If Pakistan and Afghanistan’s border clashes turn into a full-scale war, here’s what experts say could happen, from refugee crises to global instability.

7 things that could happen if Pakistan & Afghanistan start a full-scale war

A catastrophic 6.0 earthquake hit Afghanistan overnight on Sunday (Aug 31) killing over 800 and injuring more than 2,500. Scroll down to see heartbreaking images of the devastation suffered by the South Asian nation.

Aftershocks of sorrow: Inside the aftermath of Afghanistan's deadly 6.0 earthquake that killed over 800, injured 2500

Afghanistan’s fragile housing, mud-brick homes and poorly engineered buildings makes it especially vulnerable. Past disasters have shown that thousands can die within minutes when a hidden fault slips.

Afghanistan’s earthquake: How millions live on a seismic time bomb plagued by hidden fault lines

Unlike developed quake zones like Japan or California, Afghanistan’s infrastructure is weak. Poorly constructed homes, dense settlements, and lack of preparedness mean even moderate tremors can result in massive casualties.

Afghanistan earthquake: Why this region shakes more than most of the world

At least 17 people were killed and 34 more injured when a bus overturned in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a local official said. The accident occurred on a highway linking the capital Kabul to the north of the country, Mustafa Hashemi, director of information and culture of Baghlan province, told AFP.

Afghanistan: Bus overturns on highway, accident leaves 17 dead and 34 injured

After a commercial aircraft initially believed to be from India crashed in Afghanistan’s northeast Badakhshan province on Saturday (Jan 20) night, the Indian authorities clarified that none of India's regular flights fly that route.

Afghanistan plane crash: What we know so far as India, Taliban, Russia give differing accounts

Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban in 2021 scrambled to leave Pakistan on Tuesday, hours before the end of a deadline after which Islamabad plans to arrest or deport undocumented immigrants, a move that has drawn international criticism and fears of a humanitarian crisis.

Undocumented Afghans being detained in Pakistan, over 300 migrants arrested in Karachi

An earth-shattering spell of earthquakes in Afghanistan has forced residents to move to makeshift tents, with office buildings and mosques being deserted as people pray and plead to God for stopping the destruction.

Afghanistan: Herat province turns into ‘tent city’ as fear of earthquakes haunts residents

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck northwestern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.

Afghanistan rocked by 6.3 magnitude earthquake

Two years after Taliban extremists took over Kabul after democratically-elected President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan following a disastrous US withdrawal, the South Asian nation's new rulers continue to violate many human rights including implementing a system of total discrimination, exclusion and subjugation of women and girls, UN experts said on August 15.

UN asks Taliban to reverse its course on treatment of Afghan women

For youngsters on social media when they travel in a four-wheeler, an Instagram story or a Snapchat update consisting of a behind-the-wheel image may appear familiar.

Exclusive: No taxi rides for Afghan women without burqa and male companion

In a scathing indictment of the Biden administration’s handling of the Afghanistan crisis during the final set of events that led to Taliban’s takeover of power in 2021, the US State Department confirmed Washington’s bureaucratic sluggishness as a significant reason behind the chaos that gripped West’s evacuation from Afghanistan and successive fall of democratically-elected Ashraf Ghani government.

Both Trump and Biden responsible for Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan: US state department

For years Pakistan has tried to gain strategic depth against India. How? By using its ties with Afghanistan. If that were the case, looks like times are changing. Afghan Embassy Denounces Taliban's replacement for Ambassador to India. What are we talking about?

Gravitas: Afghanistan denounces change of guard

The Afghan Embassy in New Delhi in India the country's taliban-led foreign Ministry has ordered changed in leadership as its Embassy in the Indian capital. A simmering Face-Off between Kabul and its Embassy in India is out in the open now the former had earlier issue a letter for trains of God at the embassy in India on April 28th reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Afghanistan had chosen Muhammad Kadasha to lead the embassy a claim which was refuted by current ambassador Farid Mamusde now Shah has previously served as the embassy secretary in India employees at the embassy have collectively refused to welcome the decision from Kabul.

New Delhi: Power tussle at Afghan embassy

Taliban have banned the use of contraceptives in Afghanistan, claiming that it is part of a western conspiracy to control the Muslim population. According to the Guardian newspaper, in two main cities—the capital Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif—the members of the militant organisation have issued a gag ordering pharmacies to dispose of all birth control medicines and devices.

‘Conspiracy to control Muslim population’: Taliban ban use of contraceptives, call it 'western agenda'

The Afghan Taliban government has signed a 25-year contract with a Chinese company for the extraction of oil from Afghanistan’s Amu River basin.

Taliban signs oil extraction deal with Chinese company

The United Nations Security Council will hold a private meeting with the Taliban next week. The agenda of this meeting as per reports is to hold talks over the Afghanistan rulers' decision to ban female humanitarian workers.

UN to hold closed-door meeting with Taliban to discuss ban on women NGO workers

The United Nations on Wednesday said that some "time critical" programmes in Afghanistan will have to be temporarily stopped due to the Taliban's ban on women working in NGOs. The global agency warned that many other activities are also likely to be impacted due to the ban.

UN suspends some Afghanistan programs after ban on female aid workers

Even after officials from Afghanistan and Pakistan sat down for talks, no breakthrough has been achieved. Watch this video to know more.

Pakistan-Afghanistan Chaman border crossing remains closed

In Afghanistan, since the Taliban has taken, over the charge of the country back in August, the media houses have started disappearing or they simply have not been allowed to function as media houses. An export gets you all the details

Afghanistan: 231 media outlets have shut down since August

In Afghanistan patriarchal traditions, poverty and, lack of education have stifled women's rights for decades. Here's a heart-wrenching ordeal of a 22-year-old woman married off as a mere child. She is now living in one of the few shelters for battered women that still exists in Afghanistan under the Taliban's rule. This is her story of abuse, torture, and sorrow.

Poverty, lack of education hampers women's rights in Afghanistan

The Taliban have reportedly deployed suicide squads at the border with China and Tajikistan. Afghan youth are also being recruited for a special suicide battalion in the Afghan army.

Report: Suicide battalion to be part of Taliban Army in Afghanistan

The deep blue mountain lakes in the central Bamyan province of Afghanistan have been a major hub of tourism. But with the return of the Taliban, there are very few people who are now able to muster the courage to visit these sites of spectacular natural beauty.

Afghanistan: No tourists venture into Taliban country

Leaders of Islamic nations have gathered in Pakistan for a special meeting of the 57-member organization of Islamic cooperation (OIC). The focus of the meet was the Afghan crisis, where the Pakistan warned of 'grave consequences' for the international communities if Afghanistan's economic meltdown continued.

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