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Afghanistan’s Refugees in India suffer inhumane conditions, rights group warns
Khaama Press
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July 8, 2025
A rights group reports that Afghanistan’s refugees in India are living without legal protection, basic services, or dignity, enduring harsh conditions and prolonged uncertainty. Dozens of Afghan asylum seekers who fled to India due to threats in...
Afghan Polio Program urges vaccination of children returning from Pakistan
Detroit Star - Michigan
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Kabul [Afghanistan], July 8 (ANI): The Polio-Free Afghanistan program has urged Afghan returnee migrants from Pakistan to ensure their children are vaccinated against polio at border crossings, Khaama news reported on Tuesday. As per Khaama news,...
Afghan police foil drug smuggling, detain 2 in eastern province
Xinhua News Agency
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KABUL, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Police have thwarted attempts to smuggle 43 kg illegal drug of opium type and arrested two individuals on charges of involvement in the drug business in eastern Wardak province, provincial director for counter-narcotics...
Afghan cricket umpire Bismillah Jan dies at 41
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 8, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): Renowned Afghan and international cricket umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari has passed away at the age of 41 due to an illness. In a heartfelt message shared on its official Facebook page, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) extended...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Regular Special Intensive Revision Of Electoral Rolls Before Every Election
Live Law
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July 8, 2025
BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay has filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Union and State governments to conduct Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls at regular...
WFP raises alarm as 10 million Afghans face hunger due to aid cuts
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 8, 2025
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 8 (ANI): The World Food Programme (WFP) has once again raised alarm over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, stating that ten million people are in urgent need of food assistance this summer, but only one...
10 million Afghans face hunger due to aid cuts: WFP
Awaz The Voice
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July 8, 2025
Kabul The World Food Programme (WFP) has once again raised alarm over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, stating that ten million people are in urgent need of food assistance this summer, but only one million can be supported due to...
Over 80% of Afghan refugees voluntarily return home
Tehran Times
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July 8, 2025
TEHRAN – From the beginning of the current Iranian year, March 21, till June 27, a total of 717,658 Afghans have returned to Afghanistan; more than 80 percent of them were dispatched voluntarily. According to the head of the National Organization...
Germany must give visas to at-risk Afghan family, court says
Deutsche Welle
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July 8, 2025
A German court ruled on Tuesday that an Afghan family previously promised visas to enter Germany under a program for those at risk under the Taliban regime must be allowed to travel to the country. Berlin's administrative court said the family had...
Germany must honour visa obligations to Afghan refugees, rules court
KDAL - Minnesota
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July 8, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) -A German court ruled on Tuesday that the government is obliged to issue visas to Afghan nationals and their family members who were accepted into a humanitarian admissions programme that the new centre-right coalition intends to...
Islamabad hosts talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan Agreement reached on early finalization of Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan Railway Framework
Azertag
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July 8, 2025
Islamabad, Hilal Ahmad, July 8, AZERTAC Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to intensify efforts toward the early finalization of the Framework Agreement for the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan Railway project. This key issue, along with other...
Jay Shah Extends Condolences On Death Of Afghanistan Umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Dubai, July 8 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Jay Shah has expressed its sorrow at the death of Afghanistan umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari at the age of 41. A member of the ICC International Panel of Umpires,...
UN resolution pledges continued support to Afghanistan
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 8, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution reaffirming its continued support for human rights, counterterrorism efforts, and adherence to international law in Afghanistan. In a statement, UNGA said the...
India abstains from UN resolution on Afghanistan
The Federal
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July 8, 2025
United Nations, Jul 8 (PTI) India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution on Afghanistan, noting that a “business as usual” approach is unlikely to deliver outcomes that the global community envisions for the Afghan people....
Pakistan urges UN to prevent Afghan soil from becoming terrorist safe haven
The Nation
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July 8, 2025
Pakistan has called on the United Nations to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a hub for terrorism, warning that groups like the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) pose a serious threat to regional and global peace. Addressing a UN General Assembly...
Nearly half a million Afghans return from Iran after crackdown
Al Jazeera
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July 8, 2025
Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since early June, according to the United Nations refugee agency, after Tehran imposed a July 6 deadline for undocumented migrants and refugees to leave the country. The surge compounds Afghanistan’s...
ICC Chairman Jay Shah Extends Condolences on Death of Afghanistan Umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Latestly
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July 8, 2025
Mumbai, July 8: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Jay Shah has expressed its sorrow at the death of Afghanistan umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari at the age of 41. A member of the ICC International Panel of Umpires, Shinwari officiated...
Eight Terrorists Killed While Attempting To Cross Into Pakistan From Afghanistan
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) Security forces foiled a cross-border infiltration attempt, killing eight terrorists trying to enter Pakistan from Afghanistan, according to official sources. The action took place in the Loye Mamund area, located...
A million more Afghans could be sent back from Iran, Red Cross warns
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 8, 2025
GENEVA (Reuters) -The Red Cross said on Tuesday it is bracing for another 1 million people to be sent back from Iran to Afghanistan amid mass deportations that humanitarians say are placing a heavy strain on the aid system. Over 1.2 million people...
Bismillah Shinwari, Afghanistan’s Cricket umpire, passes away
Khaama Press
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July 8, 2025
Bismillah Shinwari, a respected cricket umpire from Afghanistan, passed away due to illness. He officiated in numerous international and domestic matches throughout his career. The Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced that Bismillah Shinwari,...