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Global Warming Harms Children Across Countries And Continents - Pakistan Is No Exception
Friday Times
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August 11, 2025
Monsoon rains have pounded Pakistan, especially the Punjab province, causing human and infrastructural casualties in terms of deaths, destruction, and displacement. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), 234 people have...
The Afghan Quagmire: A Return to the Past
Daily Times
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August 11, 2025
The latest quarterly report by the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) paints a grim, undeniable portrait of a nation in regression. This isn’t just a bureaucratic update; it’s a stark, unequivocal warning that...
California startup introduces lab-grown salmon for sustainable seafood
KSBW 8 - California
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August 11, 2025
AND IT IS PROVING TO BE A SUCCESS. ACTION NEWS EIGHT REPORTER ááDAN ASHLEY EXPLAINS.### "LITTLE BIT OF WHIPPED CREAM CHEESE. AND OF COURSE WILD TYPE SALMON." IT'S LUNCHTIME AT THE SAN FRANCISCO HEADQUARTERS OF WILD TYPE, AND COMPANY FOUNDERS...
From Conflict to Climate Crusade, Refugees Lead the Charge in Kenya
Inter Press Service
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August 11, 2025
Active Citizens, Africa, Aid, Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Education, Energy, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Migration & Refugees, Natural Resources,...
Over 1m Afghans deported in 4 months
Tehran Times
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August 11, 2025
TEHRAN – Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni has said some 1.1 million illegal Afghan refugees have been sent back to their home country since the beginning of the current Iranian year, March 21. Seventy percent of them have left the country...
Reconnecting India and Central Asia in a Changing Geopolitical Environment
SpecialEurasia
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August 11, 2025
Executive Summary This report provides an assessment and overview of India’s foreign relations with the Central Asian Republics (CARs) based on an established new kind of platform as well as special relations in security, climate change, ICT, and...
Pacific Islands focus: community-driven solutions, climate in the courts and celebrating independence
Croakey Health Media
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August 11, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: Local solutions to public health issues are showcased in this month’s edition of the Pacific Islands focus column. Isabelle Zhu-Maguire, PhD candidate at the Coral Bell School of Asia and Pacific Affairs, Department of...
Afghan Refugees Deportation in Iran: Iranian Social Workers Allege Authorities Deporting Afghan Migrants Without Verifying Legal Status
Latestly
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August 10, 2025
Tehran, August 10: Iranian social workers have alleged that authorities are deporting Afghan migrants without verifying their legal status, leading to cases of mistaken identity, family separation and alleged abuse during mass expulsions, Khaama...
Iran accused of mass Afghan deportations without verifying legal status
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 10, 2025
Tehran [Iran], August 10 (ANI): Iranian social workers have alleged that authorities are deporting Afghan migrants without verifying their legal status, leading to cases of mistaken identity, family separation and alleged abuse during mass...
Afghanistan faces power crisis as electricity imports drop
The Economic Times
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August 9, 2025
Afghanistan imports about 80 percent of its electricity from abroad, but this summer, electricity imports from Tajikistan have decreased significantly, the head of the Breshna company told Tolo News. Abdul Bari Omar said last summer Afghanistan...
UN agency seeks urgent aid for Afghan women returning from Pakistan, Iran
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 9, 2025
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality (UN Women) has warned that Afghan women and girls returning from Iran and Pakistan urgently require humanitarian aid to rebuild their lives in communities already strained by economic hardship and...
Afghan women in return facing growing risks, the UN warns us
The European Times
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August 7, 2025
United Nations – which defends empowerment and gender equality – alongside the international humanitarian agency Care International and Partners, published the call in a report published Thursday which also highlights the main challenges and needs...
Afghanistan's Women Showcase Handwoven Carpets At Sotheby's London Exhibition
MENAFN
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August 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaama Press) Afghanistan's women weavers presented their handwoven carpets at Sotheby's London, highlighting the nation's rich cultural heritage and empowering artisans through global recognition and economic opportunity. The Qatar Fund...
Water canal launched in Afghanistan to support agriculture, livelihood
Xinhua News Agency
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KABUL, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Afghan authorities have launched a major water canal project in the eastern Afghanistan Panjshir province, aiming to boost agricultural productivity and support local livelihoods, Tolonews reported Saturday. Constructed...
Many Afghan Returnees Homeless, Says UN
Khaama Press
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August 9, 2025
A UN official warns that many Afghans returning from neighbouring countries have no homes, urging urgent shelter, basic services, and livelihood support to ensure their safety and dignity. More than four million Afghans have returned from Iran and...
Un Warns That Afghan Women Returnees Face Rising Risks
The Nigerian Voice
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The international community must provide greater support to Afghan women and girl returnees from Iran and Pakistan who face increased risk of impoverishment, early marriage and growing threats to their rights and safety. UN Women – which champions...
World News | UN Women Warns of Urgent Aid for Afghan Women, Girls Returning from Iran and Pakistan
Latestly
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August 9, 2025
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI): The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality (UN Women) has warned that Afghan women and girls returning from Iran and Pakistan urgently require humanitarian aid to rebuild their lives in communities already...
UN Women seeks urgent aid for Afghan women returning from Iran, Pakistan
Awaz The Voice
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August 9, 2025
An Afghan woman with her child who has returned from Pakistan Courtesy: Photo: UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell Kabul The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality (UN Women) has warned that Afghan women and girls returning from Iran and Pakistan...
Displaced Twice: The Human Cost of Pakistan’s Forced Repatriation of Afghan Refugees
Khaama Press
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August 8, 2025
At the Torkham border, where Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa meets Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province, the usual hum of trade and travel has given way to scenes of quiet desperation. Tens of thousands of Afghan families—exhausted, anxious, and often...
UN Women warns of urgent aid for Afghan women, girls returning from Iran and Pakistan
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 9, 2025
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI): The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality (UN Women) has warned that Afghan women and girls returning from Iran and Pakistan urgently require humanitarian aid to rebuild their lives in communities already...