Thu Sep 12 04:50:52 UTC 2024: ## International News Roundup: October 26, 2024

**Afghanistan:**

* Kabul city planted two million saplings this year, according to the municipality.
* The Islamic Emirate’s narcotics policy has had a devastating impact on livelihoods in rural areas, reports the International Crisis Group (ICG).
* OCHA has appealed for $600 million in winter aid for Afghanistan.
* The construction of the 252 MVA substation in Kabul’s Tarakhel is underway.
* The Afghan Energy Minister and an Indian company discussed the handover of the Arghandi 500 KV substation.
* Baradar hailed the Termez Trade Center as a new chapter in the Afghan-Uzbek partnership.
* Bayat Power is in talks with Afghan officials regarding Phase 2 of the gas-to-electricity project.
* Iran reports a 33% increase in exports to Afghanistan in the first three months of 2024.
* Afghanistan’s embassy in London has been ordered to close.

**Conflict and Diplomacy:**

* The US and UK have offered more aid to Ukraine but have not agreed to provide long-range missiles for strikes into Russia.
* Israel’s strikes on a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza have killed and wounded 65 people.
* Israeli strikes on Syria have killed at least four civilians, according to Syrian state media.
* At least 13 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on a school and a residential building in Gaza.
* The US considers a potential transfer of missiles from Iran to Russia alarming.

**Other News:**

* Two people were killed in an attack on a Pakistani polio vaccination team.
* A fire ripped through a Kenyan boarding school dormitory, killing 17 boys.
* Egypt’s Sisi made his first presidential visit to Turkey in 12 years.
* A helicopter carrying Iran’s late president Raisi crashed due to weather, according to a final report.
* Uzbekistan is ready to host the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024.
* Persistent rain forced the third day of the Afghanistan-New Zealand Test to be called off.

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