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Dir Think Tank (DTT) Announces New Cabinet to Continue Its Mission
EIN Presswire
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July 2, 2025
DIR, PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN, July 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dir, a strategic location surrounded and connected with Chitral, Bajaur, Swat, Malakand and Afghanistan, remains undeveloped. Dir has remained the center of various religious...
TOL: PH's hosting of transiting Afghan refugees correct, humane, commendable
Senate of the Philippines
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January 20, 2025
PHILIPPINES, January 20 - Press Release January 20, 2025 TOL: PH's hosting of transiting Afghan refugees correct, humane, commendable Senate Majority Leader Francis 'TOL' Tolentino today welcomed the news that all of the Afghan refugees who were...
Canadian T. A. Keenleyside Receives International Recognition Through the INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD®
EIN Presswire
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January 21, 2025
Respected Canadian Journalist Turned Author T. A. Keenleyside to be Awarded a General Fiction Distinguished Favorite by the 2025 INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD®! TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, January 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- "Roads Not Taken" by T....
ASKA appoints Elite Military Experts to expand Strategic Advisory Board
EIN Presswire
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January 21, 2025
Leader in multimodal (drive & fly) VTOL ramps up Market Expansion in Defense Sector MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, UNITED STATES, January 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ASKA, developer of the ASKA™ A5 roadable electric-hybrid VTOL (Vertical and Takeoff and...
Minister Gayton McKenzie on the Protea Cricket Games against Afghanistan
South African Government
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January 10, 2025
Public calls have been escalating for the Proteas cricket team to boycott their ICC Champions Trophy match against the Afghanistan men’s cricket team next month. This, on the basis that the Taliban government in Afghanistan banned women’s sport...
AIDA Country Report on Belgium – Update on 2024
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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June 18, 2025
|Published on: 18th June 2025|Categories: News| The updated AIDA Country Report on Belgium provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and...
Afghanistan: multiple journalists arrested by Taliban intelligence
National Union of Journalists
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October 19, 2024
The targeting of media workers including through arbitrary arrests continues under Taliban rule. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in calling for the release of Mahdi Ansary and...
Statement of Senator Francis N. Tolentino on the arrival of 300 Afghan nationals in the Philippines
Senate of the Philippines
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January 7, 2025
PHILIPPINES, January 7 - Press Release January 7, 2025 Demonstrating shared humanity: On the arrival of 300 Afghan nationals in the Philippines Statement of Senator Francis N. Tolentino on the arrival of 300 Afghan nationals in the Philippines For...
The Law Office of Will M. Helixon Opens Central Texas Office Near Fort Cavazos
EIN Presswire
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January 7, 2025
LOWMH expands to Central Texas, providing seasoned military legal defense and supporting U.S. service members with career-defining challenges across the region. HARKER HEIGHTS, TX, UNITED STATES, January 7, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Law...
Statement by William J. Burns on Passing of President Jimmy Carter
Central Intelligence Agency
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December 30, 2024
For Immediate Release: December 29, 2024 Statement by William J. Burns on Passing of President Jimmy Carter We join our nation in mourning the loss of President Jimmy Carter. His grace, dignity, and profound commitment to improving the lives of...
EL PASO, TEXAS REALTOR® BETH SIERRA EARNS HER MILITARY RELOCATION PROFESSIONAL (MRP) CERTIFICATION
EIN Presswire
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January 15, 2025
EL PASO, TX, UNITED STATES, January 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Beth Sierra is an astute, intellectually charming real estate professional at Sierra Realty TX in El Paso, Texas. She is also a retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant. Beth was...
Afghan National Arrested for Plotting an Election Day Terrorist Attack in the Name of ISIS
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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October 8, 2024
Note: View the unsealed criminal complaint here. The Justice Department today announced charges against a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for conspiring to conduct an Election Day terrorist attack in the United States...
AIDA Country Report on Germany – Update on 2024
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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June 17, 2025
|Published on: 17th June 2025|Categories: News| The updated AIDA Country Report on Germany provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and...
Pakistan Calls on India to Renounce "Misguided Policies"
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called on India to abandon its "misguided policies" and shift toward fostering greater regional collaboration in South Asia. Speaking at the Institute for Strategic Studies Islamabad conference on...
Governor Newsom proclaims POW/MIA Recognition Day 2024
Office of the California Governor
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September 20, 2024
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring Friday, September 20, 2024, as California POW/MIA Recognition Day. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: PROCLAMATION On POW/MIA Recognition Day, we...
Suspect of Moscow’s Crocus City Hall claim order came from Ukraine
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) The suspects behind the March 2024 terrorist attack at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, which resulted in 149 deaths and injured over 600, have allegedly claimed that the operation was ordered by a Ukrainian government entity, according to...
Governor Mills Directs Flags Lowered Tomorrow in Honor of 9/11 Victims, Survivors, First Responders, and Servicemembers
State of Maine Office of Governor
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September 10, 2024
Governor proclaims September 11, 2024 as First Responders Day in Maine Augusta, MAINE -- In accordance with a directive of the President, Governor Janet Mills has ordered that the United States and State of Maine flags be lowered to half-staff...
Online Event – Women and Girls’ Access to International Protection: Challenges and Legal Developments
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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December 6, 2024
6th December 2024 | News ECRE is organising a webinar on women and girl’s access to international protection. Title: Women and Girls’ Access to International Protection: Challenges and Legal Developments Date: Tuesday 10 December Time: 11.00-12.45...
Sweden in Afghanistan 2001–2021
Government Offices of Sweden
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December 17, 2024
SWEDEN, December 17 - Sweden has had a long and broad engagement in Afghanistan, initially through civil society organisations such as the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) and through providing humanitarian support via the UN system. The...
Governor Hochul Recognizes Extraordinary Service of New York State’s Defense Forces
New York State Office of the Governor
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September 12, 2024
Last year, the New York National Guard led the nation in recruitment and retention, and the federal government ranked the New York National Guard number one for “strength health.” Recently, New York National Guard personnel helped respond to...