With the Pakistan Air Force acknowledging its intention to procure Chinese J-31/FC-31 fifth-generation aircraft, questions have arisen about Pakistan’s stance on joining Turkey’s TF-X Kaan fighter programme, heightening speculation on the nation’s strategic alliances.
According to a famine warning group, Afghanistan will reach crisis levels of acute food insecurity between October and January. Though the United Nations's World Food Program will provide food aid to 15 million Afghans per month until next March, the Taliban will likely remain involved in aid distribution.