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Where are the Liberals When Iran Mass-Deports Millions of Afghans?
The European Conservative
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July 9, 2025
According to reports from human rights groups, Iran is using the post-war chaos in the country to deport the Afghan minority. Afghans have long been persecuted in Iran, and the government feels now is the time to move them across the border....
Russia’s recognition of Emirate of Afghanistan paves way for full-fledged partnership
TASS
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July 9, 2025
MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Russia’s decision to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has paved the way for establishing a full-fledged partnership between Moscow and the authorities in Kabul, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria...
Russia, Afghanistan working on prospects for trade and economic cooperation — diplomat
TASS
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July 9, 2025
MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Russia and Afghanistan continue to engage in substantive discussions on the prospects for trade and economic cooperation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing. "At present, there is...
Russia seizes the initiative in Central Asia with bold Afghan move
Sacramento Sun - California
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By recognizing Afghanistan, Moscow confirms its central role in Eurasia Russia's recent decision to officially recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan marks a pivotal moment in regional diplomacy. It not only breaks the diplomatic blockade...
The Epstein Story Isn't Political Or Amusing -- It's Utterly Tragic
National Memo
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July 9, 2025
Well, another day of dancing on the damaged desktops of right-wing media figures over their freakout about the collapse of the Jeffrey Epstein files story. Conservative and liberal columnists alike are having a field day excavating podcast...
Feature: Afghan hand-woven carpets weave success in China's expanding market
Xinhua News Agency
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KABUL, July 9 (Xinhua) -- At the 9th China-South Asia Expo held in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Afghan hand-woven carpets drew widespread attention for their vivid colors, intricate patterns, and refined craftsmanship....
Canadian troops among 3 men charged in "anti-government militia" plot
CBS News
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Toronto — Canadian police have filed charges against three men, including two active members of the Canadian Armed Forces, who stand accused of an alleged extremist plot to build anti-government militias and a massive stockpile of weapons, the...
Fact check: Is Iran ‘summarily expelling’ Afghan refugees, as claimed by ex-US envoy?
Press TV
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By Press TV Staff Writer In a post on X on Tuesday, former US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad claimed that thousands of Afghan refugees are being “summarily expelled” by the Iranian government. Afghans, he claimed, are “being picked...
Massive blow for Afghan Taliban as International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against top Taliban leaders due to...., leaders are...
India.com
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July 9, 2025
Home News Massive blow for Afghan Taliban as International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against top Taliban leaders due to…., leaders are… The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants against the Taliban's supreme...
New Play 'Duke & Roya'; Documentary About The Zombies; How NYC's Skate Culture Created 'Supreme'; Jennifer Weiner's 'The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits'
WNYC - New York
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July 9, 2025
Loading... Duke is an international hip hop star who is visiting US troops in Kabul. Roya is his interpreter. In the new play set against a war-torn Afghanistan in 2016, can their chemistry matter more than their differences? Stars Jay Ellis and...
US veterans stand by Afghans in immigration court
Washington Examiner
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July 9, 2025
On June 12, Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicant Sayed Naser was arrested by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials outside an immigration courtroom in San Diego. Before Naser’s arrest, government officials motioned to dismiss his...
WATCH: Homan vows to fully vet Afghan evacuees in the country
The Center Square
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July 9, 2025
(The Center Square) – Border czar Tom Homan vows the Trump administration will thoroughly vet Afghan refugees after a government report noted the group was not properly vetted after the U.S.' deadly withdrawal from the country during the Biden...
As Iran expels Afghan refugees, many women again face 'no prospect of a free life'
SBS
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At the Islam Qala border town between Iran and Afghanistan, busloads of people are arriving. They are Afghan refugees, who, since being told by Iranian authorities in late May to leave or face arrest, have crossed the border in their millions....
Court issues warrants for Afghans
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 9, 2025
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for the Taliban's supreme leader and the head of Afghanistan's Supreme Court on charges of persecuting women and girls since seizing power nearly four years...
A million more Afghans could be sent back from Iran: Red Cross
The New Arab
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Afghan deportees sit near the border at Islam Qala crossing on July 4, 2025. Mass expulsions surged after the IranIsrael war, with Iranian authorities accusing Afghans of espionage and deporting thousands daily [Getty] The Red Cross said on...
The Unfinished Business of Nation Building in Ethiopia and the Conflicted Roles of Its Intellectuals and Scholars
Zehabesha
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Aklog Birara (Dr) February 4. 2022 “In broadening the debate about a country’s trajectory beyond the usual group of elite decision makers, national dialogues offer the potential for meaningful conversation about the underlying drivers of conflict...
Trump Blasts Media During Cabinet Meeting
Independent Journal Review
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July 8, 2025
President Donald Trump told the media during Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting that “changes are going to be made” regarding the Fourth Estate. The president took aim at New York Times and CNN for their reporting on the strikes on Iranian nuclear...
Saudi Arabia Reaffirms Support for Afghanistan’s Security and Stability
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Saudi Arabia reaffirmed its unwavering support for Afghanistan’s security and stability on Tuesday, calling for respect for the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, while voicing deep concern over the humanitarian and economic...
Police arrest 11 on charges of digging historical site in Afghanistan's Helmand
Xinhua News Agency
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KABUL, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Police have taken into custody 11 people on charges of digging a historical site in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, Provincial Director for Information and Culture Abdul Bari Rashid said Wednesday. The...
Body of the two-year-old Yosamin found in Panj River by Afghan residents
Asia Plus
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10:00, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The body of the two-year-old Yosamin, one of four children reportedly thrown into the Surkhob River by their mother in Khatlon’s Farkhor district, was discovered eight days later on the Afghan side of the Panj River....