His hopes of reaching Turkey dashed by the Middle East war, Rashid Nazari fled back to Afghanistan where he described the search in neighbouring Iran for food, fuel and safety.Iran has long been a draw for people seeking greater job opportunities as a humanitarian crisis grips Afghanistan, and as a transit route to destinations further …
More than 8,000 Afghans have been forced from their homes by fighting with Pakistani forces along the border in recent days, the Taliban government said Tuesday.The neighbours have clashed along the frontier since Thursday, when Afghanistan launched a border offensive in retaliation for Pakistani air strikes.Islamabad has hit back along the border and with fresh …
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Pakistani nationals hauled suitcases across the border from neighbouring Iran, describing missiles being launched and travel chaos as they scrambled to leave the country that the United States and Israel hit with strikes over the weekend.AFP journalists saw a steady trickle of people passing through large metal gates at the remote border crossing between Iran’s …
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Unbeaten South Africa continue their quest for a maiden World Cup title in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup against New Zealand in Kolkata on Wednesday, with a potential repeat of the 2024 final against India awaiting.Should Aiden Markram’s side inflict their second defeat of the tournament on New Zealand — they beat …
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Just four of the 20 teams are now left standing as the T20 World Cup semi-finals take place this week.South Africa will face New Zealand in Kolkata on Wednesday, while defending champions India take on England in Mumbai the next day.AFP Sport assesses the four contenders for the trophy:SOUTH AFRICAAiden Markram’s South Africa are the …
They feel imprisoned “like a bird whose wings have been torn off” but struggle on, defiant in their own way. Five Afghan women talked to AFP about the things that help them cope with their lives tightly controlled by Taliban government rules, from singing to going up into the mountains to scream.They are banned from education beyond the age of 12 and …
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Slick AI-generated disinformation has flooded election campaigns in Nepal, which votes Thursday in the first polls since deadly protests triggered by a brief ban on social media overthrew the government.The September 2025 protests were driven by tech-savvy youth angry at job shortages and flagrant corruption by an ageing political elite.Now parties across the political divide …
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The death toll from Pakistan’s violent weekend protests over the killing of Iran’s supreme leader in US-Israeli strikes has reached at least 25, according to an AFP tally on Monday.The demonstrations against the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei erupted in several major Pakistani cities including Karachi, where hundreds of protesters attempted to storm American diplomatic …
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Nepal’s election campaign entered its final day on Monday, six months after deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government, with rival leaders making a last push in a tightly contested race.The Himalayan republic will elect a new parliament on Thursday, replacing the interim government that has led the country of 30 million people since the September …
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Police in Indian-administered Kashmir fired teargas on Monday during clashes with thousands of demonstrators protesting the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for a second day in a row.The clashes came a day after tens of thousands of people in the Muslim-majority region joined peaceful street demonstrations against strikes by Israel and the …
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