Death toll of suicide bombing in Pakistan’s Peshawar grows to 100, many people were injured

 

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UPDATE 31.01.2023: The death toll from a suicide bombing at a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar has risen to 100, a medical official says, as the South Asian country faces a mounting security challenge from armed groups.

“So far, 100 bodies have been brought to Lady Reading Hospital,” the spokesman for the largest medical facility in the city, Mohammad Asim, said in a statement on Tuesday. 

Millions at risk of starvation in Afghanistan - BBC News

 

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Afghanistan, sempre più diffusa la compravendita di organi

 

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Afghanistan: Where will refugees go after Taliban takeover?

 

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Afghanistan: Taliban 'tortured and massacred' Hazara minority - BBC News

The Taliban recently "massacred" and brutally tortured several members of the Hazara minority in Afghanistan, says human rights group Amnesty International.

Disturbing videos show chaos at Kabul airport as Taliban retakes Afghanistan

 

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‘Unpatriotic’: Afghans slam President Ghani’s swift departure | Al Jazeera

The departure of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani from the country has left many in the country feeling angered and confused as the Taliban armed group looked to retake power 20 years after it was toppled in a United States-led military invasion.

US’ Afghanistan Exit May Create New ‘Breeding Grounds’ for Terrorism, Warns UK Defense Secretary

 

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 Negotiated under the Trump administration and then pushed back under the Biden White House, US troops now have a deadline to depart from Afghanistan by August 31, just days ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that ultimately prompted the US invasion of the war-torn country.

Afganistán: preocupación por nueva crisis migratoria ante avance de los talibanes

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Afghanistan: Taliban capture 9th regional capital in a week | DW News

 

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Netherlands to Keep Deporting Rejected Afghan Asylum Seekers, Reports Say - Sputnik International

(Sputnik) - The Netherlands is set to continue deporting rejected Afghan asylum seekers despite the Taliban* intensifying their offensive in the conflict-torn country, the NRC Handelsblad newspaper reported on Tuesday.

27 children killed, 136 wounded in Afghanistan in past 2 days: UN

Rising violence in Afghanistan is taking a devastating toll on children, with 27 killed and 136 more wounded in the past two days alone, said the UN on Monday.

Taliban say team in Qatar for Afghan peace talks

The Taliban's negotiating team has arrived in Qatar, a spokesman said Saturday, in a sign that long-delayed peace talks with the Afghan government are inching closer to starting.

Afghanistan offers talks with Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group on Wednesday as part of a proposed political process that he said could lead to talks aimed at ending more than 16 years of war.

Afghan President Ghani Demands Pakistan Act against Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday accused neighboring Pakistan of failing to move against the Taliban and pledged a new security plan for Kabul after hundreds of people were killed and wounded in two deadly attacks on the capital last month.

Taliban increases control over territory in Afghanistan : US watchdog

The Taliban has increased the amount of territory it has influence in or controls in Afghanistan in the past six months, a US watchdog agency said on Tuesday.

Taliban kidnap 27 passengers in Afghanistan

At least 27 passengers were kidnapped on Tuesday after Taliban militants intercepted three vehicles in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand.

Pakistan executes four militants for terror attacks on military-run school

Pakistan on Tuesday hanged four militants for the terror attacks on a military-run school in Peshawar and charges of bomb blasts, sources said.