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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow says momentum for peace deal after Trump-Putin summit has been exhausted

Moscow’s deputy foreign minister Ryabkov also warned the US against sending Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv

The Independent UK

Russia hosts Taliban delegation and warns against foreign military presence in Afghanistan

Russia has hosted a delegation of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government and warned against any foreign military presence in the country

The Independent UK

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Afghanistan v Bangladesh in UAE 2025

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The Independent UK

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UN Rights Council To Decide On Creating Afghanistan Probe

The UN Human Rights Council is set to decide on Monday whether to set up an investigation to gather evidence on the most serious violations of international law in Afghanistan.

International Business Times

After finding refuge in Australia, a trailblazing judge fears the Taliban will take revenge on her family

Female judges in exile from Afghanistan say family members still awaiting humanitarian visas remain in peril

The Guardian - AU

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Afghanistan v Bangladesh in UAE 2025

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The Independent UK

Taliban’s foreign minister to visit India after UNSC lifts travel ban

Muttaqi’s trip to Delhi marks the first ever visit by a Taliban leader to India after the hardline Islamist group captured power in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

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Afghan Women Are Vanishing in Taliban’s Blackout

What the Taliban’s internet blackout means for Afghan women left behind

Marie Claire

Australian accused of Afghanistan war crime pleads not guilty but trial held until at least 2027

A prosecutor has told a court an Australian soldier charged with a war crime in Afghanistan won't stand trial until at least 2027

The Independent UK

A decade after the refugee crisis that shook Europe, a Syrian family becomes German

A decade after 1 million migrants arrived in Germany from war-torn countries like Syria, Iran and Afghanistan, the country has changed

The Independent UK

Error 404: 48 Hours Of Confusion In Afghanistan During Internet Blackout

Paralysed banks, grounded planes and chaotic hospitals: for two days, life ground to a halt in Afghanistan after the Taliban unexpectedly cut off the internet and phone networks.

International Business Times

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Afghanistan v Bangladesh in UAE 2025

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The Independent UK

Internet and phone services resume in Afghanistan after 48-hour blackout

Taliban government denies imposing nationwide internet ban and cites ‘decaying fibre optic infrastructure’ for outage

The Independent UK

From Karachi’s crowded markets and Kabul’s alleys to Australia’s vast sky: budgies are for me fragments of memory

The contrast between the captive birds of my childhood and the wild flocks of my new home has become more than an observation

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'I'm Breathing Again': Afghans Relieved After Internet Restored

Just before nightfall on Wednesday, the near-deserted streets of Afghanistan's capital Kabul suddenly filled with people -- mobile phones everywhere had pinged back to life.

The Independent UK

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International Business Times

Mobile And Data Networks Return Across Afghanistan: AFP Journalists

Mobile networks returned to several provinces across Afghanistan on Wednesday, including the capital Kabul, 48 hours after the Taliban authorities shut down telecommunications.

The Independent UK

Taliban blame internet blackout on ‘decaying infrastructure’ as NGOs say ordinary Afghans suffering

Government dismisses reports of nationwide internet ban as ‘rumours’

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Taliban deny nationwide ban on internet access as outage paralyses Afghanistan

The internet blackout is now in its third day on Wednesday and has impacted banking, businesses, humanitarian work and travel across Afghanistan.

TechRadar

Afghanistan completely shuts down the internet – and not even VPNs can help

Taliban authorities cut internet connections to "prevent immorality," impacting "every aspect of people’s rights and lives," warn experts. Here's what's at stake.

The Independent UK

The Taliban government in Afghanistan rejects reports of a nationwide internet ban

The Taliban government has rejected reports of a nationwide internet ban in Afghanistan, saying old fiber optic cables are worn out and being replaced

The Guardian - AU

My calls and emails to family in Afghanistan go unanswered. The Taliban’s internet shutdown has left us all helpless

From the safety of Australia, I watch in despair as my loved ones in Kabul navigate this digital darkness – a calculated effort to silence dissent

International Business Times

'I Couldn't Reach Them': Afghans Abroad Despair At Blackout

Afghans around the world are despairing at being unable to reach their loved ones at home after a Taliban-enforced internet blackout took effect on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Afghanistan ‘blind without phones and internet’ on second day of telecoms blackout

Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic network in nationwide shutdown of communications to prevent ‘vice’

The Independent UK

The UN mission appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access across Afghanistan

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has urged the Taliban government to immediately restore nationwide internet and telecommunications access, saying the blackout imposed by the government in Kabul has left the country almost entirely cut off from the outside world

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