A debacle with sports host sparks a furious debate about free speech at the BBC. Plus, what could AI mean for the media?

A debacle with sports host sparks a furious debate about free speech at the BBC. Plus, what could AI mean for the media?
Armed group says attack in Mazar-i-Sharif was carried out with a parcel bomb.
Mohammad Dawood Muzammil’s killing comes a day after he met top government officials visiting from capital Kabul.
UN says an Afghan woman dies every two hours during pregnancy or childbirth in Asia’s highest maternal mortality rate.
The university ban is one of several restrictions imposed on women since the Taliban stormed back to power in 2021.
After fleeing Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, a former head teacher from Kabul tries to make a new life in Canada.
While a deal to extract oil has raised hopes in the war-torn nation, experts warn of China’s sketchy record.
In Taliban’s Afghanistan, Hazara cousins, both blast victims who loved to read, inspire a library – and new readers.
Decision to reopen Torkham crossing came a day after high-level Pakistani delegation met Taliban officials in Kabul.
New Crisis Group report cautions against aid cuts amid Taliban curbs on women’s education and working at NGOs.
High-level delegation visits Afghanistan’s capital, days after closure of major border crossing between two countries.
The Torkham border is the main point of transit for travellers and goods between Pakistan and landlocked Afghanistan.
‘Everybody is trying to grasp something that gives them hope, and that hope is getting eliminated on a daily basis.’
Hospital official says at least 88 killed, more than 170 others wounded in explosion in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan.