-ground-operation-/6776421.html
20. Scores of Iraqis injured in anti-government protests in Baghdad
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/01/scores-of-iraqis-injured-in-anti-government-protests-in-baghdad

Africa

21. King Charles will host South Africa’s president in first state visit as sovereign
https://news.sky.com/story/king-charles-will-host-south-africas-president-in-first-state-visit-as-sovereign-12710817
22. ​A Surprise Presidential Candidate Leads the Race to Lead Nigeria, Poll Shows
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-28/who-will-win-nigeria-s-presidential-election-peter-obi-leads-in-opinion-poll
23. Drought Is Killing Kenya’s Endangered Wildlife
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/drought-is-killing-kenya-s-endangered-wildlife/6768772.html
24. Burkina Faso coup: Ousted military ruler Damiba in Togo
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-63111763