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VOA says U.S. airstrikes are helping to blunt Taliban advances across Afghanistan, although Pentagon officials warn American air power alone will not be enough to push back the insurgent offensive.  

We For India: Saving Lives: Annie Lennox, Ed Sheeran and Mick Jagger will join Bollywood superstars to raise funds for Covid relief work in India. 

The Guardian says an eight-year-old Hindu boy is being held in protective police custody in east Pakistan after becoming the youngest person ever to be charged with blasphemy in the country.

The i says Afghan journalists working for the British media will be able to flee to the UK if their lives are endangered by the resurgence of the Taliban, the Foreign Secretary has announced.

Arab News says Tunisia on Sunday launched a Covid-19 vaccination drive for the over-40s, after receiving more than six million doses from abroad to combat surging infections.

France24 says the Taliban tightened the noose around northern Afghanistan, capturing 3 more provincial capitals as they take their fight to the cities after seizing much of the countryside.

VOA says Apple has unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers.

TRT World says the Afghan government has launched air strikes, targeting the Taliban in the south as fighting for territorial control continued between both sides across the country.

Arab News says Tunisia’s President Kais Saied said on Thursday there was “no turning back” from his decision to freeze parliament and assume executive power, moves his opponents have branded a coup.

Aljazeera says Ahmadullah Azadani climbed on the roof of his house and awaited something that would have been unthinkable in the city even a week earlier.