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New homes for Torbay and Afghan families
Devon Live
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July 7, 2025
Half a million pounds in government money will be used to snap up four homes in Torbay as the local council grapples with a housing crisis. Members of Torbay Council ’s cabinet meet next week (July 14) with the homes proposal at the top of the...
World AFP Nearly 450,000 Afghans left Iran since June 1: IOM
Yahoo News
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Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, the UN's refugee agency said on Monday, after Tehran ordered those without documentation to leave by July 6. The influx comes as the country is already struggling to integrate...
‘They threw us out like garbage’: Iran rushes deportation of 4 million Afghans before deadline
The Guardian
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July 7, 2025
Women forced back to living under the Taliban’s increasingly repressive regime have spoken of their desperation as Iran accelerates the deportation of an estimated 4 million Afghans who had fled to the country. In the past month alone, more than...
Afghan migrants from Iran face crisis at Islam Qala border with shelter and resource shortages
Khaama Press
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July 4, 2025
Afghan migrants returning from Iran face a dire situation at the Islam Qala border, struggling with severe shortages of shelter and resources. Hundreds of Afghan migrants who were recently deported from Iran are facing severe conditions at the...
Afghan Detainee Dies at Guantanamo Bay
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES 05.17.2011 Courtesy Story An Afghan detainee died of an apparent suicide early this morning at the U.S. detention facility at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to a Joint Task Force-Guantanamo news...
9 bus passengers kidnapped, killed in Balochistan
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 11, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): Unidentified gunmen kidnapped and killed nine bus passengers in Pakistan’s Balochistan province last night and their bodies were transported to their hometowns in Punjab province on Friday morning, local officials told media....
Danish-Afghan man secretly visited Iran after spying on Jewish targets - Bild
Iran International
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July 6, 2025
According to Bild, the 53-year-old suspect, identified as Ali S., entered Iran in June 2025 under the cover of a family trip to Turkey. He allegedly delivered surveillance photos, videos, and detailed information about potential targets in Berlin...
Afghan Campaign Entering New Phase
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 12.20.2001 Courtesy Story The campaign to deal with terrorists in Afghanistan is going forward without pause, but it is entering a new phase, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today. "There's still much to do,"...
Afghan Refugees Stranded In Pakistan As Germany Halts Entry Programme
StratNews Global
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July 3, 2025
In a cramped guesthouse in Pakistan’s capital, 25-year-old Kimia, an Afghan artist and women’s rights advocate, sketches women dancing, playing and resisting in a notebook that holds what remains of her hopes, as she remains stranded in limbo a...
Afghan refugees stuck in Pakistan
The Express Tribune
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July 4, 2025
Listen to article BERLIN/ISLAMABAD: In a cramped guesthouse in Islamabad, 25-year-old Kimia spends her days sketching women — dancing, playing, resisting — in a notebook that holds what's left of her hopes. A visual artist and women's rights...
Afghans in Limbo as Germany Halts Humanitarian Admissions
To Vima
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July 3, 2025
Kimia, a 25-year-old Afghan journalist and artist, speaking to Reuters, once saw a new life ahead through Germany’s humanitarian admission program designed for vulnerable Afghans at risk under Taliban rule. But now stuck in a cramped guesthouse in...
Pakistan in no rush to recognise Taliban government in Afghanistan, say officials
The Economic Times
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July 6, 2025
Pakistan is in no hurry to recognise the Afghan Taliban government, and any decision will be made keeping the country's interest in mind, officials here have said. The remarks came days after Russia became the first country to officially recognise...
Afghanistan ‘Surge’ Troops Appreciate Support from Home
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 11.18.2010 Courtesy Story Already operating in some of the toughest conditions imaginable, and with winter setting in, the 101st Airborne Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team soldiers in Paktika province, Afghanistan, are...
Pakistan in no hurry to recognise Afghan Taliban rule: Officials
The Hindu
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July 6, 2025
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “Pakistan is in no hurry to recognise the Afghan Taliban government and any decision will be made keeping the country’s interest in mind,” Pakistan officials have said. The remarks came...
World News | Pakistan in No Hurry to Recognise Afghan Taliban Rule: Officials
Latestly
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July 6, 2025
Islamabad, Jul 6 (PTI) Pakistan is in no hurry to recognise the Afghan Taliban government, and any decision will be made keeping the country's interest in mind, officials here have said. The remarks came days after Russia became the first country...
Afghan refugees left in limbo as Germany suspends resettlement programme
Daily Times
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July 3, 2025
ISLAMABAD/BERLIN – Hundreds of Afghan refugees stuck in Pakistan are facing uncertainty after Germany halted its humanitarian admission programme that once promised them safety and a new start. The programme, launched in October 2022, aimed to...
Afghan refugees stranded in Pakistan as Germany halts entry
The News International
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BERLIN/ISLAMABAD: In a cramped guesthouse in the federal capital, 25-year-old Kimia spends her days sketching women — dancing, playing, resisting — in a notebook that holds what's left of her hopes. A visual artist and women's rights advocate, she...
Pakistan in no hurry to recognise Afghan Taliban rule
The Express Tribune
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July 6, 2025
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is in no hurry to recognise the Afghan Taliban government, officials said on Saturday days after Russia became the first country to formally accept Taliban controlled Kabul as legitimate dispensation. Moscow’s...
‘Afghanistan is not just about the Taliban’: Refugee artists in Delhi use music to preserve their culture
The Indian Express
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July 3, 2025
As Afghanistan sees a surprising uptick in tourism despite years of conflict, thousands of miles away in New Delhi, it is the ache of displacement and “desire for homeland” that unites Afghan refugees. On World Refugee Day, June 21, this shared...
Refugee artists in Delhi use music to heal
The Indian Express
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July 3, 2025
As Afghanistan sees a surprising uptick in tourism despite years of conflict, thousands of miles away in New Delhi, it is the ache of displacement and “desire for homeland” that unites Afghan refugees. On World Refugee Day, June 21, this shared...