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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...
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...
‘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...
Afghanistan rejects ICC's ruling on arrest of senior Taliban leaders
The Express Tribune
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July 8, 2025
Listen to article The spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Zabihullah Mujahid, has issued a strong rebuttal to the recent ruling by the International Criminal Court (ICC), which called for the arrest and prosecution of senior...
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...
The New York Times: Staff news from Business
Editor and Publisher
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Ben Casselman Ellen Pollock | The New York Times Earlier this year, Ben was elevated to chief economics correspondent. He’ll continue to cover the U.S. economy and economic policy. As we all know, Ben is our all-star collaborator and economics...
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...
Afghanistan’s population estimated at 36.4 million in 2025
Ariana News
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July 8, 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has announced that it will assess the contents of the recent United Nations Resolution on Afghanistan in accordance with Islamic teachings and national interests. In an official...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Tajikistan orders Afghan refugees to leave within 15 days amid deportation campaign
Asia Plus
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08:30, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The government of Tajikistan has issued a sweeping order giving Afghan refugees just 15 days to leave the country, igniting alarm among thousands of asylum seekers, many of whom possess legal residency documents. The...
Afghan population estimated at over 36 mln
Xinhua News Agency
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KABUL, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Mohammad Halim Rafi, the spokesman for the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), has estimated the population of Afghanistan to be as high as 36.4 million, according to a local media outlet, Tolonews....
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...
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...
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...