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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,...
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...
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...
The First Homosexuals: How Art Revealed a New Queer Identity
Metro Weekly
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July 20, 2025
Andreas Andersen, Interior with Hendrik Andersen and John Briggs Potter in Florence, 1894, Oil on canvas, 128.5 x 160 cm “The term homosexual was coined in 1869,” says Jonathan D. Katz, the co-curator, along with art historian Johnny Willis, of...
Afghanistan's main priorities announced at ECO Khankendi Summit
APA
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We thank the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, for organizing the event, said Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan, Abdul Ghani Baradar, at the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), APA’s correspondent dispatched to...
Afghan Detainee Dies at Guantanamo Bay
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES 05.17.2011 Courtesy Story An Afghan detainee died of an apparent suicide early this morning at the U.S. detention facility at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to a Joint Task Force-Guantanamo news...
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...
Cruelty, trauma: Exhausted Afghans return from Iran in pain
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 9, 2025
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): As the deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran intensifies, thousands of exhausted returnees are arriving back in Afghanistan — bringing with them heartbreaking stories of pain, suffering, and unspoken hardship. Alongside...
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...
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....
Afghan, U.S. Troops Kill Six Insurgents, Capture 10 Others
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 07.29.2005 Courtesy Story Six enemy combatants were killed, one was wounded and 10 suspected enemy combatants were captured today after they attacked Afghan and U.S. forces near the city of Shinkay in Afghanistan's Zabul...
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...
Afghanistan: Russia's Recognition Of Taliban Sparks Fierce Backlash From Leaders And Activists
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaama Press) Russia's recognition of the interim regime of Kabul has sparked strong backlash in Afghanistan, with leaders and activists condemning it as harmful and counterproductive. The recognition of the Taliban by Russia has faced...
Afghanistan Coalition Continues Progress as Elections Near
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 06.17.2004 Courtesy Story Afghanistan "is no longer a sanctuary for terrorists, a place where they can train in safety and comfort," and coalition forces are working to increase security in the region and pave the way for...
At least 30 terrorists killed as security forces foil Afghan border infiltration bid
The Express Tribune
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July 4, 2025
Listen to article Security forces killed at least 30 Khawariji terrorists who were attempting to infiltrate from Afghanistan during two nights of operations in North Waziristan, the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR),...
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...
A firm stand
The Statesman (India)
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July 20, 2025
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), originally envisioned as a bulwark against terrorism, separatism, and extremism, faces a moment of reckoning. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, at the recent foreign ministers’ meet in Tianjin,...
Afghans Wounded in Firefight Being Treated at U.S. Base
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 04.29.2005 Courtesy Story Two Afghans wounded during an ambush by insurgent forces near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on April 26 continue recovery in a U.S. hospital at Bagram Air Base. The first patient, who suffered a...