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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...
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...
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...
South Africa Is No Longer Alone on the International Stage
IOL
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Vashna Jagannath|Published 31 minutes ago 5min South Africa’s position on the human catastrophe in Gaza has been consistent, lawful and morally serious. It has insisted that international law must be applied equally to all countries, regardless of...
Terrorism emanating from Afghanistan serious threat to its neighbours, Pakistan warns UN
ARY News
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July 8, 2025
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan called on the international community to “speak with one voice” in order to hold the Taliban to their commitments, including not to allow the use of Afghan soil against any country and to ensure the shared goal of a stable...
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....
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...
Afghanistan’s Reckoning is Overdue
Daily Pakistan
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July 7, 2025
International community watches in feigned horror as Iran and Pakistan take decisive action against Afghan nationals within their borders. Forget the political spin. Let’s talk about a simple, hard truth. Iran and Pakistan have paid a heavy price...
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,...
Punitive measures unlikely..: India abstains from UN resolution on Afghanistan
Madhyamam
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July 8, 2025
United Nations: While abstaining on a General Assembly resolution on Afghanistan, India has called on the international community to prevent Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and their sponsors from exploiting that country’s...
India Abstains from UN Afghanistan Resolution, Urges Action Against Terror Use of Afghan Soil
The Kashmir Monitor
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July 8, 2025
India abstained from voting on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on the situation in Afghanistan on Monday and noted that a “business as usual” approach without new and targeted initiatives is unlikely to deliver the outcomes...
ICC mourns death of Afghanistan umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Telengana Today
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July 8, 2025
Afghanistan umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari, 41, has passed away. A member of the ICC International Panel of Umpires, Bismillah had officiated in 25 ODIs and 21 T20Is. ICC Chairman Jay Shah extended condolences to his family Hyderabad: The ICC has...
UN slams Taliban over systematic oppression of Afghan women
Daily Times
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July 8, 2025
The United Nations General Assembly has strongly condemned the “systematic oppression” of women and girls in Afghanistan by the ruling Taliban authorities. In a resolution passed on Monday, 116 countries voted in favor, while the United States and...
Nearly 500,000 Afghans return from Iran since June 1: UN migration agency
Yeni Safak
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Nearly half a million Afghans have returned from Iran in just over a month, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed to Anadolu on Monday, ahead of Tehran's deadline for undocumented Afghan nationals to leave the country....
As ties grow, Russian tourism firms offer trips to Afghanistan
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 8, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): In the wake of Russia’s official recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), Russian travel companies have launched promoting one-week tourism packages to Afghanistan, with the first group of tourists expected to...
Pakistan is Walking a Geopolitical Tightrope
Oil Price
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July 9, 2025
As Pakistan’s military leaders met recently with US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and special envoy Steve Witkoff at the White House, its regional ally Iran was being hit with a missile barrage from Israel -- Islamabad's...
Sens. Warren, Sheehy team up on bipartisan military bill backed by Trump admin.
CBS News
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Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren, one of the most liberal members of the U.S. Senate, is teaming up with Montana Republican Tim Sheehy, one of the upper chamber's most conservative, to advance a new Pentagon policy that has earned support...
Data Collection Can Be Effective and Legal
Antiwar
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July 8, 2025
Reprinted from ConsortiumNews. William Binney is the principal author of this memo by the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS). MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Data...
UN General Assembly adopts resolution on Afghanistan, Russia abstains
TASS
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July 7, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, July 7. /TASS/. During its plenary session on Monday, the UN General Assembly adopted a draft resolution expressing concern about human rights in Afghanistan, a TASS correspondent reported. The 67-point document was drafted by...
Pakistan urges UN to stop Afghanistan from becoming terror hub
Daily Times
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July 8, 2025
At the United Nations General Assembly, Pakistan issued a strong warning about the growing threat of terrorism from Afghanistan. Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, stressed that Afghan soil must not...