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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Topic: Afghanistan

Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.2 and 4.5 hit Afghanistan in span of 15 minutes

Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter Scale had jolted Afghanistan in the early hours of Tuesday.

Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hits Badakhshan region of Afghanistan

In the last 30 days, 17 earthquakes have struck Afghanistan. The country remains highly vulnerable to natural disasters, including seasonal flooding, landslides and earthquakes.

Pakistan’s attempt to mobilise anti-Taliban leaders is misguided, dangerous

Pakistan’s ISI has a long history of maintaining clandestine and not-so-clandestine ties with various Afghan political groups, including the Afghan Taliban.

Best form of charity is to enable an individual to manage his own destiny—the Aga Khan in 2013

The 88-year-old billionaire philanthropist died in Lisbon. In this 2013 Walk The Talk interview, he spoke about his journey and his views on an increasingly challenging world after the 9/11.

Maldives, Afghanistan see increase in aid, Myanmar grant cut in Budget 2025

Ties between India & Maldives have improved throughout the second half of 2024, while New Delhi has promised more material support for Afghanistan after a high-level meeting in January.

Senior Afghanistan official who called Taliban’s education ban for girls ‘un-Islamic’ leaves for UAE

An arrest warrant was issued against deputy foreign minister Abbas Stanikzai, say local reports. However, Stanikzai maintains he is travelling to the UAE because of health issues

India’s Taliban outreach does little for Afghanistan. Focus on visa reforms, Loya Jirga

The crisis in Afghanistan is not just political–it’s also a humanitarian challenge that is testing India’s leadership.

Islamic State claims responsibility for killing Chinese national in Afghanistan’s Takhar province

IS said it targetted vehicle carrying the Chinese citizen Wednesday. China urged Taliban administration for stronger security for its citizens and projects in Afghanistan.

Pakistan races against time to negotiate release of nuclear agency employees abducted by Taliban

Year 2024 was Pakistan’s deadliest in a decade, with at least 685 civilian fatalities & roughly 444 terror attacks, according to an annual security report by a Pakistan-based think tank.

Cricket-South Africa sports minister joins calls for Afghanistan cricket boycott

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said he supported calls for a boycott of Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, adding his voice to those

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.