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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...
German court rules at-risk Afghan family must be given visas
The Standard
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July 8, 2025
08 July 2025, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) follows the speech by Lars Klingbeil (SPD), Federal Minister of Finance, in the Bundestag during the budget consultations on the introduction of the draft federal budget for 2025....
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan urge US to resume USRAP Resettlement Program
Khaama Press
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July 7, 2025
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...
Law targets banned substances in UAE horse racing
The National News
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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Supreme court lifts order blocking Trump’s federal layoffs, paving way for mass job cuts - US politics live
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
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...
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...
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...
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....
Trump Deserves Nobel Peace Prize
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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July 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Commitment to Global Peace, Security Unwavering From the Mideast to South and East Asia, Central and East Africa, and the Balkans, President Donald Trump is pursuing a mission to promote stability and peace throughout...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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....