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Afghan dad reunites with family under government scheme
Oxford Mail
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Muhammad Irshad Khan left his country under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme with the help of Oxford charity Asylum Welcome. His family arrived safely in the UK at the beginning of July, following what has been described as a “long and...
Afghan Data leak: UK PM Starmer says serious questions to answer by fmr Tory ministers
TVC News Nigeria
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July 16, 2025
Former Conservative ministers have “serious questions to answer” about a secret program to resettle Afghan nationals exposed in a prior government data breach, according to UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. The prime minister welcomed a planned...
Afghan tech CEO passes Oxford University law exam with distinction
Oxford Mail
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Sara Wahedi was born in Kabul but emigrated from Afghanistan with her family to North America in 2005. She co-founded the civic technology company Ehtesab but is currently the CEO of Civaam, which is a civic-tech firm that launched in 2024. The...
Afghan data breach super injunction ‘deeply disturbing’ for press freedom, says Lewis Goodall
Press Gazette
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July 16, 2025
News Agents podcast co-host Lewis Goodall has warned that the wide-ranging super injunction used to silence UK media for two years sets a “profoundly dangerous” precedent. Goodall was the first journalist to become aware of a Government data leak...
UN urges halt to Afghan deportations from Iran, Pakistan over rights concerns
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 19, 2025
Geneva [Switzerland], July 19 (ANI): The United Nations has raised alarm over the deportation of over 1.9 million Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan in the past seven months, urging an immediate halt to forced and unsafe returns, Khaama Press...
Afghan asylum scheme branded a 'monumental cock-up' as Westminster warned of 'further damage to public trust'
GB News
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July 16, 2025
The Government has been scolded for their "monumental cock-up" of the Afghan asylum scheme and warned of further "diminishing trust" with Britons. Speaking to GB News, Dr Rakib Ehsan said the scandal of not disclosing the scheme has done a "great...
Richard Bennett: Deportations from Germany to Afghanistan Violate International Law
Khaama Press
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July 19, 2025
Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, condemned Germany’s deportation of 81 Afghan citizens, warning of more deportations and urging a halt to the process. Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights for...
WB regional vice president concludes Pakistan visit
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 25, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 25 (APP):The World Bank’s Vice President for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAAP) region, Ousmane Dione, concluded his three-days visit to Pakistan on Friday. This marked his first visit...
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Launch of the Trans-Afghan Railway Project – Expanding Logistics Opportunities for Central Asia
News Central Asia
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July 19, 2025
On 17 July 2025, a tripartite meeting was held in Kabul, marking a significant step in strengthening regional connectivity between Central and South Asia. During the meeting, representatives from Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Transport, Afghanistan’s...
“In Afghanistan, we were chased by a Taliban. I felt like I was going to die.”
Portugal Pulse
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July 19, 2025
Licenciado e mestre em Bioquímica, João Amorim, conhecido como ‘Follow The Sun’, encontrou sua verdadeira paixão em viagens. Agora líder de viagens, fotógrafo e influenciador digital, compartilha suas aventuras com milhares de seguidores. Em 2023,...
Series of explosions in Iran: Israel-Iran ceasefire in danger? Is Mossad active in Tehran? Afghans in Iran under scrutiny for...
India.com
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July 19, 2025
Home News Series of explosions in Iran: Israel-Iran ceasefire in danger? Is Mossad active in Tehran? Afghans in Iran under scrutiny for… A series of explosions have been reported from Tehran and other Iranian cities. New Delhi: Iran and Israel...
Kankor Results to Be Released Tomorrow in Afghanistan
Khaama Press
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July 19, 2025
The Kankor exam results for 1404 will be announced tomorrow in Afghanistan. A press conference is scheduled, and results will be available online. The National Examination Department, under the control of the Interim administration, has announced...
Yankee Brigade feted ahead of deployment to Africa
Yahoo News
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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (SHNS) – When Col. Nathan Wilder was deployed overseas for the first time back in 2006, he held his newborn son in his arms while fellow soldiers and his family sent him off. As Wilder prepared for a second overseas deployment...
Chaos and fear as Afghans exposed in huge data breach left in limbo by UK
The Independent
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July 19, 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...
Taliban 'on killing spree of Afghan interpreters' after Government data breach put thousands at risk of reprisals
LBC
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19 July 2025, 02:07 Taliban warlords have embarked on a campaign of killings against Afghans after the British Government lost a top-secret database of those who helped the UK during the war in the Middle East. Picture: LBC Taliban warlords have...
Pentagon shifts $200 million from barracks, schools, facilities to border wall
Task & Purpose
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July 25, 2025
The Pentagon is shifting $200 million in funds previously appropriated to Marine Corps barracks, military-run schools, a jet pilot training site, facilities in Guam and more to pay for 20 miles of a partial border wall at a service testing range...
World News | UN Urges Halt to Afghan Deportations from Iran, Pakistan over Rights Concerns
Latestly
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July 19, 2025
Geneva [Switzerland], July 19 (ANI): The United Nations has raised alarm over the deportation of over 1.9 million Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan in the past seven months, urging an immediate halt to forced and unsafe returns, Khaama Press...
Afghan author’s new novel celebrates Iran-Afghanistan cultural, spiritual ties
Tehran Times
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July 15, 2025
TEHRAN – The novel "Qezel-Ahou" by Afghan writer Omolbanin Maher, a compelling narrative exploring the profound relationship between Iran and Afghanistan, has recently been published by Soore Mehr Publication in Tehran. Spanning 82 chapters, the...
Govt to continue assisting in Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s case, PM Shehbaz assures her sister
Dawn
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July 25, 2025
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif assured Dr Fouzia Siddiqui on Friday that the government would continue to provide all possible legal and diplomatic support in the matter of her sister, Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist serving a prison...
Politics LIVE: Inquiry launched into £850m Afghan data breach as ex-Tory Ministers prepare for grilling
GB News
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July 16, 2025
The Defence Select Committee will launch a formal inquiry into the Afghan data leak that was kept from the public for more than two years under a superinjunction. Tan Dhesi, the Labour chairman of the committee, told the BBC: "I'm not sure whether...