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Voters don’t believe Team Trump on Epstein, may be his ‘Afghanistan’
Washington Examiner
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July 15, 2025
MAGA’s disgruntlement with President Donald Trump over his team’s dismissal of the Jeffrey Epstein affair is turning into a political crisis, and a top pollster is comparing the fallout to the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan that hobbled...
Statement of the Advocacy Committee for Women Journalists of Afghanistan Journalists Support Organization (AJSO) Regarding the Arrest of Zahra Shams in Pakistan
Afghan Journalists Support Organization
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July 15, 2025
15 Jul 2025 With deep regret, we have learned that Ms. Zahra Shams, an Afghan journalist, and her family were arrested today by Pakistani police. They now face the threat of forced deportation to Afghanistan. Earlier, several other Afghan...
CHRIS HUGHES: 'Afghans who helped our troops deserve loyalty - they were betrayed'
The Mirror
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July 15, 2025
Chris Hughes is the Daily Mirror Defence and Security Editor. Chris won specialist journalist of the year in 2013 at the UK Press Awards. He has reported from frontlines in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Ukraine and terror attacks...
Former defence secretary makes ‘no apology’ for Afghan injunction
Belfast Telegraph
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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 in the wake of the breach. Sir Ben Wallace has said that the decision to apply for the gagging order was “not as some are childishly trying to claim,...
Pakistan, Afghanistan trade hits $1b in first half of 2025
The Express Tribune
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July 15, 2025
Listen to article Due to Kabul’s assurances to Islamabad on the TTP and other key issues, trade between the two sides has reached $1 billion in the first six months of 2025. The latest report published by the Afghan Ministry of Commerce shows...
EAM Jaishankar meets Russian, Iranian counterparts in Tianjin; calls on President Xi in Beijing
Zee Business
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July 15, 2025
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a series of high-level diplomatic meetings on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers in Tianjin, China, marking a significant round of engagements with...
US appeals court temporarily blocks bid to end Afghans’ protected status in America
The Straits Times
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July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON - A US appeals court has, for now, blocked the Trump administration from removing the temporary protective status of thousands of Afghans in the United States, court documents showed on July 14. An administrative stay on the termination...
Pictured: The unmarked planes full of Afghans landing at Stansted's private hangars before migrant families are bussed to their new life in British hotels and military bases
Daily Mail
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July 15, 2025
Setting foot in the UK for the first time, Afghan families are welcomed by a British soldier. They have just stepped off an unmarked plane which landed at Stansted Airport. It is part of the Government's clandestine immigration scheme. Today,...
Government set up secret £850m scheme to offer Afghans asylum after data breach
City A.M.
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July 15, 2025
Tuesday 15 July 2025 12:55 pm | Updated: Tuesday 15 July 2025 5:06 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email A secret asylum scheme for Afghans was set up...
UK’s secret Afghan resettlement scheme unveiled: A lifeline or looming threat?
Weekly Blitz
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July 15, 2025
In a dramatic disclosure on July 15, the British government revealed that thousands of Afghans-many of whom worked with UK forces during the two-decade-long war in Afghanistan-were secretly resettled in the United Kingdom under a confidential...
Tailored and Time Constrained: Key Considerations for Military Innovators
Small Wars Journal
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July 15, 2025
Introduction Those who innovate well find success, while those who do not become cautionary tales. When discussing military innovation, there are many considerations. The most important considerations that influence military innovation are that...
MoD official responsible for catastrophic Afghan data breach that cost billions still works for government
The Independent
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July 15, 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...
Why the US military wants troops to be able to fix their own stuff
Insider
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July 15, 2025
Troops often find themselves surrounded by gear they cannot legally fix. A bipartisan push is trying to allow troops to turn to their own wrenches to repair military equipment rather than relying on civilian contractors. Service members are...
Pakistan–Afghanistan trade crosses $1 billion in H1 2025 amid cautious optimism
Profit by Pakistan Today
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July 15, 2025
Bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan has surged past $1 billion in the first half of 2025, driven by recent diplomatic engagements and Kabul’s renewed commitments on counterterrorism, particularly regarding the Tehrik-i-Taliban...
UK launched secret scheme to relocate Afghans after data leak
Daily Star
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July 15, 2025
Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:00 AM Last update on: Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:15 AM Reuters, London Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:00 AM Last update on: Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:15 AM Britain set up a secret scheme to relocate thousands of Afghans to the UK after a soldier...
Afghans rally behind boycott of Iranian goods as deportations surge
Iran International
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July 15, 2025
Activists are urging citizens and business owners to halt the import and purchase of Iranian goods, with some deploying the social media hashtag "Boycott Iranian goods: a national demand". More than half a million Afghans have been deported from...
Afghan Migrants Can Claim Rental Deposits Through Embassy, Say Iranian Officials
Khaama Press
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July 15, 2025
Afghan migrants in Iran can now seek help through their embassy to reclaim rental deposits (rahni) amid widespread deportations. Iranian authorities have announced measures to help Afghan migrants recover house deposits (rahni) that landlords have...
UK Government condemned over Afghan data breach
Devon Live
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July 15, 2025
A British academic who personally helped thousands of Afghans flee Taliban violence has condemned the UK Government over a catastrophic data breach that exposed the identities of those who worked with British forces — saying the fallout has cost...
UK’s cavalier attitude leaves Afghans facing yet more fear and uncertainty
The Guardian
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July 15, 2025
This week’s revelations about the UK’s dangerously cavalier treatment of Afghans who worked with British forces are shocking but not surprising. The carelessness with which Britain went to war in Afghanistan was matched by the carelessness with...
MOD data breach exposed 100,000 Afghans, prompting secret UK relocation scheme
Channel 4 News
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July 15, 2025
The British Government accidentally leaked the names of thousands of Afghans, and then spent hundreds of millions of pounds bringing them to the UK. The government tried to keep it a secret with a super injunction. But today that was lifted,...