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Afghanistan Hopes a Hostage Video Will Make You Want to Visit
Fodors Travel Guide
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July 17, 2025
It’s a disturbing reminder of a real hostage video. A tourist agency in Afghanistan has released disturbing videos promoting the country as a travel destination. In one, three men appear with black bags over their heads, flanked by armed men in a...
Why is Iran expelling millions of Afghan refugees?
Geographical
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July 17, 2025
More than one million Afghans have returned home since the beginning of the year. Image: Shutterstock By Victoria Heath This year, more than 1.1 million Afghans have been deported from Iran, marking one of the largest forced migrations in its...
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar Arrives in Kabul for Trilateral Talks
Khaama Press
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July 17, 2025
Pakistan’s FM Ishaq Dar arrives in Kabul for trilateral talks with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan to boost regional cooperation. Pakistani Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar arrived in Kabul on Thursday afternoon to attend a...
Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan sign historic railway agreement
Daily Times
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July 17, 2025
Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan have signed a key railway agreement aimed at enhancing regional trade and connectivity. The three countries agreed in Kabul to conduct a feasibility study for the UAP (Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan) Railway...
Recent Violence Underscores Problems Facing Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province
The Diplomat
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July 17, 2025
An early July counternarcotics operation by Taliban authorities triggered a week-long outbreak of violence in Khash District in central Badakhshan Province, resulting in as many as 15 dead. Protests and repression in the area are not new, as...
Pakistan, Afghanistan pledge joint action on border security
Daily Times
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July 17, 2025
Kabul: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to work closely on regional security and border concerns after a high-level diplomatic meeting in Kabul. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met Afghanistan’s Acting Interior Minister...
Agreement on Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan railway project signed in Kabul
Dunya News
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KABUL (Web Desk) - Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan have signed a Framework Agreement on the Joint Feasibility Study for the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project, marking a significant step toward regional connectivity and...
Kabul hosts trans-Afghan signing, trilateral talks
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 17, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): The foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan will hold both bilateral and trilateral meetings in Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. During the visit, the three countries are also...
Ex-minister claims he was misled over fate of Afghan elite soldiers abandoned by UK, as revealed by The Independent
The Independent
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July 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Sydney Kamlager-Dove addresses Afghan policy changes and violence against Americans abroad
LAX Leader - California
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July 17, 2025
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who represents California’s 37th district in the U.S. House of Representatives, recently addressed several national and international issues on her social media account.On July 16, 2025, Kamlager-Dove criticized...
Ishaq Dar heads to Kabul to finalise tri-nation UAP Railway feasibility deal
Pakistan Today
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July 17, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will visit Kabul on Thursday to sign a trilateral agreement for a joint feasibility study of the Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project. Dar, accompanied by Federal...
DPM Ishaq Dar visits Kabul to sign framework agreement for UAP Railway Project
Profit by Pakistan Today
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July 17, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar is scheduled to visit Kabul today for a day-long trip to sign the Framework Agreement on the Joint Feasibility Study for the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP)...
West has stolen Afghanistan’s money: Russian official
Ariana News
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July 17, 2025
A top Russian official has accused Western governments of stealing sovereign wealth from vulnerable nations, including Afghanistan. In an interview with Kommersant, Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Sergey Shoigu claimed that NATO countries...
The Afghan asylum leak cover-up saved lives
The Spectator Australia
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July 16, 2025
The United Kingdom’s immigration system is broken. Tens of thousands have entered the country who should not, and the bureaucracy which processes asylum cases is a creaking wreck. Those who do deserve a safe welcome are left in legal limbo for...
Iran’s Expulsion of Afghans Deepens Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis
Forbes
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Afghan refugees, after being deported from Iran, rest at the Islam Qala border crossing between ... More Afghanistan and Iran on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Mustafa Noori / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by MUSTAFA NOORI/Middle East Images/AFP via...
Defence secretary revealed sensitive Afghan data breach details – but media still banned from reporting it
The Independent
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July 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
60 killed, 11 missing in Iraq market blaze
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 17, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 60 people have been killed and 11 others are missing after a massive fire broke out at a commercial market in the eastern Iraqi city of Al-Kut, according to media reports on Thursday. Reuters reported: “A massive fire in...
Kazakhstan in Afghanistan: From Rhetoric to Infrastructure
Times of Central Asia
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July 17, 2025
The visit of Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu to Kabul (July 10–11) was a turning point not only for bilateral relations but also for the entire regional logistics agenda. While Astana’s previous statements about its readiness to...
'Afghan's £1bn blunder' and four MPs 'lose Labour whip'
BBC
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July 17, 2025
ShareSave The Afghan data breach is dominating the papers for the second day in a row. A High Court judge lifted the superinjuction on Tuesday that had barred reporting on the leak for two years. "Cabinet bid to halt Afghan airlift", leads The...
UNHCR flags undignified deportations of Afghans from Iran, warns of regional instability
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 17, 2025
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative for Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, has expressed concern over the intensifying deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran, coinciding with a...