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Afghanistan’s tourism sector sees growth with over 34,000 foreign crossings in one year
MENAFN
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April 7, 2025
(MENAFN) On Monday, Afghanistan's National Statistics and Information Authority reported that more than 34,000 foreign nationals entered and exited the country during the Persian calendar year 1403. According to a statement shared on the...
Tragic Blast Claims Lives of Two Children in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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May 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Two children tragically died after an unexploded device from past conflicts detonated in Qadis district, located in Afghanistan's western Badghis province, late on Monday. A local police official confirmed the incident on Tuesday. The...
UK Special Forces Veterans Reveal Shocking War Crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan
MENAFN
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May 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Over 30 former UK Special Forces operatives have provided eyewitness testimony detailing alleged war crimes committed during missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, including the unlawful killings of civilians, detainees, and children. In a...
Uzbekistan Empowers Afghanistan with Agricultural Aid
MENAFN
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May 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Uzbekistan has provided Afghanistan with a shipment of agricultural assistance, featuring rice, cotton, and vegetable seeds, as part of a collaborative effort to bolster Afghanistan's agricultural capabilities, according to a report from...
Taliban Bans Chess in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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May 12, 2025
(MENAFN) The Taliban government in Afghanistan has prohibited the game of chess nationwide, citing its incompatibility with Islamic Sharia law. This decision was made public on Sunday. “There are religious considerations regarding the sport of...
DHS Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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May 13, 2025
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan. The TPS designation for the country expires on May 20, 2025, and the termination will be effective on July 12,...
Afghanistan: Communities still endangered by mines and unexploded ordnance
International Committee of the Red Cross
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April 3, 2025
With the ICRC’s support, ARCS volunteers successfully made 243,000 people—149,000 children, 46,000 men, and 48,000 women – aware of the risks associated with explosive hazards last year in five UXO-contaminated regions. Additionally, 301 community...
Six Die in Harrowing Reservoir Car Plunge in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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May 4, 2025
(MENAFN) A heart-wrenching accident in the western Afghan province of Herat has claimed the lives of six people, including two young children, after their car careened into a reservoir dam. Provincial government spokesman Mohammad Yusuf Sayedi...
Afghanistan's trade volume nearly hits USD13 bn in 2025
MENAFN
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March 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Afghanistan's trade volume for the year 1403 in the Persian calendar (which ended on March 20, 2025) nearly hit 13 billion U.S. dollars, with imports making up the majority of the transactions, according to a representative from the...
Half dozen murdered in terrorist assault in Iran
MENAFN
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July 27, 2025
(MENAFN) A deadly terrorist attack in southeastern Iran left at least six people dead and 22 injured on Saturday, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Among the victims were a mother and her one-year-old child. The attack...
Afghanistan: Addressing the water crisis for communities
International Committee of the Red Cross
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March 22, 2025
Access to safe drinking water essential for life and health, yet it is estimated that 33 million people in Afghanistan face severe water shortage. This World Water Day, marked on 22 March, we look at the situation on ground and its impact on the...
Baku hosted Azerbaijan-Iran business forum
President of Azerbaijan
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April 28, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, April 28 - An Azerbaijan-Iran business forum was held at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku on April 28. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, attended...
Thousands of Afghan Refugees Flood Back Home from Iran, Pakistan
MENAFN
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April 27, 2025
(MENAFN) A total of 1,667 Afghan families, comprising 8,090 individuals, made their way back to Afghanistan over the weekend, according to the country’s High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems. The returnees crossed into Afghanistan...
USGrants.org Tracks Over $1.5 Billion in Federal Funding for Women in Business
EIN Presswire
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April 23, 2025
USGrants.org Tracks Over $1.5 Billion in Federal Funding for Women in Business SACRAMENTO, CA, UNITED STATES, April 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- USGrants.org, the trusted portal for federal grant and funding information in the United States,...
Thousands of once protected Afghan refugees in the United States face deportation
Middle East Institute
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April 25, 2025
The chaotic US military pullout from Afghanistan in August 2021 became a hot campaign issue in the 2024 presidential election and continues to echo today. President Donald Trump, who set the withdrawal in motion during his first term in office,...
Pakistan Steps Up Afghan National Deportations
MENAFN
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April 20, 2025
(MENAFN) This month, Pakistan has deported over 19,500 Afghan nationals, with the United Nations forecasting that an additional 80,000 could be expelled before the April 30 deadline. The government is intensifying its efforts to remove...
Pakistan Expels Numerous Afghans
MENAFN
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April 20, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan has deported over 19,500 Afghans this month as part of a broader effort to expel more than 80,000 individuals before the 30 April deadline, according to the United Nations. The country has intensified its actions against...
Inflection point or continuing spiral in the Middle East?
Middle East Institute
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July 28, 2025
After almost two years of fighting in Gaza, and after the decimation of Hizballah, the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, and the 12-day Israeli-American war on Iran, the Middle East is in new strategic and political territory. Two...
S Rajaratnam Lecture 2025 by Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong: "A Safe Harbour in a Turbulent World"
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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April 16, 2025
My Cabinet Colleagues Excellencies and Distinguished guests Ladies and Gentlemen 1. This year marks Singapore’s 60th year of independence. 2. Back in 1965, few believed that we would make it. a. We were a small city-state with no natural...
Afghanistan: ICRC Director-General highlights massive humanitarian needs and calls for sustained international support
International Committee of the Red Cross
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February 24, 2025
During his time in the country, he engaged with Afghan authorities in Kabul, met with patients and beneficiaries of humanitarian services in Kabul, and took stock of the ICRC’s response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis. He also met with the...