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From Kabul to the catwalk – the surprising global history behind fashion’s fur revival
The Conversation
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July 9, 2025
The winter season of 2024-25 marked a resurgence of fur clothing – both faux and real – in fashion across Europe and North America. Shearling jackets and embroidered “Penny Lane coats” featured widely in reports on the latest fashion trends....
Afghan Taliban leader Hibatullah, CJ Haqqani’s arrest warrants issued
ARY News
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July 8, 2025
The Hague: The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, Hibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, accusing them of crimes against humanity for persecuting women and girls. Judges said...
Afghan-Pakistan talks ended without any mention of terrorists infiltrating from Afghanistan into Pakistan
Dispatch News Desk Pakistan
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July 8, 2025
Islamabad, Pakistan: The inaugural round of the Additional Secretary-Level Mechanism between the Foreign Ministries of Pakistan and Afghanistan was held here on Tuesday. The statement issued by Pakistan said that the issue of terrorism came under...
Fact check: Is Iran ‘summarily expelling’ Afghan refugees, as claimed by ex-US envoy?
Press TV
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By Press TV Staff Writer In a post on X on Tuesday, former US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad claimed that thousands of Afghan refugees are being “summarily expelled” by the Iranian government. Afghans, he claimed, are “being picked...
Afghanistan Spotlights Plight Of Afghan Detainees And Refugees In Pakistan
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kabul, July 8 (IANS) Afghanistan has yet again highlighted the importance of addressing the issues faced by Afghan detainees and refugees in Pakistan besides facilitating the visa issuance process for Afghan patients and...
ICC seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of Afghan women
Iran Front Page
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July 9, 2025
Judges said that there were “reasonable grounds” to suspect Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani of committing gender-based persecution. “While the Taliban have imposed certain rules and prohibitions...
Left To Suffer: Afghan Migrant Dies From Heat, Thirst And Abuse In Iranian Detention Camp
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaama Press) An Afghan migrant died in an Iranian detention camp after enduring extreme heat, thirst, and reported abuse, highlighting dire conditions facing deportees. A 60-year-old Afghan migrant, Baqir Rezaei, has died in a detention...
CASA Condemns Threat to TPS Protections for Cameroon and Afghanistan
Montgomery County Sentinel - Maryland
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On June 25, following the court hearing in CASA v. Noem, national immigration advocacy organization CASA stands firm in its commitment to protect Cameroonian and Afghan Temporary Protected Status holders from the dangerous and unlawful termination...
Germany must honour visa obligations to Afghans
The Express Tribune
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July 9, 2025
BERLIN: A German court ruled Tuesday that the government must issue visas to an Afghan family previously accepted under a programme for those at risk after the Taliban seized power in 2021. The new government under conservative Chancellor...
Court tells Berlin to honour visa pledges to Afghans
Dawn
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July 9, 2025
BERLIN: A German court ruled on Tuesday that the government is obliged to issue visas to Afghan nationals and their family members who were accepted into a humanitarian admissions programme that the new centre-right coalition intends to shut down....
Two more held in Afghan e-visa scam
The Express Tribune
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July 8, 2025
RAWALPINDI: The Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) Anti-Human Trafficking Circle claimed on Tuesday to have arrested two more suspects, including an Information Assistant at the Press Information Department (PID), in connection with facilitating...
Talks with Kabul
The Express Tribune
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July 8, 2025
Listen to article While the terror fissures with Kabul are far from being resolved, the good point is that the estranged neighbours are talking. The consensus to break the ice and address the imbroglio is a welcome development, and the first round...
What you need to know about Trump’s travel ban
Frontier Media - Alaska
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Donald Trump has banned people from 12 countries entering the US, in a move he said protects against "foreign terrorists" and other security threats. Some countries are subject to a full travel ban, while others are under a partial ban - with the...
Taliban’s bizarre tourism promo goes viral packed with graphic scenes and Kalashnikovs, leaves viewers stunned
The Economic Times
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July 8, 2025
Taliban tourism push: A controversial Taliban tourism video has gone viral, leaving people around the world stunned and confused. The clip, widely shared on social media, shows graphic footage that resembles beheading scenes, fighters holding...
Afghanistan’s Reckoning is Overdue
Daily Pakistan
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July 7, 2025
International community watches in feigned horror as Iran and Pakistan take decisive action against Afghan nationals within their borders. Forget the political spin. Let’s talk about a simple, hard truth. Iran and Pakistan have paid a heavy price...
World Court Issues Arrest Warrants For Taliban Leaders For Persecuting Afghan Women
Sahara Reporters
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, including the group’s supreme spiritual leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, over alleged crimes against women and girls. The ICC...
Pakistan’s ‘Hot Pursuit’ Doctrine Tests Afghan Border Tensions
Media Line
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July 8, 2025
Pakistan’s military is signaling a shift in how it deals with cross-border threats. After a deadly suicide bombing on June 28 killed at least 13 soldiers in North Waziristan, the army responded with force—killing 30 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)...
Hibatullah Akhundzada: Afghanistan's reclusive Taliban leader
Barron News Shield - Wisconsin
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Secluded in his stronghold in southern Afghanistan, reclusive Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is the cornerstone of the movement that has ruled unchallenged since reclaiming power in 2021, strictly enforcing Islamic law. While he has...
Kabul Chawla: The BPTP Owner Who Scammed India’s Real Estate Stakeholders and Enjoys His Vacation from Justice
Inventiva
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July 7, 2025
India’s real estate boom has long been heralded as the surest path to riches as the “Great Indian Real Estate” is touted as “undoubtedly the most significant sector” with exponential growth. But behind this golden facade lurk dark underbellies of...
Germany Must Honor Visa Obligations to Afghan Refugees, Rules Court
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 8, 2025
A German court ruled on Tuesday that the government is obliged to issue visas to Afghan nationals and their family members who were accepted into a humanitarian admissions program that the new center-right coalition intends to shut down. A foreign...