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'Like leaving my soul behind': The Afghans forced to leave their new lives
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 2, 2025
At the Islam Qala crossing, Afghanistan's western border with Iran, bus after bus unloads families clutching what little they can carry — bags of clothes, mattresses, crying children. More than 1.8 million Afghans have been forced to return this...
Pakistan issues fresh call for Afghan refugees to leave
Gulf Today
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August 2, 2025
Pakistan issued a new call on Friday for Afghans living in the southwest to leave the country, triggering thousands to rush to the border, officials said. Millions of Afghans have poured into Pakistan over the past several decades, fleeing...
World News | Afghanistan Harbours Major Terror Groups Despite Taliban's Doha Pledge, Warns SIGAR Report
Latestly
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August 2, 2025
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): Despite the 2020 Doha Agreement, Afghanistan remains a safe haven for major terrorist organisations including Al-Qaeda, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and ISIS-K, the U.S. Special Inspector General for...
World News | Germany's Bavaria Steps Up Deportation of Afghans, Syrians
Latestly
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August 2, 2025
Berlin [Germany], August 2 (ANI): The Prime Minister of Germany's Bavaria state has once again emphasized the deportation of foreign criminals, including nationals from Afghanistan and Syria, as Germany pushes forward with a tougher migration...
World News | Kabul Residents Decry Worsening Power Outages, Demand Urgent Action
Latestly
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August 2, 2025
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): Residents across several districts of Kabul are raising concerns over persistent and worsening electricity outages, with some claiming they receive less than six hours of power per day, reported Tolo News. "We...
Earthquake in Afghanistan: Quake of Magnitude 5.5 on Richter Scale Strikes Asian Country
Latestly
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August 2, 2025
Kabul, August 2: An Ea rthquake of magnitude 5.5 hit Afghanistan in the early hours of Saturday, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 02:33 Indian Standard Time (IST) at a depth...
Afghan Red Crescent Warns of Aid Decline Due to Political Non-Recognition
TOLONews
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The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) states that the international community’s failure to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has had a negative impact on humanitarian aid to the country. During a program highlighting their one-year...
Over 4 mln Afghans receive humanitarian aid in 12 months
Xinhua News Agency
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KABUL, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) has provided humanitarian aid to over 4 million vulnerable people across the country during the past year, the state-owned Bakhtar News Agency reported Friday. According to the...
SIGAR’s Latest Report on the Situation of Women and Girls in Afghanistan
TOLONews
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The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has claimed that, in nearly four years of holding power, the caretaker government of Afghanistan has systematically stripped Afghan women and girls of their rights In its 68th...
Bracknell petition launched to push for answers over Afghan resettlement
Bracknell News
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For years, Bracknell Forest Council has been involved in preparing to resettle refugees from Afghanistan in schemes by the previous Conservative goverment and the current Labour government. Neighbours are now pushing for answers on the impact...
Forced back from Iran, Afghans face drought, poverty and repression
Al Jazeera
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August 1, 2025
At the transit camp in Islam Qala in western Afghanistan, Fatima steps out of the bus into the blazing heat and an uncertain future. She is one of 10,000 people who has arrived from Iran that day and one of 800,000 who has arrived over the last...
Berlin's Special Visa Program For Syrians, Afghans, & Iraqis Scrapped After Federal Intervention
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Berlin’s special state-level migration program that allowed Syrians, Afghans, and Iraqis to privately sponsor relatives has come to an abrupt end following a federal order by Interior Minister Alexander...
World News | Nearly 1.2 Million Afghans Return from Pakistan Since Sept 2023: UNHCR
Latestly
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August 1, 2025
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 1 (ANI): Nearly 1.2 million Afghans have returned from Pakistan since September 2023, many to dire conditions, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said, warning of a worsening humanitarian crisis if urgent...
Nearly 1.2 Million Afghans Back Home From Pakistan Since September 2023: Report
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kabul, August 1 (IANS) Nearly 1.2 million Afghans have returned from Pakistan since September 2023, according to a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report. In the report, the UNHCR noted that many of the Afghans...
Sports News | Pakistan to Face Afghanistan and UAE in T20 Tri-series Ahead of Asia Cup
Latestly
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August 1, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Pakistan will lock horns with Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates in a triangular series which will be played in the T20 format from August 29 onwards, as per the ICC. The tournament will take place ahead of...
Pak pharma sector getting global recognition
Business Recorder
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August 1, 2025
LAHORE: Pakistan's pharma sector is getting global recognition due to the support of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC). Haleon, a world leader in consumer health, has announced 12 million dollars investment in Pakistan. The company...
UFV plans walkout in solidarity with women in Afghanistan
Chilliwack Progress
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July 31, 2025
The Abbotsford campus is hosting the third annual event on Aug. 14 It's been four years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, with countless human rights violations plaguing the country since then, especially among the female...
Texas Man Charged With Killing Afghan Father: What To Know
Newsweek
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July 31, 2025
Newsweek has exclusively obtained, through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the official charge sheet for Katia Trevon Bougere, a 31-year-old Texas man indicted on a murder charge in the April shooting of Abdul Rahman Waziri in...
MP gets insight into health research improving lives
BirminghamWorld
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July 31, 2025
MP Al Carns saw firsthand the care provided to some of the region’s sickest youngsters during a visit to Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The Labour MP for Birmingham Selly Oak met with medics on the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU), where he...
Iranian press review: Construction industry hit hard by Afghan workers' deportation
Middle East Eye
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July 31, 2025
Construction stalls amid mass deportations The mass deportation of undocumented Afghan migrants from Iran has caused serious problems for the country’s construction industry, which relies heavily on low-wage Afghan labour. The UN refugee agency...