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Local Afghan tour company invites Americans to vacation in country

MENAFN · July 12, 2025

(MENAFN) A local Afghan tour company has released an unusual promotional video inviting American tourists to visit Afghanistan, which quickly gained viral attention. The 50-second clip begins with a staged hostage scene reminiscent of Taliban...

Afghan Returnees Face Resource Shortages

MENAFN · July 8, 2025

(MENAFN) With increasing numbers of Afghans returning from neighboring nations, humanitarian organizations are sounding the alarm about a growing emergency characterized by scarce resources, protection concerns, and unclear reintegration...

Afghan Repatriations from Iran Increase

MENAFN · July 8, 2025

(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...

Afghanistan’s Flash Floods Claim Lives of Two Children

MENAFN · July 6, 2025

(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...

Russia recognizes Taliban government in Afghanistan

MENAFN · July 9, 2025

(MENAFN) Russia has officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan, marking a major geopolitical shift and making it the first major global power to formally engage with the Islamic Emirate since the Taliban seized control in 2021. On...

Trading with dictators? A historical review of the EU’s business partners

ECB - European Central Bank · July 8, 2025

8 July 2025 By Claudia Marchini and Alexander Popov Over the last 25 years the EU’s trading partners have become less and less democratic. The ECB Blog investigates the background of this development and the dynamics at play. Do democratic values...

Nearly 450,000 Afghans Head Back Home from Iran

MENAFN · July 7, 2025

(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...

India urges SCO to take ‘uncompromising position’ on terrorism

MENAFN · July 17, 2025

(MENAFN) Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to adopt a firm and uncompromising approach toward terrorism, emphasizing the need for the bloc to uphold its founding principles. Speaking at the...

Deadly Crash Claims Three Lives in Afghanistan

MENAFN · July 6, 2025

(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

MENAFN · July 6, 2025

(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...

NVBDC Named One of the Global Best Companies to Watch in 2025 by The Silicon Review

EIN Presswire · July 3, 2025

National Veteran Business Development Council Named One of the Global Best Companies to Watch in 2025 by The Silicon Review DETROIT, MI, UNITED STATES, July 3, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC)...

Water Supply Project Kicks Off in Afghanistan

MENAFN · July 3, 2025

(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...

Afghanistan Denounces U.S. Strikes on Iran

MENAFN · June 23, 2025

(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...

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

MENAFN · June 29, 2025

(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...

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

MENAFN · June 19, 2025

(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

MENAFN · June 24, 2025

(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

MENAFN · June 24, 2025

(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...

Thousands of Afghan Nationals Head Back Home from Iran

MENAFN · June 22, 2025

(MENAFN) Around 10,000 Afghan nationals are crossing back into Afghanistan each day as violence and instability intensify in Iran, according to a Saturday night report by media. “Recently, due to war and insecurity in Iran, the return of refugees...

China’s President Calls for China-Afghanistan Collaboration

MENAFN · June 18, 2025

(MENAFN) China’s President Xi Jinping has called for enhanced cooperation with Afghanistan to accelerate the war-ravaged country’s recovery and growth. Speaking at the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, Xi emphasized...

Russian press reports Moscow concert hall massacre suspects say Ukraine ordered attack

MENAFN · July 15, 2025

(MENAFN) The suspects involved in the March 2024 terrorist attack at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, which resulted in 149 deaths, have told Russian investigators that the attack was ordered by a Ukrainian state entity, according to Russian media...