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Hundreds Dead After 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan

The quake, near the border with Pakistan, injured more than 1,000 people, the national broadcaster said. The death toll was likely to rise further.

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A person wounded in the quake was carried to an ambulance at an airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Monday.
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Punjab Floods Devastate Pakistan’s Breadbasket

Housing communities and businesses that rely on agriculture have been destroyed in the country’s largest province.

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The ‘Economic Storm’ of Crises That Is Battering Afghanistan

Afghanistan was on a timid recovery path. But four years after the Taliban retook power, it has been badly hit by aid cuts and an inflow of two million Afghans forced out of Iran and Pakistan.

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In Kabul, Afghanistan, last month.
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The ‘Economic Storm’ of Crises That Is Battering Afghanistan

Afghanistan was on a timid recovery path. But four years after the Taliban retook power, it has been badly hit by aid cuts and an inflow of two million Afghans forced out of Iran and Pakistan.

© Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times

In Kabul, Afghanistan, last month.
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Unregulated Sexual Stimulants Flood West Africa

Unregulated sexual stimulants claiming to be herbal remedies or pharmaceuticals are flooding the region. Officials are scrambling to address the issue.

© Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times

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Once a Source of Life and Renewal, Monsoon Brings Death to Pakistan

With villages swept away and Pakistan’s largest city assailed by monsoon floods, climate change has brought a catastrophic new normal to the country.

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The funeral for Abdul Samad’s mother in Beshonai, a village in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan, on Monday.
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Flash Floods in Pakistan Kill at Least 150 People in a Single Day

The country has endured heavier rain during monsoon seasons, which scientists have attributed to climate change. The authorities said that at least 194 people died on Friday.

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Residents and rescue workers at an area hit by flash flooding in Salarzai, in Bajaur District, northern Pakistan, on Friday.
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Pakistan Is in Trump’s Good Graces, but for How Long?

President Trump hosted the South Asian nation’s army chief and seeks deals on critical minerals and crypto. But Pakistan is also tightening its military partnership with China.

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A poster of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief, in Lahore.
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Pakistan Is in Trump’s Good Graces, but for How Long?

President Trump hosted the South Asian nation’s army chief and seeks deals on critical minerals and crypto. But Pakistan is also tightening its military partnership with China.

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A poster of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief, in Lahore.
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Kabul, Afghanistan’s Capital, Could Run Out of Water by 2030

The six million people living in the Afghan capital could be out of water by 2030. The government is scrambling for solutions, but financial reserves are as dry as Kabul’s water basins.

© Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times

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