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WFP raises alarm as 10 million Afghans face hunger due to aid cuts
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...

Zahid vows to increase tariffs on imported goods
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Deputy Minister for Industry and Commerce has assured traders that tariffs would be increased on imported goods whose domestic production could meet 20 percent or more of the country’s market needs. In a statement, the...

Bismillah Shinwari, Afghanistan’s Cricket umpire, passes away
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,...
South Africa Is No Longer Alone on the International Stage
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...

Pakistan urges UN to prevent Afghan soil from becoming terrorist safe haven
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
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...

Supreme court lifts order blocking Trump’s federal layoffs, paving way for mass job cuts - US politics live
Supreme court lifts order blocking Trump's mass federal layoffsThe supreme court has cleared the way for Donald Trump’s administration to resume carrying out mass job cuts and the restructuring of agencies, key elements of his campaign to downsize...

Terrorism emanating from Afghanistan serious threat to its neighbours, Pakistan warns UN
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...

MoPH forms committee to monitor doctors, health workers
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has appointed a committee to regulate the activities of foreign and domestic doctors and health workers in private health centers. According to a statement from the ministry, the committee is...

Germany must give visas to at-risk Afghan family, court says
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...

India abstains from UN resolution on Afghanistan
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....

Punitive measures unlikely..: India abstains from UN resolution on Afghanistan
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...

ICC Chairman Jay Shah Extends Condolences on Death of Afghanistan Umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari
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...

Afghan border faces emergency as thousands return from Iran ahead of deadline
Tens of thousands of undocumented Afghans rushed back home from Iran in recent days, creating a crisis at border points, especially at Islam Qala in Herat province. Iran had set a July 6 deadline for undocumented Afghans to leave, impacting...

Jay Shah Extends Condolences On Death Of Afghanistan Umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari
(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,...

India Abstains from UN Afghanistan Resolution, Urges Action Against Terror Use of Afghan Soil
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
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...

Law targets banned substances in UAE horse racing
Sheikh Khalifa, President of the UAE, has issued a new law to combat the trade or use of banned substances in horse racing and equestrian sports events in the UAE. The law aims to protect legitimate competition in the sport and eliminate fraud...

Afghan Refugees in Pakistan urge US to resume USRAP Resettlement Program
Afghan refugees in Pakistan urged the U.S. to resume the USRAP resettlement program, saying delays have left them stranded and increasingly vulnerable. A number of Afghan refugees holding U.S. P1 and P2 immigration cases and currently residing in...

As ties grow, Russian tourism firms offer trips to Afghanistan
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...