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Crackdown pushes dollar trade online
The Express Tribune
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July 30, 2025
Listen to article KARACHI/PESHAWAR: The government's crackdown on black market dollar trading has strengthened the rupee, but traders say under-the-counter deals have swiftly shifted to smartphones and home deliveries instead. Many unlicensed...
Afghan Dried Fruit Exporters Warn of Unprecedented Challenges
TOLONews
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Some exporters of dried fruits say that the challenges facing their exports have increased to an unprecedented level. According to them, the absence of a clear export plan, high costs, and delays in the processing of export documentation have...
Confronting the governance crisis in Taliban–controlled Afghanistan
Diplomatic Courier
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he Taliban’s de facto rule since August 2021 presents the most serious obstacle to any form of inclusive, accountable, and lawful governance in Afghanistan. Their system of rule, rooted in authoritarianism, gender apartheid, and ideological...
Trans-Afghan Railway Project Gains Momentum After Eight Years
Oil Price
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July 29, 2025
After eight years of talk, regional governments are taking concrete steps toward building a trans-Afghan railroad from doubly landlocked Uzbekistan to Pakistani ports after all three countries signed a framework agreement. The project, first...
The Taliban are sending workers to Qatar to ease unemployment in Afghanistan
ABC News - New York
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July 29, 2025
ISLAMABAD -- The Taliban are exporting Afghan workers to fill jobs in the Gulf nation of Qatar to ease unemployment in Afghanistan, and say talks are underway to send labor to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Turkey, and Russia....
Second-hand Vendors Complain About the Decline in Business
TOLONews
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In Kabul, shopkeepers who sell second-hand or used goods say their businesses have slowed down. Due to ongoing economic challenges in recent years, many citizens have turned to street vending to meet their daily needs. Mustafa, a vendor of...
Afghans caught in mass deportations in Iran face an uncertain future at home
NPR
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July 29, 2025
Returnees cross the border from Iran on July 3 in Islam Qala, Afghanistan. More than 1.3 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan this year from Iran, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, after the Iranian government...
Entire Board of CA English School for Afghan Migrants Resigns After $180 Million Fraud Report
Breitbart
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July 29, 2025
The entire school board for a Sacramento school that teaches English to adult migrants resigned after a state audit revealed mismanagement, fraud, and illegal use of education funding. The entire board of directors for Highlands Community Charter...
Afghan national assaulted, called ‘terrorist’ in Nagpur; three booked
The Indian Express
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July 29, 2025
An Afghan national was allegedly assaulted and subjected to communal abuse late Sunday night in Yadav Nagar Sweeper Colony area of Nagpur. According to an FIR filed at the Yashodhara police station in Nagpur, the incident, which took place around...
What Turkey’s $2.9 Trillion Economy Means for Middle East Power Dynamics
24/7 Wall St.
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July 29, 2025
Military DVIDSHUB / CC BY 2.0 / Flickr Key Points Out of all the Middle Eastern nations, perhaps the strongest economy in the region is that Turkey in its Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) Turkey can buy more military materiel than any other nation in...
Afghan military refugees may settle in Blackburn with Darwen
Lancashire Telegraph
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July 29, 2025
The authority’s leader Cllr Phil Riley has said he expects some of the personnel and their families to settle in the borough. Those currently living at the hotel were granted a legal right to remain in the UK after risking their lives supporting...
Ishaq Dar: Afghan Stability Is in Pakistan’s Interest
TOLONews
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Pakistan's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Ishaq Dar, has once again emphasized that stability in Afghanistan is in Pakistan’s interest. Speaking at a conference in New York, he stressed the importance of continued engagement with...
Afghans waiting for German visas in Pakistan fear deportation
Deutsche Welle
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July 29, 2025
In a small, rented room in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, ZK (not her real name), a 40-year-old Afghan woman, lives her days like a prisoner. She spends most of her time cooking, singing, dancing and watching the news. ZK, an Afghan journalist from...
Water Supply Project Launched to Address Kabul’s Growing Water Crisis
TOLONews
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As part of efforts to improve access to drinking water in Kabul, the Afghanistan Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Company has inaugurated a project to produce and transfer water from Qargha Dam to the 10,000-cubic-meter reservoir at Kabul...
Iran’s Violent Expulsion of Afghan Migrants
The Diplomat
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July 28, 2025
This summer, the Islam-Qala border crossing between Iran’s Razavi Khorasan province and Afghanistan’s Herat province has presented a bleak scene as the Iranian regime has violently expelled Afghans across the border. In the region’s punishing July...
Kundi exchanges pleasantries with Iran, Afghan envoys
The Express Tribune
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July 29, 2025
PESHAWAR: Iranian Consul General Ali Banafshekhah met with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi at the Governor House on Tuesday. During the meeting, both sides held detailed discussions on Iran-Pakistan bilateral relations, regional...
Does Airbus Build Fighter Jets? The Company's Military Projects, Explored
SlashGear
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July 29, 2025
Known as one of the world's premier aircraft manufacturers, Airbus produces more than popular passenger jets like the A320. In fact, Europe's largest aerospace company offers its clients a diverse portfolio of aircraft, ranging from commercial...
Crackdown on black market dollar trade pushes deals online
Daily Times
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July 29, 2025
Pakistan’s crackdown on black market dollar trading has strengthened the rupee, but traders say under-the-counter deals have swiftly shifted to smartphones and home deliveries instead. Many unlicensed exchange shops have been shut since July 22,...
UN seeks global support for Afghanistan’s climate crisis
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 29, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): As the climate crisis threatens the lives of millions of Afghans, the United Nations is calling on the international community to support Afghanistan in transitioning to renewable energy to help it cope with climate change....
How the Trump Administration Dismantled Pathways to Protection for Afghans
Inkstick Media
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July 29, 2025
When the United States pulled troops out of Afghanistan and the Taliban took over, Ed* went back to his home country to rescue his family. Ed had already lost his only brother as punishment for Ed’s work with the US, first as a translator and then...