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Russia recognizes Taliban government in Afghanistan

MENAFN · July 9, 2025

(MENAFN) Russia has officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan, marking a major geopolitical shift and making it the first major global power to formally engage with the Islamic Emirate since the Taliban seized control in 2021. On...

Afghan Returnees Face Resource Shortages

MENAFN · July 8, 2025

(MENAFN) With increasing numbers of Afghans returning from neighboring nations, humanitarian organizations are sounding the alarm about a growing emergency characterized by scarce resources, protection concerns, and unclear reintegration...

Afghan Repatriations from Iran Increase

MENAFN · July 8, 2025

(MENAFN) In just over a month, close to half a million Afghans have made their way back from Iran, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which relayed this information to a news agency on Monday. This wave of returns...

Nearly 450,000 Afghans Head Back Home from Iran

MENAFN · July 7, 2025

(MENAFN) In just over a month, almost half a million Afghan migrants have been repatriated from Iran, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed to media on Monday. This surge precedes Tehran’s firm deadline requiring...

Afghanistan’s Flash Floods Claim Lives of Two Children

MENAFN · July 6, 2025

(MENAFN) Torrential rainfall triggered catastrophic flash floods in parts of eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, claiming the lives of two children and leaving widespread destruction, a local official reported on Sunday. The floods impacted...

French law enforcement invades sea with knives to attack unlawful migration

MENAFN · July 7, 2025

(MENAFN) French police have begun slashing inflatable boats used by migrants attempting to cross the English Channel, a new tactic aimed at curbing illegal migration to the UK, according to BBC footage aired on Friday. The video showed officers...

Deadly Crash Claims Three Lives in Afghanistan

MENAFN · July 6, 2025

(MENAFN) At least three people have died, and seven others sustained injuries after their vehicle crashed and flipped over in eastern Afghanistan's Panjshir province, according to media on Sunday. The incident occurred when a mini-bus, reportedly...

Torrential Floods Hit Eastern Afghanistan

MENAFN · July 6, 2025

(MENAFN) Severe flooding overwhelmed eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Sunday, claiming the lives of at least two children and laying waste to numerous homes, as reported by local media. Citing information from the Nangarhar Provincial...

Bombing Targets Government Officials in Pakistan

MENAFN · July 3, 2025

(MENAFN) At least five individuals lost their lives and 11 others sustained injuries on Wednesday when a government convoy was struck by a roadside explosion in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to an official statement....

Water Supply Project Kicks Off in Afghanistan

MENAFN · July 3, 2025

(MENAFN) Work has officially commenced on the development of a new water supply network in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province, as reported by a state-run news agency, on Thursday. The project, funded by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation...

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders

MENAFN · July 9, 2025

(MENAFN) The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Tuesday that it has issued arrest orders for Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani. They stand accused of perpetrating crimes against...

Pakistan’s ability to thread the needle in relations with the US and Iran tested by the Israel-Iran war

Middle East Institute · July 9, 2025

The announcement of a cease-fire between Iran and Israel, after 12 days of war, was met with relief in Pakistan. As tensions escalated between the two archrivals, particularly following the June 21 US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities,...

New Water Supply System Kicks Off in Drought-Hit Afghan Province

MENAFN · June 29, 2025

(MENAFN) A newly completed water supply system has officially begun operations in Sari Pul province, located in northern Afghanistan, according to a news agency on Saturday. The report stated that the infrastructure, built at a cost of 8 million...

Bombing Targets Military Convoy in Pakistan

MENAFN · June 29, 2025

(MENAFN) A vehicle-borne suicide attacker detonated a car loaded with explosives into a military convoy in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. No organization has yet claimed accountability for the assault, but...

Afghanistan Denounces U.S. Strikes on Iran

MENAFN · June 23, 2025

(MENAFN) On Sunday, Afghanistan strongly denounced the United States’ military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, while several other Asian nations voiced unease over rising tensions in the Middle East. The Afghan government criticized...

Improving housing conditions in Kabul’s informal settlements

UN Human Settlements Program · July 9, 2025

Afghanistan's road accidents leave three dead, harming ten civilians

MENAFN · June 19, 2025

(MENAFN) Two separate traffic accidents in Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan province claimed the lives of three people and left ten others injured on Wednesday, according to a statement released by the provincial police office. In the first...

Large Wave of Afghan Refugee Families Head Back Home

MENAFN · June 24, 2025

(MENAFN) On Monday alone, roughly 1,500 Afghan refugee families made their way back to Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan and Iran, a news agency reported Tuesday. According to the state-run outlet, "A total of 1,469 Afghan refugee families...

Tragic Roof Collapse Kills Two Teens in Afghanistan

MENAFN · June 24, 2025

(MENAFN) A tragic roof collapse late Monday night in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province claimed the lives of two teenagers and left a child wounded, according to Mawlawi Mohammad Akram Akbari, the provincial head of the Natural Disaster...

'The Operator with Rob O’Neill' Podcast Announces Latest Unfiltered Episodes Featuring Military Legends & Commentary

EIN Presswire · June 23, 2025

NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, June 23, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- “The Operator with Rob O’Neill,” hosted by former SEAL Team Six Operator Robert J. O’Neill, continues its weekly run with a slate of compelling, no-nonsense episodes. Known...