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Afghan refugee pleads for help in saving family from Taliban and cancer
KING 5 - Washington State
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July 1, 2025
The couple relocated to Bellingham for their safety, but had to leave their adult children behind. They say Trump administration policies are making things worse. BELLINGHAM, Wash. — "Farah" busies herself in the kitchen. It's another day spent...
Taliban government eager to welcome tourists into Afghanistan
9News
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July 1, 2025
By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travellers and tour groups gradually venturing into a country that until recently was wracked by war. And the country’s Taliban...
Taliban denies Afghanistan is a haven for terrorists
Long War Journal
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June 30, 2025
In response to a US Congressional hearing that discussed the security situation in South and Central Asia, the Taliban denied that foreign terror organizations are operating in Afghanistan. The Taliban has made this claim for two decades, despite...
No Safe Return: The Case Against Deporting Afghan Refugees
The Diplomat
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June 30, 2025
As deportation campaigns intensify across countries like Pakistan, Iran, Turkiye, and parts of Europe, the reality facing Afghan refugees is growing more perilous by the day. Millions who have been forced to flee persecution, war, and systemic...
Tension may shoot up as Pakistan closes Afghanistan border
The Economic Times
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June 30, 2025
Tension is building up along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after a suicide attack on a Pakistan army convoy on Saturday left many soldiers dead. The development threatens to snowball into a diplomatic crisis. A statement from the Pakistani army...
City of Lamar refuse pickup schedule for 4th of July holiday
The Prowers Journal - Colorado
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June 30, 2025
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Bulgaria to begin trial for human traffickers linked to 18 Afghan migrant deaths
Khaama Press
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June 30, 2025
Bulgaria to begin trial for five individuals accused of organizing human trafficking, linked to the deaths of 18 Afghan migrants. A Bulgarian court in Sofia is set to begin the trial of five individuals accused of being involved in a human...
Tourists begin to return to Afghanistan as IEA eyes economic and diplomatic gains
Ariana News
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June 29, 2025
After decades of war and isolation, Afghanistan is seeing the slow return of international tourists—arriving by plane, camper van, motorbike, and even bicycle—drawn by curiosity, adventure, and the country’s dramatic landscapes and rich history....
Tourism Authority Issues Alert As Pre-Monsoon Rains Trigger Flood And Landslide Fears Across KP
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) With pre-monsoon rains lashing several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the provincial Tourism Authority and Meteorological Department have issued alerts, warning of potential flash floods and landslides in upper and...
Afghanistan is letting in more tourists. The Taliban is welcoming them
The Independent
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June 30, 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...
British YouTuber travelled to Pakistan for stolen AirPods. Easier to buy new pair, people say
The Print
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June 30, 2025
New Delhi: British YouTuber Miles Routledge’s hunt for his AirPods became a year-long international saga involving police, a cross-border trail of ownership, and an unexpected moment of publicity in Pakistan. Twenty-four-year-old Routledge, better...
Tourists are visiting Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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FILE.- Villagers walk in the fields near the niche of the giant Buddha statue destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd,File KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — By plane, motorbike, camper van...
Iraqi and Afghan migrant smugglers jailed over deadly small boat crossing
The National News
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Seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds have each been sentenced to seven or eight years in jail over the deadly capsizing of a boat carrying migrants from France to England in 2022. A French court heard the small, inflatable boat left France in...
Tourists Trickling into Afghanistan…Taliban Eager to Welcome Them
Asharq Al-Awsat
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June 30, 2025
By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing into a country that until recently was wracked by war. And the country’s Taliban...
Tourists trickling into Afghanistan
The Rising Nepal
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Kabul, June 30: By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing into a country that until recently was wracked by war. And the country's...
Korea to raise travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba, lowers alerts for 4 countries
The Korea Times
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June 30, 2025
Korea will raising the travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba region starting next month, due to growing instability from intensifying anti-government protests and rising organized crime, the foreign ministry said Monday. A Level 3 travel alert,...
S. Korea to raise travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba, lowers alerts for 4 countries
Yonhap News Agency
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June 30, 2025
SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will raising the travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba region starting next month, due to growing instability from intensifying anti-government protests and rising organized crime, the foreign ministry said...
Millions of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Set To Be Deported
Media Line
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June 30, 2025
Pakistan is set to deport millions of Afghans refugees as the Proof of Registration (PoR) card expires on June 30, ending their legal status and protections. The PoR card allowed Afghan refugees to stay in Pakistan without fear of arrest or...
Trial Opens in Sofia over Deaths of 18 Afghans
Bulgarian News Agency
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Sofia City Court said Monday that a trial will commence against an organized crime group in connection with the deaths of 18 Afghans discovered in a truck near Lokorsko. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 2. Sofia City Prosecution...
Cockfighting in Afghan capital shows bloody pastime thriving in shadows
Inquirer
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June 30, 2025
KABUL, Afghanistan — When a cockfight begins in Kabul, the noise is immediate. Roars of “Hit!” and “Kill!” erupt among spectators as two birds lunge at each other, feathers and blood flying. This centuries-old blood sport, once a common winter...