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Taliban calls for major gathering of scholars which could address Afghan school ban for girls

The meeting will be held in Kabul and could last three days

The Independent UK

Taliban to hold grand council to chart Afghan progress

Kabul (AFP) - Hundreds of religious leaders and "people of influence" from around Afghanistan have been summoned to the capital to attend a three-day grand council in support of the country's Taliban rule.

AFP

Afghan quake relief focus shifts to long term

Kabul (Afghanistan) (AFP) - International and local relief organisations are shifting their focus from the immediate to longer term for areas of Afghanistan hit by last week's killer earthquake, officials said Monday.

AFP

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Afghan released from Guantanamo prison arrives home to hero's welcome

Kabul (AFP) - An Afghan freed after 15 years of detention in the United States' notorious Guantanamo Bay prison arrived home Saturday to a hero's welcome.

AFP

Afghan held in Guantanamo prison freed

Kabul (AFP) - One of the last Afghan detainees held inside the Guantanamo Bay US detention centre in Cuba has been freed after 15 years following negotiations with Washington, authorities said on Friday.

AFP

A long night for doctors helping victims of Afghanistan quake

Medics are left overwhelmed and under-equipped in the wake of Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in decades.

Al Jazeera

Afghan held in Guantanamo prison freed, say Taliban

Kabul (AFP) - One of the last Afghan detainees held inside the Guantanamo Bay US detention centre in Cuba has been freed after 15 years following negotiations with Washington, his family and Taliban authorities said Friday.

AFP

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India flies tons of essentials to quake-rocked Afghanistan

India has rushed emergency relief assistance and a technical team to Kabul to coordinate the delivery of humanitarian assistance after a destructive earthquake in eastern Afghanistan

The Independent UK

India says ready to provide assistance, support to quake-affected Afghanistan

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted that the first consignment of India's earthquake relief assistance for the people of Afghanistan has reached Kabul.

The Hindu

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The Hindu

India sends team to help with deadly Afghanistan earthquake

India has sent a technical team to Kabul to coordinate the delivery of humanitarian assistance after a destructive earthquake in eastern Afghanistan

The Independent UK

India reopens Embassy in Kabul

Major move towards engaging Taliban, re-establishing presence in Afghanistan

The Hindu

Afghanistan quake kills at least 280

KABUL: At least 280 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after a powerful earthquake hit southeastern Afghanistan overnight, according to the country’s state-run news agency.

Bangkok Post

Ancient Buddhist city threatened by Chinese copper mine

MES AYNAK, Afghanistan: An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits.

Bangkok Post

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AFP

Ancient Afghan Buddhist city threatened by Chinese copper mine

Mes Aynak (Afghanistan) (AFP) - An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits.

AFP

'No future for us,' say Afghan Sikhs after temple attack

Kabul (AFP) - A dozen Afghan Sikhs gathered Monday in a room behind the charred ruins of their temple in Kabul, hoping to be swiftly evacuated having finally given up on the country of their birth.

The Hindu

Desperate to come to India, over 150 Sikhs in Kabul gurdwara counting days since Taliban takeover

Gurnam Singh, president of Gurdwara Karta-E-Parwan, urged the Indian government to step up evacuation efforts for Hindus and Sikhs.

Reuters

U.S. may let Tajikistan hold on to fleeing Afghan aircraft

The United States may let Tajikistan hold on to Afghan military aircraft donated by the U.S. that sought shelter in the Central Asian country following the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul last August, a U.S. military commander said.

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Crikey

Two dead in Kabul car blast

Two people have died after a civilian car was targeted with an explosion in Kabul – the third deadly attack of the weekend.

The Hindu

Gurdwara attack may delay India’s plans to reopen embassy

Team led by Director-level official being finalised to set up consular, visa and humanitarian functions in Kabul, sources said

The Hindu

India clears emergency visas for 111 Afghan Hindus, Sikhs, hours after Kabul gurdwara attack

All applications were pending since September 2021; a total 159 Hindus and Sikhs remain in Afghanistan now.

The Independent UK

IS claims attack on Sikh temple in Afghan capital of Kabul

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul that killed at least one worshipper and wounded seven others

Al Jazeera

Deadly attack on Sikh temple in Kabul leaves community in fear

Persecution and conflict has forced many Afghan Hindus and Sikhs to flee the country, seriously reducing their numbers.

AFP

One killed as gunmen storm Sikh temple in Afghan capital

Kabul (AFP) - Armed men raided a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least one member of the community and wounding seven more, the interior ministry and witnesses said.

The Independent UK

At least 1 killed in attack on Sikh temple in Afghan capital

A Taliban-appointed official says explosions and gunfire have ripped through a Sikh temple in Afghanistan’s capital, killing one person and wounding seven others

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