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Afghan women refugees find freedom, voice through football
BDNews24
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Elaha Safdari was 17 and had just earned her maiden call-up as a goalkeeper for Afghanistan's women's football team when she was forced to flee Kabul during the Taliban takeover in 2021. Safdari was given chilling instructions to burn her kit and...
Afghanistan tightens noose on right-hand drive vehicles
Pajhwok Afghan News
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August 30, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Interior (MoI) says owners of right-hand drive vehicles registered in Afghanistan must obtain temporary number plates. Those vehicles that have not been registered must leave Kabul and obtain stickers in the...
Law regulating poetry gatherings endorsed
Pajhwok Afghan News
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August 30, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) says the law regulating poetry gatherings has been endorsed and published in the official gazette. As per the law, poets are obliged to avoid disrespecting Islamic values, insulting or dividing ethnic...
Afghanistan Cricketer Rashid Khan’s Elder Brother Haji Abdul Halim Passes Away, Pakistan Players Offer Prayers on Sidelines of UAE Tri-Series 2025 (Watch Video)
Latestly
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August 30, 2025
In a tragic development, Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan's brother Haji Abdul Halim, passed away on August 24. The announcement was made by the Afghanistan National Cricket Team star in a Facebook post on the same day. Taking to the social media...
Paradigm Shift In International Relations
The Rising Nepal
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International relations continue to revolve around the spectrum of cooperation, competition and conflict based on the national interests of nation-states. What has changed is the reordering of relations among nations, the shifting of their...
Soccer-We're still here: Afghan women refugees find freedom, voice through football
The Malaysian Star
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August 30, 2025
BURTON UPON TRENT, England (Reuters) -Elaha Safdari was 17 and had just earned her maiden call-up as a goalkeeper for Afghanistan's women's football team when she was forced to flee Kabul during the Taliban takeover in 2021. Safdari was given...
Majority of Afghans consider girls’ education important: UN
Pajhwok Afghan News
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August 30, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): The UN Women section has announced that based on a survey, among rural populations, 87% of men and 95% of women support girls’ education, while in urban areas the figures was 95% for both men and women. The agency on Friday said,...
Mullahs and Muslim politics
Daily FT
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Muslim politicians and mullahs are walking on a tight rope by trying to bargain with these parties Whether as a pressure group or active participants the political role of these mullahs had been very negligible until the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress...
20 years, $2tr, a nation in ruins: How US ended its longest war in Afghanistan this day in 2021
Press TV
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By Press TV Website Staff On this day four years ago, the last American soldier appeared visibly jaded in a night-vision photo as he took slow, measured steps to board the US military plane, drawing the curtains on 20 years of disastrous military...
Report: U.S. Commanders Rejected Last-Minute Offers to Secure Kabul, Paving Way for Taliban Takeover
[your]NEWS
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August 30, 2025
Newly surfaced accounts reveal that American generals turned down proposals that could have kept Kabul out of Taliban hands, leading to deadly consequences during the chaotic 2021 evacuation. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Two pivotal U.S. commanders...
FIFA Camp Symbol Of Afghan Women's Resistance, Fight For Football Recognition
News18
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August 30, 2025
Last Updated:August 30, 2025, 16:46 IST FIFA's ID camp at St George's Park unites Afghanistan refugee women footballers like Elaha Safdari and Najma Arefi, symbolizing resistance and hope for international recognition. Afghanistan women football...
Armed clash erupts between Afghanistan and Tajikistan over border dispute and mining activities
AKIpress News Agency
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August 30, 2025
Armed clash erupts between Afghanistan and Tajikistan over border dispute and mining activities AKIPRESS.COM - An armed conflict occurred on August 24 in the Dawang border area of Afghanistan's Badakhshan province between Taliban forces and...
What's behind the baseless rumours that US President Donald Trump 'is dead'?
The Journal
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August 30, 2025
THE INTERNET IS abuzz with chat on one topic and one topic only this morning: whether the 47th President of the United States, Donald J Trump, has died. He hasn’t. The speculation seems to be based on three main factors: He hasn’t been out and...
Quetta operation: FIA captures human trafficker, six Afghans
Daily Times
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August 30, 2025
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has made a major breakthrough in Quetta, Balochistan, by arresting a key human trafficking agent. The FIA’s Anti-Human Trafficking Circle launched the operation in the city, which led to the arrest of...
Afghanistan Hosts 23,000 International Terrorists According to Russia
SpecialEurasia
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August 29, 2025
Executive Summary This report analyses the implications and reasons of Russia’s statement regarding the presence of 23,000 international terrorists and militants in Afghanistan. Despite officially acknowledging the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan...
Sharjah Tri-Series: Pakistan Thrash Afghanistan In First Match Khaleej Times
MENAFN
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Pakistan produced a superlative all-round performance to beat Afghanistan by 39 runs in the first match of the tri-series at a packed Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday. Having made 182 for seven after electing to bat,...
Pro-TTP elements present in Afghan govt: DPM Dar
GEO TV
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August 30, 2025
Pakistan, China share security concerns over TTP: Dar He says there's no resistance from Kabul on against group. Do not doubt Afghan side's intention, remarks DPM Dar. ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said that the Afghan government has...
UN Envoy Urges Pakistan to Halt Deportation of Afghan Refugees
Khaama Press
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August 30, 2025
UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett urged Pakistan to stop deporting Afghan refugees, warning expulsions violate international commitments and could trigger a humanitarian crisis, stressing safer resettlement pathways are needed. United Nations...
Meet the women who never gave up on football, now hoping to secure their place on an Afghan squad
Heart Radio
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30 August 2025, 03:08 | Updated: 30 August 2025, 06:29 Far from home - at the St George's Park home of the Lionesses - female footballers from Afghanistan have been reunited. Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats. Finally, they...
Cash-strapped Taliban eye Afghan airspace fees as new lifeline; airlines must pay US$700 to fly overhead
Malay Mail
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August 30, 2025
KABUL, Aug 30 — Far above Kabul, the cash-strapped Taliban government has located a potentially lucrative revenue stream: Afghanistan’s airspace. As Israel and Iran’s exchange of missiles threw flight paths into disarray this year, the skies above...