Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions persist after border incident
Pakistan reported killing 15 militants near North Waziristan and renewed its demand for written assurances from Kabul, leaving border tensions unresolved.
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Lahore court suspends order forcing Afghan medical students to leave
The Lahore High Court gave 13 Afghan medical students temporary protection from removal while it reviews Pakistan’s directives and their legal basis.
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UNAMA Finds Taliban Security Oversight Still Lacks Transparency
A UNAMA assessment says Taliban authorities have built oversight bodies and punished some personnel, but limited data obscure whether accountability is consistent.
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Pakistan Opens Door to Taliban Talks, Demands Verifiable Action
Pakistan says it is open to a Taliban-proposed security mechanism, but wants verifiable action against militants and stronger border controls first.
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UNICEF Warns Afghanistan’s Child Malnutrition Is Overwhelming Hospitals
UNICEF says severe child malnutrition is rising in Afghanistan as hospitals face overcrowding, treatment sites close and aid programs lose funding.
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WHO Extends Global Polio Emergency as Transmission Persists
WHO extended the international polio emergency for three months after finding continued wild-virus transmission in Afghanistan and Pakistan and vaccine-derived outbreaks elsewhere.
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Pakistan rejects Amnesty probe call over Kabul rehab-center strike
Pakistan rejected Amnesty’s call for an independent probe into a March 16 Kabul strike. UNAMA verified at least 269 civilian deaths and 122 injuries.
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HRW Reports Six Afghan Rights Workers Detained; U.N. Holds Two
Human Rights Watch reports six Kabul rights workers detained, while the U.N. confirms two Afghan mission staffers are held in Herat without disclosed charges.
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Afghan Returns Pass 1 Million as U.N. Plans for More Arrivals
More than 1 million returns to Afghanistan were recorded by August 1, while a U.N. plan prepares for nearly 2.7 million additional arrivals through December.
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Afghanistan aid cuts suspend food distributions during wasting season
WFP says selected Afghan food distributions will be suspended through October as child malnutrition worsens, supply gaps grow and agencies lose operating capacity.
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Qatar-backed Doha statement urges halt to attacks on Afghan cities
A multinational Doha statement urged renewed Afghan negotiations, a comprehensive ceasefire and an immediate end to attacks on cities amid mounting civilian harm.
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Flooding Kills at Least 82 Across India, Pakistan and Afghanistan as Assam Impact Widens
At least 82 people died during a week of heavy rain and flooding across India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Assam authorities reported 36 deaths and more than 650,000 people affected across 11 districts.
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UNAMA Reports Continued Enforcement of Afghanistan’s Morality Law and Cross-Border Civilian Harm
A United Nations update covering January through March 2026 documents continued enforcement of Afghanistan’s law on the propagation of virtue and prevention of vice, alongside reporting on cross-border civilian casualties.
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Afghanistan Food Distributions to Be Suspended as Child Malnutrition Peaks, WFP Says
The World Food Programme says funding shortages will force a suspension of famine-prevention food distributions in Afghanistan’s worst-hit areas from August through October, during the country’s annual peak season for malnutrition.
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Afghanistan’s Child Malnutrition Crisis Worsens as U.N. and WFP Suspend Food Aid
The United Nations and World Food Programme say worsening malnutrition has reached critical levels in parts of Afghanistan, as funding shortages force food distributions to be suspended during the peak hunger season.
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Afghanistan Floods Kill at Least 26 as UN and Aid Agencies Search for Survivors
Flash floods in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 26 people, the United Nations said July 22, as search teams looked for missing residents and aid agencies assessed damage to homes, markets and roads.
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UNHCR Warns on July 22 of Renewed Displacement Risks Across the Middle East and South Asia
A UNHCR population-movement map dated July 22 says renewed Afghanistan-Pakistan hostilities are creating new internal displacement while the wider region’s humanitarian systems face rising protection needs and possible cross-border movement.
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UN and Partners Launch $529.2 Million Afghanistan Return Plan on May 19
The United Nations and partner organizations launched a $529.2 million plan in Kabul to support 2.7 million Afghans projected to return from Iran and Pakistan in 2026.
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Pakistan Rejects U.N. Finding of Nearly 500 Afghan Civilian Deaths on July 31, 2026
Pakistan’s military rejected a U.N. assessment that cross-border operations killed nearly 500 Afghan civilians and wounded more than 1,000.
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Pakistan’s Swat Bombing Intensifies Dispute With Afghanistan
A suicide bombing at an antimilitant rally in Pakistan’s Swat Valley has intensified a disputed security row with Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities.
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WFP Suspends Afghanistan Food Aid in Peak Malnutrition Season
WFP says funding shortages will suspend famine-prevention food distributions in Afghanistan from August through October, as child-malnutrition needs peak.
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What the U.N.’s New Afghanistan Reports Show About Civilian Harm and Restrictions
UNAMA’s July 28 reports documented civilian casualties, arrests of women and service restrictions in Afghanistan as Pakistan rejected the casualty findings.