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Afghanistan, Russia Forge Deal across Several Sectors
MENAFN
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May 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Afghanistan and Russia have formalized their intent to collaborate across several key sectors, signing five memoranda of understanding on Friday. The agreements, spanning transportation, commerce, and energy exploration, were reached...
Thousands of Afghan Nationals Head Back Home from Iran
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN) Around 10,000 Afghan nationals are crossing back into Afghanistan each day as violence and instability intensify in Iran, according to a Saturday night report by media. “Recently, due to war and insecurity in Iran, the return of refugees...
EU Reports 23 Percent Decline in Asylum Applications
MENAFN
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September 9, 2025
(MENAFN) The European Union Agency for Asylum reported Monday a significant 23% decrease in asylum applications across EU+ countries during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year. EU+, encompassing the 27 EU member states...
EU Asylum Applications Drop Sharply
MENAFN
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September 8, 2025
(MENAFN) The total number of asylum requests submitted in EU+ countries fell by 23% during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, the European Union Agency for Asylum announced Monday. EU+, which encompasses the 27 EU member...
China’s President Calls for China-Afghanistan Collaboration
MENAFN
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) China’s President Xi Jinping has called for enhanced cooperation with Afghanistan to accelerate the war-ravaged country’s recovery and growth. Speaking at the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, Xi emphasized...
Afghan Police Rescue Kidnapped Man, Arrest Four Suspects
MENAFN
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May 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Authorities in eastern Parwan province have successfully rescued a man who had been abducted and apprehended four individuals believed to be his captors, according to a statement released Thursday by the Ministry of Interior Affairs. The...
Anker SOLIX Joins Military Makeover to Support Air Force Veteran with Home Energy Upgrade
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 20, 2025
BELLEVUE, Wash., June 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anker SOLIX, a global leader in power delivery and storage solutions, recently partnered with the television series Military Makeover with Montel® to provide critical home backup power for a...
Unexploded Device Claims Life of Teenage Boy in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) A tragic accident in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province has claimed the life of a teenage boy and seriously injured his two siblings after an unexploded ordnance detonated, the provincial police office announced Sunday. The incident...
Wytrwal Industries Celebrates 250 years of the U.S. Army
EIN Presswire
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June 14, 2025
Veteran owned defense contractor honors the long history of the world’s best Army MIAMI, FL, UNITED STATES, June 14, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Wytrwal Industries Holding Company, LLC (“Wytrwal”) is honored to celebrate the 250th anniversary of...
Afghanistan Extends Condolences Over Iran Deadly Explosion
MENAFN
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April 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Afghanistan’s interim government has extended its condolences and expressed solidarity with Iran following a deadly explosion at an Iranian port, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement on Sunday. In a statement...
Afghan Interim Government Cuts Workforce to Improve Efficiency
MENAFN
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April 23, 2025
(MENAFN) The Afghan interim administration is cutting staff across its military and civil institutions, a move officials say is aimed at improving governance and curbing bureaucratic growth. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the administration,...
Afghanistan: Empowering farming communities for sustained rural livelihood
International Committee of the Red Cross
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April 28, 2025
Habibullah, who lives in Dehbala district of Nangarhar Province with his family of 14, explained, "My family and I depend on the produce of this land and our income is around 60 AFN on average a day. The farmlands in our village have been damaged...
Afghan officials: Pakistan intensifies Afghan migrant deportations
MENAFN
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April 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Afghan officials have noted a surge in the deportation of Afghan migrants by Pakistan, according to media reports. On Sunday, authorities from Afghanistan’s interim government in Torkham stated they are providing assistance to returnees...
Afghan Ministry announces release of 101 prisoners from Pakistani prisons
MENAFN
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April 8, 2025
(MENAFN) In a recent announcement on Tuesday, the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation confirmed that 101 Afghan inmates were released from Pakistani prisons and returned to Afghanistan. The ministry stated that these former detainees...
Afghanistan’s tourism sector sees growth with over 34,000 foreign crossings in one year
MENAFN
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April 7, 2025
(MENAFN) On Monday, Afghanistan's National Statistics and Information Authority reported that more than 34,000 foreign nationals entered and exited the country during the Persian calendar year 1403. According to a statement shared on the...
Speeding Crash in Afghanistan Claims Two Lives, Injures Four
MENAFN
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May 28, 2025
(MENAFN) At least two people were killed and four others wounded in a traffic accident in eastern Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, according to a news agency on Wednesday. The incident occurred in Gelan district when a passenger vehicle, reportedly...
MIT D-Lab students design global energy solutions through collaboration
MIT Climate Portal - Massachusetts
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May 28, 2025
This semester, MIT D-Lab students built prototype solutions to help farmers in Afghanistan, people living in informal settlements in Argentina, and rural poultry farmers in Cameroon. The projects span continents and collectively stand to improve...
China, Afghanistan, Pakistan want to enhance trade, security collaboration
MENAFN
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May 22, 2025
(MENAFN) China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan have pledged to strengthen their trilateral cooperation across key areas such as trade, infrastructure, and regional security, according to a statement from Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry issued Wednesday....
U.S. Secretary of Defense Demands In-Depth Probe into Afghanistan Exit
MENAFN
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May 21, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth initiated a full investigation into the 2021 U.S. exit from Afghanistan, emphasizing the need to assess the operation he described as disastrous. In a memo issued on Tuesday, Hegseth stated that the...
Fatal Coal Mine Blast in Afghanistan Kills Seven
MENAFN
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May 21, 2025
(MENAFN) A deadly explosion tore through a coal mine in Afghanistan’s northern Samangan province early Wednesday, leaving at least seven miners dead and two others wounded, according to a local police representative. The incident occurred due to...