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Post-Kremlin Recognition, Afghanistan Hopes Central Asian Countries Will Follow Suit
Ommcom News
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July 10, 2025
New Delhi: Earlier this month, Russia became the first country to give recognition to Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and embrace the de facto Taliban administration in Kabul as a legitimate partner. No other country has till now recognized...
Bitcoin is aiding Afghanistan's human rights push
Cryptopolitan
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July 10, 2025
Digital currencies are providing Women in Afghanistan with the tools to stand up against an oppressive regime. That’s according to the Digital Citizen Fund (DCF) founder Roya Mahboob, who was speaking in an interview on the sidelines of the...
Mass returns overwhelm Afghanistan’s aid capacity, NRC warns
Ariana News
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July 10, 2025
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has issued an urgent warning over the intensifying humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, stating that the return of more than 1.4 million Afghans from Iran and Pakistan is pushing local support systems beyond...
Local Afghanistan War veteran may be closer to getting Canada's highest military honour
North Bay Nugget
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July 10, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Mike Harrison's battle to get the Canadian Victoria Cross for the late Jess Larochelle for his bravery in Afghanistan is finally getting support from the federal government Jess Larochelle's (seen here with...
Bangladesh’s Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals to begin exporting medicines to Afghanistan
Ariana News
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July 10, 2025
In a move seen as a potential boost to Afghanistan’s fragile healthcare system, Bangladesh-based Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals has announced plans to begin exporting medicines to Afghanistan. The decision comes as part of a long-term partnership...
Taliban forces using electric shocks on Afghan women over dress
Rukhshana Media
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July 10, 2025
By Rukhshana media reporters Taliban forces are administering electric shocks to women over breaches of a hijab mandate so strict it even requires them to cover their faces in public, reporting by Rukhshana Media has found. Victims and...
Russian State Media Turns on Trump After Putin Criticism
The Moscow Times
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July 10, 2025
Russian state media has launched a barrage of criticism against U.S. President Donald Trump after he accused Russia's Vladimir Putin of saying "a lot of bulls***" about the war in Ukraine, the exiled news outlet Agentstvo reported Wednesday....
‘Wait Till She Turns 9’: Taliban Stops 45-Year-Old Man's Marriage To 6-Year-Old Girl, Arrests Groom & Bride's Father In Afghanistan’s Helmand Province
Free Press Journal
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July 10, 2025
Kabul: A 45-year-old Afghan man has married a six-year-old girl in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. According to the US-based Afghan outlet Amu.tv, the Taliban intervened and prevented the man from taking the child home. Instead, they reportedly...
Afghan returnees from Iran face homelessness, joblessness; UNHCR seeks urgent aid
California Telegraph
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Kabul [Afghanistan], July 5 (ANI): A large number of Afghans recently deported from Iran are facing severe challenges, including homelessness, unemployment, and lack of immediate support, TOLO News reported. TOLO News stated that returnees have...
Mel Jones Receives Spirit of Cricket Award for Helping Afghanistan Women’s Cricket Team in Australia
Latestly
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July 10, 2025
Mel Jones has been awarded the Spirit of the Cricket Award 2025 during the third Test between India and England at Lord's on July 10. The former cricketer received this prestigious award for helping Afghanistan's women's cricket team in Australia...
What we see in Gaza is rekindling jihad. Netanyahu must be stopped
The Times
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Mohammad Abu Rumman, an expert on jihadism at the Politics and Society Institute in Amman, has said the Middle East is facing a new wave of radicalisation “because of what is happening in Gaza”. Affiliates of fundamentalist groups are on a big...
Tajikistan Gives Afghan Refugees 15 Days to Leave
Times of Central Asia
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July 10, 2025
Tajikistan has launched a large-scale campaign to detain and deport Afghan refugees, giving them just 15 days to leave the country. The move, reported by Afghanistan’s Khaama Press and confirmed by the UN refugee agency UNHCR, has sparked fear and...
Iran forcing Afghan Refugees into “Hell”, says EU Lawmaker
Khaama Press
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July 10, 2025
EU lawmaker Hannah Neumann condemned Iran’s mass deportation of Afghan refugees, calling it a “collective failure” and “forced return to hell without legal process.” In a strongly worded statement, Hannah Neumann, Member of the European...
UN warns: New Media Restrictions in Afghanistan fuel fear and self-censorship
Khaama Press
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July 10, 2025
UN warns that new media restrictions in Afghanistan are fueling widespread fear, tightening control, and significantly increasing self-censorship among journalists. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed serious...
‘This is the Meaning of the Universal Church:’ Italian Apostolate Preserves Family, Faith and Culture
Catholic Witness - Pennsylvania
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July 10, 2025
In his 25 years of active service in the Italian Army, Colonel Claudio Blardone has been deployed to a handful of countries on multiple assignments, including commanding the Italian contingent of NATO in Latvia. Last month, Col. Blardone completed...
Japan donates $5m to eradicate polio in Afghanistan
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 10, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): Japan has donated $5 million to UNICEF to help it eradicate polio and strengthen vaccination services in Afghanistan. UNICEF Representative Tajuddin Oywaile told a meeting in Kabul that the donation would be spend on delivering...
Afghan Woman Transforms (Karlovy Vary Film Trailer)
Recently Heard
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July 5, 2025
The specter of demise lurks round each nook in Cinema Jazireh, whether or not within the type of the Taliban or the desert. The second function from Turkey’s Gözde Kural (Mud) is ready in Afghanistan and can world premiere on Thursday as one of...
Gozde Kural on Dark Fairytale ‘Cinema Jazireh,’ Rejected by Turkey’s Ministry of Culture – and the Power of ‘Titanic’
Variety
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July 10, 2025
Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism withdrew its support for Gözde Kural’s drama “Cinema Jazireh” after watching it. “We fought this decision, but they rejected it. I couldn’t believe it. It’s not even about Turkey, but apparently there were...
Carib Grill opens second location in Lansdowne on Friday
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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July 10, 2025
LANSDOWNE — Carib Grill, the celebrated Jamaican restaurant and bakery, opens its second location at 7 S. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne on Friday, July 11. The grand opening celebration will take place from 1 to 10 p.m. The new restaurant will partner...
Trump calls Afghanistan withdrawal “most embarrassing moment” in US history
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 10, 2025
Washington DC [US], July 10 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has once again strongly criticised the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, calling it "the most embarrassing moment in the history of our country," TOLO News reported....