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Japan provides $5 million to support polio eradication in Afghanistan
Khaama Press
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July 10, 2025
Japan has provided $5 million through UNICEF to support polio eradication efforts and strengthen immunization programs across all 34 provinces of Afghanistan. The Government of Japan, in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency...
Delco military contractor plans layoff as demand for decoys drops
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Dozens of workers in Delaware County are expected to lose their jobs as a military contractor weighs whether to close its facility there or sell the business. Alloy Surfaces Co. Inc. expects to lay off roughly 52 employees at 121 N. Commerce Dr....
IFRC warns one million more Afghans could be deported from Iran
Ariana News
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July 9, 2025
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned Tuesday that an additional one million Afghans could be deported from Iran by the end of 2025, intensifying an already dire humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and...
Bruce Yandle: Today’s political correctness descends upon economic talk
Pioneer Press - Minnesota
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July 10, 2025
Whether U.S. bombers recently “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capability (President Donald Trump’s preferred wording) or “severely damaged” it (per the CIA) matters so much to Trump that he’s threatened to sue news outlets reporting the CIA’s...
Trump calls Gen. Milley an ‘idiot’ for leaving US military equipment behind in Afghanistan
Ariana News
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized retired General Mark Milley, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, over the decision to leave behind U.S. military equipment during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan – calling it a...
EU Lawmaker condemns Iran’s mass deportation of Afghans as illegal under international law
Ariana News
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July 10, 2025
European Parliament member Hannah Neumann has strongly condemned Iran’s ongoing deportation of Afghan refugees, describing the mass expulsions as a violation of international law and a humanitarian crisis unfolding at scale. In a statement shared...
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan urge US to resume USRAP Resettlement Program
Khaama Press
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July 7, 2025
Afghan refugees in Pakistan urged the U.S. to resume the USRAP resettlement program, saying delays have left them stranded and increasingly vulnerable. A number of Afghan refugees holding U.S. P1 and P2 immigration cases and currently residing in...
Illegal drug discovered, 4 detained in N. Afghanistan
Xinhua News Agency
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KABUL, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Police have discovered 354 kg of illegal drugs, including opium poppy and hashish, in northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province and taken into custody four people on charges of involvement in the drug business,...
Business and Politics Are Not the Same, But the America Party Seems to Think They Are
American Greatness
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July 7, 2025
As America watched President Trump sign his “Big Beautiful Bill” into law on Independence Day 2025, his erstwhile soulmate, Elon Musk, had other ideas. Offended by the prospect of the “BBB” adding to our national debt, and perhaps offended that...
Indo-Bangla Pharma set to export drugs to Afghanistan
Daily Star
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July 10, 2025
Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals, a listed drug maker, is likely to start exporting its products to Afghanistan from this year. In a disclosure at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) yesterday, the company said its board of directors has approved the...
Comment: When ‘politically correct’ becomes ‘Trump approved’
Herald - Washington State
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July 10, 2025
By Bruce Yandle / Tribune News Service Whether U.S. bombers recently “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capability (President Trump’s preferred wording) or “severely damaged” it (per the CIA) matters so much to Trump that he’s threatened to sue news...
Glacier preservation conference in Tajikistan — A scientific, cultural and human experience
Pakistan Observer
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July 9, 2025
Shaista Hassan High Level International Glacier Preservation Conference held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from May 29 to 31, 2025, was more than a routine environmental summit — it was a unique confluence of scientific rigor, cultural exchange,...
Jaishankar Meets Xi, Urges United Stand Against Terrorism AT SCO
Outlook India
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July 16, 2025
INSTC spans 7,200 kilometres and uses multiple modes of transport to facilitate the movement of goods between India, Iran, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Central Asia, and Europe. India has consistently backed the initiative and has...
6-Year-Old Girl Married Off To 45-Year-Old Afghan Man. Taliban Say ‘Let Her Turn 9 First’
News18
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July 9, 2025
Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 22:59 IST A 45-year-old man married a six-year-old girl in Helmand, Afghanistan. The Taliban delayed her move to her husband until age nine.A 45-year-old man married a six-year-old girl in Afghanistan’s Helmand province...
Can we stand another four years of the worst government in my lifetime?
The Conservative Woman
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July 10, 2025
LAST Friday marked the anniversary of Labour’s victory at the 2024 general election. I suspect I speak for many when I say that what’s unfolded over the last year has been a complete and utter disaster. This has, put simply, been the worst...
‘Message to America’: US tourists invited to explore Afghanistan in surreal video featuring a ‘comedy’ hostage scene
The Independent
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July 9, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Afghans divided on Russia’s Taliban recognition
The News International
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Russia's decision to formally recognise the Taliban government has been seen as an opening for a stronger economy by some Afghans, while others were sceptical that it would improve their lot. Russia became the first country to acknowledge the...
Relations between Central Asia’s nations and Afghanistan are warming
Asia Plus
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15:07, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Eurasianet reports that relations between the five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan are warming as plans move ahead for new rail links, increased trade and creating opportunities for ordinary Afghans. The...
Afghan man, 45, 'marries girl aged SIX before Taliban intervene... and say he must wait until she is NINE'
Daily Mail
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July 6, 2025
A six-year-old girl has allegedly been forced to marry a 45-year-old man in Afghanistan after she was given away for money. The haunting photo of an older man and a little girl standing together horrified even the Taliban, who intervened with the...
Afghanistan: Russia recognizes the Taliban government
Deutsche Welle
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July 6, 2025
"This brave decision will be an example for others." With these words, Amir Khan Muttaqi, foreign minister in Afghanistan's Taliban government, welcomed the announcement by Russia that it was officially recognizing the Taliban as the legitimate...