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Kabul Water Crisis: Experts Urge Immediate Launch Of Panjsher Project
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): With a worrying decline in groundwater levels in Kabul, environmental experts warn that any delay in launching the Panjshir Water Transfer Project could push the capital into a severe water crisis....
Dr Babu Khan in the service of kanwar pilgrims for 24 years
Awaz The Voice
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July 20, 2025
New Delhi As hundreds of Shiva devotees walk – some even bare-footed – through the roads and highways to Haridwar in the ongoing month of Shravan to fetch the holy water of Ganga to offer to the deity, a Muslim doctor is waiting for those needing...
Only 15% of Afghan refugees deported from Iran: Labor Ministry
Press TV
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Iran has deported just a fraction of Afghan refugees following the 12-day Israeli war of aggression against the country that ended on June 24, according to a senior government official responsible for labor issues. Malek Hosseini, who leads...
Climate change adversely affecting beekeeping business in KP
The Nation
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July 15, 2025
Peshawar - Climate change-induced weather patterns have begun adversely affecting the beekeeping industry in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), prompting experts to call for large-scale plantations of ber and palosa plants to prevent the possible extinction...
Desperate Afghan Refugees Return To An Unfamiliar Home
Scoop
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Saturday, 12 July 2025, 4:04 pm Press Release: UN News The agency is calling for calm and cooperation to provide a dignified path forward for millions of displaced Afghans. More than 1.6 million Afghans have returned from both neighbouring...
US court briefly pauses Trump’s move to end protective status for Afghans
St. Kitts Gazette
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July 15, 2025
An appeals court has briefly extended temporary protected status (TPS) for nearly 12,000 Afghans in the United States, hours before it was to expire. Monday’s order came 60 days after the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under President...
What are superinjunctions and why was Afghan relocation ruling unprecedented?
Express & Star
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An unprecedented superinjunction prevented the media, Parliament and public from finding out about a data breach for more than 600 days. As the court order was lifted at the High Court on Tuesday, the PA news agency looks at the ruling and what...
Exports to Afghanistan increase by 41.40% to $723m
Daily Times
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July 15, 2025
Pakistan’s export of goods and services to Afghanistan witnessed an increase of 41.40 percent during the first eleven months the fiscal year 2024-25 as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year, The overall exports to...
Restaurant serving traditional Pakistani and Afghan cuisine opens in Lancs town centre
Lancs Live
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July 14, 2025
A new restaurant offering traditional Pakistani and Afghan cuisine has opened in Blackburn town centre. Taste of Peshawar – already thriving in London and Cardiff – has chosen Exchange Street at the back of the town hall for its newest restaurant....
Homeland Security is removing protections that kept some Afghans from deportation
KTSA - Texas
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July 14, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Temporary measures that allowed nearly 12,000 Afghans to work in the U.S. and be protected from deportation are expiring Monday as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to make more people eligible for removal from the...
Rep. Glenn Ivey addresses tariffs, veterans’ commemoration and TPS changes for Afghans
Maryland State Wire
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July 14, 2025
Rep. Glenn Ivey, who has represented Maryland’s 4th District in the U.S. Congress since 2023, recently addressed several issues through a series of posts on social media. Ivey, a Princeton and Harvard Law School graduate born in Chelsea,...
With temporary protections for some Afghans set to expire, appeals court steps in
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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CASA appealed the case Monday and won a stay keeping in place the temporary status for Afghans that was set to expire Monday. The appeals court gave no reason for its decision, but indicated it would be deciding what to do swiftly. The stay is in...
Tunnel to Towers Foundation brings 9/11 'Never Forget' mobile exhibit to York State Fair
WGAL 8 - Pennsylvania
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July 20, 2025
Tunnel to Towers Foundation brings 9/11 'Never Forget' mobile exhibit to York State Fair THIS MORNING WHEN A DRIVER PLOWED INTO A CROWD IN EAST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. WELCOME TO NEWS EIGHT AT SIX. I’M SUSAN SHAPIRO. SEVEN PEOPLE WERE RUSHED TO...
The erosion of India’s regional clout
The News International
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n the 21st Century, China has emerged not only as the preeminent Asian power but also as a decisive global actor shaping the future of geopolitics. Its sustained economic growth, rapid military modernisation and strategic foresight have elevated...
Kabul, Astana Agree To Set Up Joint Road, Rail Transport Firms
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): Acting Afghan Industry and Commerce Minister Nooruddin Azizi and Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister have agreed to establish joint road and rail transport companies and facilitate...
Afghan, Kazakh Officials Talk Direct Kabul-Astana Flights
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghan and Kazakh transport officials have discussed strengthening transport ties, expanding land transport cooperation and launching direct flights between Kabul and Astana. Deputy Transport and...
PAJCCI welcomes trilateral agreement to build rail link
Daily Times
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July 19, 2025
Senior Vice President (SVP) Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI), Zia ul Haq Sarhadi has welcomed signing of trilateral agreement to build rail link between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. “The project will facilitate...
WINNING: Lessons From Iran and Russia Attacks
Strategy Page
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July 20, 2025: The Ukraine War and Israeli air strikes on Iran mean that other countries have learned much about how to defend against major drone attacks. This somewhat reduces the potential impact on a massive use of drones against any target in...
Entrepreneur gifts car to Lancashire teen cricket star from Flintoff TV show
Lancashire Telegraph
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July 11, 2025
Afghan-born teenager Adnan Miakhel, who rose to prominence on Freddie Flintoff’s BBC series Field of Dreams, has been gifted a car by businessman Dez Derry to help him pursue his dream of becoming a professional cricketer. Adnan, now 19, arrived...
Saar: MoIC’s achievements and challenges reviewed
Ariana News
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July 19, 2025
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) announced on Saturday that Afghanistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown by 2.7 percent over the past year, and during this period, more than 50,000 business licenses have been issued to women...