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World Bank Returns to Kabul, Set to Release Millions in Payments
MENAFN
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May 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The World Bank has reopened its office in Kabul and is set to restart the disbursement of nearly $50 million owed to logistics and construction companies in Afghanistan, the country's Finance Ministry announced Monday. This move follows...
Hundreds of Released Afghan Prisoners Return Home from Pakistan
MENAFN
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Over the past three days, a significant number of Afghan nationals, totaling 439 individuals, were released from correctional facilities in Pakistan and have since returned to Afghanistan, according to a recent statement issued by the...
Afghanistan's trade volume nearly hits USD13 bn in 2025
MENAFN
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March 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Afghanistan's trade volume for the year 1403 in the Persian calendar (which ended on March 20, 2025) nearly hit 13 billion U.S. dollars, with imports making up the majority of the transactions, according to a representative from the...
Ariana Sweets Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sesame and Wheat in AFGHANI CORN BREAD (“Doda”)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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May 13, 2025
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company's announcement as a public service. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Read Announcement View Product Photos...
Ariana Sweets Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sesame and Wheat in AFGHANI CORN BREAD (“Doda”)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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May 13, 2025
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company's announcement as a public service. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Read Announcement View Product Photos...
Tragic Blast Claims Lives of Two Children in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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May 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Two children tragically died after an unexploded device from past conflicts detonated in Qadis district, located in Afghanistan's western Badghis province, late on Monday. A local police official confirmed the incident on Tuesday. The...
Ariana Sweets Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sesame and Wheat in AFGHANI CORN BREAD (“Doda”)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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May 13, 2025
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company's announcement as a public service. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Read Announcement View Product Photos...
Uzbekistan Empowers Afghanistan with Agricultural Aid
MENAFN
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May 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Uzbekistan has provided Afghanistan with a shipment of agricultural assistance, featuring rice, cotton, and vegetable seeds, as part of a collaborative effort to bolster Afghanistan's agricultural capabilities, according to a report from...
UK Special Forces Veterans Reveal Shocking War Crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan
MENAFN
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May 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Over 30 former UK Special Forces operatives have provided eyewitness testimony detailing alleged war crimes committed during missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, including the unlawful killings of civilians, detainees, and children. In a...
Taliban Bans Chess in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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May 12, 2025
(MENAFN) The Taliban government in Afghanistan has prohibited the game of chess nationwide, citing its incompatibility with Islamic Sharia law. This decision was made public on Sunday. “There are religious considerations regarding the sport of...
Ariana Sweets Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sesame and Wheat in AFGHANI CORN BREAD (“Doda”)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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May 13, 2025
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company's announcement as a public service. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Read Announcement View Product Photos...
Ariana Sweets Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sesame and Wheat in AFGHANI CORN BREAD (“Doda”)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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May 13, 2025
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company's announcement as a public service. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Read Announcement View Product Photos...
Six Die in Harrowing Reservoir Car Plunge in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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May 4, 2025
(MENAFN) A heart-wrenching accident in the western Afghan province of Herat has claimed the lives of six people, including two young children, after their car careened into a reservoir dam. Provincial government spokesman Mohammad Yusuf Sayedi...
Thousands of Afghan Refugees Flood Back Home from Iran, Pakistan
MENAFN
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April 27, 2025
(MENAFN) A total of 1,667 Afghan families, comprising 8,090 individuals, made their way back to Afghanistan over the weekend, according to the country’s High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems. The returnees crossed into Afghanistan...
Pakistan Steps Up Afghan National Deportations
MENAFN
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April 20, 2025
(MENAFN) This month, Pakistan has deported over 19,500 Afghan nationals, with the United Nations forecasting that an additional 80,000 could be expelled before the April 30 deadline. The government is intensifying its efforts to remove...
Pakistan Expels Numerous Afghans
MENAFN
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April 20, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan has deported over 19,500 Afghans this month as part of a broader effort to expel more than 80,000 individuals before the 30 April deadline, according to the United Nations. The country has intensified its actions against...
Afghanistan: 2024 Operational facts and figures
International Committee of the Red Cross
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February 10, 2025
In 2024, communities in Afghanistan continued to face significant challenges to access basic necessities such as healthcare, food and clean water. The humanitarian situation in the country remains extremely dire as a result of decades of armed...
Explosion in Afghanistan Strikes Police Headquarters in Kandahar
MENAFN
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April 10, 2025
(MENAFN) On Thursday, a powerful explosion occurred at an aging ammunition depot in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, sending shockwaves through the nearby police headquarters. The blast, which took place at a military facility,...
Fire erupts at fuel depot in Afghanistan, injuring three
MENAFN
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March 25, 2025
(MENAFN) A significant fire erupted at a petrol depot located within Kandahar city, in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, on Sunday night. The incident resulted in injuries to three individuals, including a firefighter, as they worked to...
Devastating Pakistan Floods Trigger Food Crisis Concerns
MENAFN
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September 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Intense monsoon rains and devastating floods have submerged vast areas of Pakistan’s farmland, destroying crops ready for harvest and raising urgent alarms over a looming food shortage and inflation, warned both the UN and agricultural...