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Voting age to be lowered to 16 by the next general election
Metro
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July 17, 2025
For the first time, those under 18 will be able to vote in a general election (Picture: In Pictures via Getty Images) People aged 16 and 17 will be able to vote in the next general election, after Labour announced a major move to lower the voting...
UNHCR flags undignified deportations of Afghans from Iran, warns of regional instability
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 17, 2025
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative for Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, has expressed concern over the intensifying deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran, coinciding with a...
Afghans being relocated to UK after personal data leak
RTE Ireland
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July 15, 2025
Thousands of people are being relocated to the UK as part of a secret £850 million scheme set up after a personal data leak of Afghans who supported British forces, it can now be reported. A dataset containing the personal information of nearly...
Afghan Authorities Destroy 65 Tonnes Of Expired Food Items In Kabul
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kabul, July 15 (IANS) Afghan authorities collected and destroyed 65 tonnes of expired and low-quality food items in the capital Kabul on Tuesday, officials from the Ministry of Public Health said. "Today, 65 tonnes, approximately...
Matt Vickers admits taxpayers will have to 'pick up the tab' for Afghan asylum scheme after 'disastrous' data breach: 'Huge consequences!'
GB News
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July 17, 2025
Conservative MP Matt Vickers has declared that British taxpayers will be "picking up the tab" for the uncovered Afghan asylum scheme. Speaking to GB News, the Shadow Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire said the data breach was "disastrous" and...
Britain's trust in Government is at an 'all time low', Brooks tells GB News
GB News
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July 17, 2025
The UK's Afghan asylum scheme has sparked a blistering row on GB News after a veteran told the People's Channel that he had been "evicted" to make way for those who were relocated. Hitting out at the £850million scheme, which was uncovered on...
Kazakhstan in Afghanistan: From Rhetoric to Infrastructure
Times of Central Asia
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July 17, 2025
The visit of Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu to Kabul (July 10–11) was a turning point not only for bilateral relations but also for the entire regional logistics agenda. While Astana’s previous statements about its readiness to...
How 2022 UK govt data leak spurred secret resettlement program for Afghan refugees
The Indian Express
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July 17, 2025
The British government on Tuesday (July 15) admitted to an accidental data leak of the identities of up to 100,000 Afghan nationals in 2022, which incited the risk of Taliban reprisal, and spurred a government program to provide asylum to...
Defence secretary revealed sensitive Afghan data breach details – but media still banned from reporting it
The Independent
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July 17, 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...
Putin sticks to Ukraine war despite erosion of Russia’s global clout
The Guam Daily Post
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rejection of President Donald Trump’s peace overtures and his continued killing of Ukrainian civilians in attacks on cities has curdled hopes for a deal to end the war or repair Moscow’s relations with the West....
FM Dar to sign trilateral agreement on railway project during day-long visit to Kabul
Dawn
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July 17, 2025
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will embark on a day-long visit to Kabul to sign the Framework Agreement on Joint Feasibility Study for the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday. In 2023, the...
Will the Afghan leak win votes for Nigel Farage? Don’t be so sure
City A.M.
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July 17, 2025
Thursday 17 July 2025 11:33 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 23: Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage attends a Reform UK press...
Pakistan FM Ishaq Dar To Visit Kabul For Railway Pact
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, is scheduled to visit Kabul on Thursday (today) to sign the Framework Agreement on a Joint Feasibility Study for the...
Pakistan signs 'transformational' railway pact with Afghanistan, Uzbekistan
GEO TV
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DPM Dar meets Afghan FM Muttaqi to boost cooperation. Leaders reaffirm commitment to regional connectivity. Ishaq Dar calls railway project "transformational". Pakistan has signed a trilateral railway agreement with Uzbekistan and Afghanistan,...
Pakistan inks trilateral railway deal
The News International
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July 17, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Thursday that Pakistan has officially signed a trilateral railway agreement with Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, marking a significant step towards bolstering regional connectivity and...
Left behind in Afghanistan: Tales from behind Taliban lines
STV News
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July 16, 2025
Words by ITV News Producer Luke Cullen “I strongly believe that the leak has made it significantly easier for them to identify and locate us.” These are the words of an Afghan who worked for the UK in the country before the Taliban swept back to...
Has Imad Wasim’s alleged Affair led to split with Wife Sania Ashfaq?
Daily Pakistan
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July 20, 2025
Pakistani all-rounder Imad Wasim has found himself at center of public attention, this time not for his cricketing feats, but due to speculation surrounding his personal life. The 36-year-old cricketer, after announcing his second retirement from...
Weaponry, ammunition discovered in E. Afghanistan
Xinhua News Agency
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KABUL, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan's security forces have discovered a large amount of weapons and military equipment, including 885 hand grenades, in the past four months in eastern Ghazni province, a local official reported Wednesday night....
SALUTE TO OUR MILITARY: SrA Daniel Sanchez
WEAR - Florida
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WEAR is giving a salute to our military. Tonight we honor Senior Airman Daniel Sanchez who served in the U.S. Air Force. He lost his life in Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field. Thank you for your...
Thousands of Afghans set to SUE MoD after data disaster - with taxpayers 'bracing for £1bn bill'
GB News
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July 17, 2025
Thousands of Afghans are poised to sue the Ministry of Defence after details of a mass data leak finally came to light this week. Almost 20,000 names of people who had applied to seek shelter from the Taliban in Britain had their names leaked by a...