The surreality of these huge bombs and the longterm impact of using such heavy weaponry on people and places across the region should worry us all

ویډيو: د افغانستان د سولې لپاره د امریکا پخواني ځانګړي استازي زلمي خلیل‌زاد له یوې هندۍ رسنۍ سره په خبرو کې ویلي چې امریکا د افغانستان د وضعیت د بدلون په موخه له سرپرست حکومت سره په تعامل کې ده. #طلوع‌نیوز

BBC Persian: “Taliban officials in Herat province: nearly 40k Afghans have returned to Afghanistan yesterday, a vast majority of this number are those forcibly returned by Iran”. Anti-immigrant sentiment in Iran has reached new heights after Israel-Iran war

“Surge in Afghans driven from Iran in spy hunt after Israel attacks” | Reuters reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

Significant development for the Taliban as the first formal recognition of their regime. It will strengthen Taliban claims of legitimacy. In 1990s the then Taliban regime was recognised officially only by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and UAE - none of them have done so yet

Saudi Arabia sticks with Iran after Israel war, seeing Israel as a more destabilizing force ft.com/content/a5e4be…

Exclusive: The Tony Blair Institute participated in a project to develop a postwar Gaza plan that envisaged kick-starting the enclave’s economy with a “Trump Riviera” and an “Elon Musk Smart Manufacturing Zone” ft.com/content/0b1bc7…

The story of an historic hotel - the Inter-Continental #Kabul . An Afghan story . With thanks to Mahfouz Zubaide & many others Waterstones Hutchinson Heinemann #Afghanistan #September

The beautifully-hearted human and a wonderful folkloric Pashto poet, Matiullah Turab, passed away in Afghanistan today. May he rest in peace and may his poems keep generations inspired. Very sad news indeed!

Amid a staggering, unprecedented influx of returnees, the UN’s top official in Afghanistan calls for urgent international support. “We cannot afford indifference. The cost of inaction will be measured in lives lost & conflicts reignited.” unama.unmissions.org/un-special-rep… via UNAMA News

📍Thousands of Afghan families are returning from neighbouring Iran every day. Across #Afghanistan, there's already 10 million people facing extreme levels of food insecurity. WFP's Deputy Country Director explains what's happening and what families need now.

There are three theories among foreign officials about how the fighter jets were destroyed. We explain why it could have implications for India’s biggest defence deal in years economist.com/asia/2025/07/1…

The trade connections of ancient Gaza It is often forgotten that Gaza was once the richest port in the Eastern Mediterranean, unbelievably wealthy from the export of Arabian incense and Indian spices. No wonder then that the mosaics of Gaza from the Christian Byzantine period

“We’re being deafened by digital noise. Pause it and you hear the sound of democracy in crisis” ⁦The Guardian⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Afghan hospitality is often spoken of, but in tragedy it’s most profound. A mother who had lost her home&children pressed fruits into my hands, apologizing she had nothing more. Her instinct still to give. Even in sorrow, our people’s generosity shines. #AfghanistanEarthquake

𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 Citing a recent media report on the sharp rise in poppy cultivation in Balochistan, Zalmay Khalilzad raised concerns over its potential consequences for Pakistan and the wider

⁦The Guardian⁩ on St George returning to #England – cartoon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Update: UNAMA has recorded 462 civilian casualties (37 killed, 425 wounded) in #Afghanistan as a result of cross-border clashes with Pakistan this week in: Paktya, Paktika, Kunar, Khost, Kandahar and Helmand provinces. Statement released earlier today: unama.unmissions.org/unama-welcomes…

As tensions between Pakistan & Taliban gov in Afghanistan increase, the US's role under Trump will likely be one of several factors dictating the direction of events. Happy to re-share my latest policy paper on US policy toward Taliban, published by Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies مركز دراست النزاع والعمل الإنساني