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Afghan Repatriations from Iran Increase

Afghan Repatriations from Iran Increase

(MENAFN) In just over a month, close to half a million Afghans have made their way back from Iran, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which relayed this information to a news agency on Monday. This wave of returns...

Nearly 450,000 Afghans Head Back Home from Iran

Nearly 450,000 Afghans Head Back Home from Iran

(MENAFN) In just over a month, almost half a million Afghan migrants have been repatriated from Iran, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed to media on Monday. This surge precedes Tehran’s firm deadline requiring...

French law enforcement invades sea with knives to attack unlawful migration

French law enforcement invades sea with knives to attack unlawful migration

(MENAFN) French police have begun slashing inflatable boats used by migrants attempting to cross the English Channel, a new tactic aimed at curbing illegal migration to the UK, according to BBC footage aired on Friday. The video showed officers...

Afghanistan’s Flash Floods Claim Lives of Two Children

Afghanistan’s Flash Floods Claim Lives of Two Children

(MENAFN) Torrential rainfall triggered catastrophic flash floods in parts of eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, claiming the lives of two children and leaving widespread destruction, a local official reported on Sunday. The floods impacted...

Deadly Crash Claims Three Lives in Afghanistan

Deadly Crash Claims Three Lives in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) At least three people have died, and seven others sustained injuries after their vehicle crashed and flipped over in eastern Afghanistan's Panjshir province, according to media on Sunday. The incident occurred when a mini-bus, reportedly...

Torrential Floods Hit Eastern Afghanistan

Torrential Floods Hit Eastern Afghanistan

(MENAFN) Severe flooding overwhelmed eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Sunday, claiming the lives of at least two children and laying waste to numerous homes, as reported by local media. Citing information from the Nangarhar Provincial...

Turkish FM talks with Russian counterpart in BRICS summit

Turkish FM talks with Russian counterpart in BRICS summit

(MENAFN) On Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov during the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to diplomatic sources, their discussions focused on bilateral political and...

Poland’s PM holds press conference in Warsaw

Poland’s PM holds press conference in Warsaw

(MENAFN) As Poland implemented new border controls with Germany and Lithuania on Monday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk held a press conference in Warsaw declaring that authorities would respond firmly when necessary. Speaking alongside Dutch Prime...

Fidan, Lavrov Hold Talks

Fidan, Lavrov Hold Talks

(MENAFN) During the BRICS summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Monday. The dialogue took place on the sidelines of the high-level gathering,...

Bombing Targets Government Officials in Pakistan

Bombing Targets Government Officials in Pakistan

(MENAFN) At least five individuals lost their lives and 11 others sustained injuries on Wednesday when a government convoy was struck by a roadside explosion in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to an official statement....

Water Supply Project Kicks Off in Afghanistan

Water Supply Project Kicks Off in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) Work has officially commenced on the development of a new water supply network in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province, as reported by a state-run news agency, on Thursday. The project, funded by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation...

New Water Supply System Kicks Off in Drought-Hit Afghan Province

New Water Supply System Kicks Off in Drought-Hit Afghan Province

(MENAFN) A newly completed water supply system has officially begun operations in Sari Pul province, located in northern Afghanistan, according to a news agency on Saturday. The report stated that the infrastructure, built at a cost of 8 million...

Bombing Targets Military Convoy in Pakistan

Bombing Targets Military Convoy in Pakistan

(MENAFN) A vehicle-borne suicide attacker detonated a car loaded with explosives into a military convoy in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. No organization has yet claimed accountability for the assault, but...

Afghanistan Denounces U.S. Strikes on Iran

Afghanistan Denounces U.S. Strikes on Iran

(MENAFN) On Sunday, Afghanistan strongly denounced the United States’ military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, while several other Asian nations voiced unease over rising tensions in the Middle East. The Afghan government criticized...

Improving housing conditions in Kabul’s informal settlements

Improving housing conditions in Kabul’s informal settlements

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Afghanistan's road accidents leave three dead, harming ten civilians

Afghanistan's road accidents leave three dead, harming ten civilians

(MENAFN) Two separate traffic accidents in Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan province claimed the lives of three people and left ten others injured on Wednesday, according to a statement released by the provincial police office. In the first...

Large Wave of Afghan Refugee Families Head Back Home

Large Wave of Afghan Refugee Families Head Back Home

(MENAFN) On Monday alone, roughly 1,500 Afghan refugee families made their way back to Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan and Iran, a news agency reported Tuesday. According to the state-run outlet, "A total of 1,469 Afghan refugee families...

Tragic Roof Collapse Kills Two Teens in Afghanistan

Tragic Roof Collapse Kills Two Teens in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) A tragic roof collapse late Monday night in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province claimed the lives of two teenagers and left a child wounded, according to Mawlawi Mohammad Akram Akbari, the provincial head of the Natural Disaster...

'The Operator with Rob O’Neill' Podcast Announces Latest Unfiltered Episodes Featuring Military Legends & Commentary

'The Operator with Rob O’Neill' Podcast Announces Latest Unfiltered Episodes Featuring Military Legends & Commentary

NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, June 23, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- “The Operator with Rob O’Neill,” hosted by former SEAL Team Six Operator Robert J. O’Neill, continues its weekly run with a slate of compelling, no-nonsense episodes. Known...

Afghanistan Coal Mine Collapse Leaves Four Miners Dead

Afghanistan Coal Mine Collapse Leaves Four Miners Dead

(MENAFN) A devastating incident unfolded in northern Afghanistan's Samangan province as four miners tragically lost their lives when a coalmine tunnel collapsed, according to an official statement released by the provincial police office on...

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