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Afghans divided on Russia’s Taliban recognition
The News International
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Russia's decision to formally recognise the Taliban government has been seen as an opening for a stronger economy by some Afghans, while others were sceptical that it would improve their lot. Russia became the first country to acknowledge the...
Viral promo invites Americans to vacation in Afghanistan
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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The video features a blend of dark comedy, views of the Afghan countryside, and military visuals A bizarre promotional video targeting American tourists and inviting them to travel to Afghanistan has been released by a local tour operator. The...
Afghanistan: Russia recognizes the Taliban government
Deutsche Welle
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July 6, 2025
"This brave decision will be an example for others." With these words, Amir Khan Muttaqi, foreign minister in Afghanistan's Taliban government, welcomed the announcement by Russia that it was officially recognizing the Taliban as the legitimate...
Afghan man, 45, 'marries girl aged SIX before Taliban intervene... and say he must wait until she is NINE'
Daily Mail
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July 6, 2025
A six-year-old girl has allegedly been forced to marry a 45-year-old man in Afghanistan after she was given away for money. The haunting photo of an older man and a little girl standing together horrified even the Taliban, who intervened with the...
Kabul On Course To Be World's First Capital To Run Out Of Water
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 5, 2025
Kabul could become the world’s first capital to run out of water completely, experts say, blaming the crisis on rapid population growth, climate change, and mismanagement. The Afghan capital’s groundwater levels have plummeted by up to 30 meters...
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan Zero In On Deepening Economic And Regional Partnerships
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 11 . Baxtiyor Saidov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, held a meeting with Abdul Ghafar Terawi, Ambassador of Afghanistan to Uzbekistan, Trend reports. “We addressed pressing...
Uzbekistan adds over 1,800 foreign-invested firms in 1H25, total surpasses 16,600
Daryo
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The number of foreign-invested companies in Uzbekistan continues to rise steadily, with over 1,800 new firms established since the beginning of 2025, according to data released by the National Statistics Committee. Source: Daryo As of July 1, the...
Russia views Pakistan key partner in economy, energy growth
Dunya News
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Business Business Russia views Pakistan key partner in economy, energy growth Close Eyes August cargo rail link Published On: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 03:02:21 PKT ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - A top Russian official on Thursday described Pakistan as an...
Wait until she’s 9: Why Taliban asked 45-year-old Afghan ‘groom’ to hold off marriage with 6-year-old
Firstpost
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July 11, 2025
A 45-year-old man, who is already married to two women, took a six-year-old girl as his ‘bride’ after he bought her from her father in Afghanistan. The man paid the child’s family for the marriage, which happened in the country’s Marjah district,...
Russia First to Recognise Afghan Taliban
The Nation
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July 11, 2025
Russia has become the first country to officially recognise the Afghan Taliban government, following their takeover of Kabul in August 2021 and the subsequent withdrawal of U.S. forces after two decades of war. Since 2022, the Taliban-led Islamic...
Russian Dy PM tells high-powered body: Putin seeks to deepen trade, energy cooperation
Business Recorder
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July 10, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Describing Pakistan and Russia as “natural allies”, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexei Overchuk has said that President Vladimir Putin was strongly in favour of further deepening of trade and energy cooperation with Pakistan in all...
Opening of new Lehigh Valley fast-casual restaurant pushed back
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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PALMER TWP., Pa. – Foodies looking to score gyros, smash burgers, loaded fries and other tasty eats at a new restaurant in Northampton County will have to wait a bit longer. A new fast-casual location of Sizzling Bites Halal Grill has a new soft...
Bizarre tourism video invites Americans to visit Afghanistan
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 9, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Why we must not dismantle women’s ministries
Latinoamerica21
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July 21, 2025
In his first-year address, Panamanian President Raúl Mulino announced that the Ministry of Women will be downgraded to a secretariat under the Ministry of Social Development, as part of a reform to “dismantle overlapping structures that were...
Russia returns to Afghanistan
Business Recorder
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July 10, 2025
EDITORIAL: The irony could not be more exquisite. Russia has become the first country to formally recognise the Taliban regime in Afghanistan — three decades after the Soviet Union was bled out of the same country by the Taliban’s ideological...
Afghan refugees: Action against valid PoR cards holders refrained
Business Recorder
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July 5, 2025
ISLAMABAD: The government has directed all provincial and federal authorities/agencies to refrain from taking any adverse action against registered Afghan refugees holding valid Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, revealed an official document on...
Digging Deeper: Kazakhmys Barlau’s Plan for Exploration, Talent, and Afghanistan’s Geology
The Astana Times
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July 11, 2025
ASTANA — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has set an ambitious national goal: to bring the level of Kazakhstan’s subsoil exploration to 2.2 million square kilometers. To put that in perspective, this is larger than the entire area of Saudi Arabia....
When war becomes tourism
Graphic
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July 21, 2025
In 2022, a Canadian politician, Dominic Cardy, was on vacation in Ukraine. He visited sites that had experienced Russian bombings and been damaged, and he shared multiple images and videos on his personal X (Twitter) account. In 2021, British...
UK Front Pages 21/07: Health, Wealth, and Global Issues
London Daily Digital
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July 21, 2025
The Daily Mail, Financial Times, The Guardian, The London Daily, and The Times each bring their distinct voices to the table, offering a comprehensive view of the issues that shape our world. From the personal to the political, and from the...
Taliban launches warped Afghan TOURISM campaign with spoof vid of brutes posing beside ‘hostage’ in ISIS-style execution
The U.S. Sun
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July 10, 2025
A BIZARRE campaign has been launched to lure tourists to terrorist-infested Afghanistan - featuring a sick spoof hostage video. The slick, professionally produced 50-second promotional film starts with footage of a hooded man surrounded by armed...