Rescuers search for flood survivors in Afghanistan
Rescuers in eastern Afghanistan are searching through mud and rubble after flash floods and a landslide
Rescuers in eastern Afghanistan are searching through mud and rubble after flash floods and a landslide



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Afghan defence ministry says it carried out ‘air strikes’ in Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
Afghan villagers inspected destroyed homes after overnight Pakistani strikes targeting Taliban-allied fighters.
Afghan officials say Pakistani attacks killed at least 36 civilians, while Pakistan says its forces killed 29 fighters.
Analysts warn military pressure alone cannot contain a threat from armed groups that has reached Pakistan’s cities.
Iran and the US trade attacks over navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, which has emerged as a major sticking point.
The Taliban government is not recognised by any European country, despite this meeting in Brussels with EU officials.
The meeting is expected to focus on the deportation of Afghan nationals who do not have a right to stay in Europe.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The strikes are the latest threat to the fragile ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Under Taliban rule, one woman struggles to negotiate with the men limiting the lives of Afghan women.