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Nearly 450,000 Afghans returned from Iran this summer: UN
The Express Tribune
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July 7, 2025
Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, the United Nations’ migration agency said on Monday, after Tehran ordered those without documentation to leave by July 6. From June 1 to July 5, 449,218 Afghans returned from...
Iran deports single Afghan women to country where solo travel is banned
Khaama Press
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July 7, 2025
Iran has deported single Afghan women to Afghanistan, where strict laws prohibit women from traveling alone, raising serious humanitarian and safety concerns. The Guardian has reported a sharp rise in the forced deportation of Afghan migrants from...
UN: 1.4 million Afghans forcibly returned in 2025
Khaama Press
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July 7, 2025
In 2025, the UN reported 1.4 million Afghans forcibly returned from neighboring countries, worsening Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis amid shrinking aid. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that over 1.4 million...
WFP warns 10 million Afghans at risk of hunger this summer due to sharp aid cuts
Khaama Press
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July 7, 2025
WFP warns that 10 million Afghans face hunger this summer, with aid cuts limiting assistance to just one million vulnerable people. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has raised the alarm that over 10 million Afghans will face hunger...
Sabah Newspaper: ECO clean energy center in Baku to boost fight against climate crisis
Azertag
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July 6, 2025
Ankara, July 6, AZERTAC The Clean Energy Center of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), to be established in Baku, will contribute to regional energy security, improve the efficient use of energy resources, and serve as a new driver in the...
Nearly 450,000 Afghans return from Iran as deportation deadline passes, says UN
Malay Mail
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July 7, 2025
KABUL, July 7 — Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, the UN’s refugee agency said today, after Tehran ordered those without documentation to leave by July 6. The influx comes as the country is already struggling...
Nearly 450,000 Afghans Left Iran since June 1, Says IOM
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 7, 2025
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...
Almost half a million Afghans repatriated from Iran since June 1, says UN
The News International
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ISLAM QALA: Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since early June, the UN’s migration agency said on Monday, following Tehran’s directive for undocumented migrants to leave by July 6. According to a spokesperson for the International...
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...
Nearly 450,000 Afghans left Iran since June 1: IOM
Digital Journal
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July 7, 2025
The number of Afghans crossing the border from Iran surged ahead of the July 6 deadline set by Tehran for undocumented Afghans to leave - Copyright AFP/File Mohsen KARIMI Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, the...
Peshawar’s air pollution reaches four times the safe limit
Profit by Pakistan Today
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July 6, 2025
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is facing increasing urban pollution, with Peshawar showing consistently poor air quality and pollution-related health issues rising across the province. Data from the University of Peshawar and health departments...
‘Emergency’ at Afghan border as migrant returns from Iran surge
Kuwait Times
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July 6, 2025
Afghanistan faces chronic returnee crisis with 1.4m Afghans returning from Iran, Pakistan ISLAM QALA, Afghanistan: Tens of thousands of Afghans streamed over the border from Iran in the days before a return deadline set for Sunday, the United...
Kabul On Course To Be World's First Capital To Run Out Of Water
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 5, 2025
Kabul could become the world’s first capital to run out of water completely, experts say, blaming the crisis on rapid population growth, climate change, and mismanagement. The Afghan capital’s groundwater levels have plummeted by up to 30 meters...
10th of Muharram observed peacefully in Afghanistan
Ariana News
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July 6, 2025
A Tajik opposition group has slammed the Iranian government for what it claims is widespread human rights abuses against Afghan migrants and refugees, and called on the international community to launch an independent investigation into the...
Thousands of Afghans return from Iran amid forced exit deadline, UN warns of humanitarian emergency
Firstpost
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July 6, 2025
Tens of thousands of Afghans streamed over the border from Iran in the days before a return deadline set for Sunday, the United Nations said, sparking an “emergency” situation at border points. In late May, Iran said undocumented Afghans must...
UN warns of emergency as Afghans flee Iran ahead of deportation deadline
The Express Tribune
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July 6, 2025
Listen to article Tens of thousands of Afghans streamed over the border from Iran in the days before a return deadline set for Sunday, the United Nations said, sparking an “emergency” situation at border points. In late May, Iran said undocumented...
‘Emergency situation’: Influx of Afghans returning to their country from Iran ahead of deadline; 250,000 already returned in June
The Times of India
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In the days before a return deadline set for Sunday, tens of thousands of Afghans crossed the border from Iran, creating an “emergency” situation at border crossings, according to the United Nations.Iranian authorities said that out of six million...
KP Pollution : A growing threat to human health
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 6, 2025
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - PESHAWAR, Jul 6 (APP): Urban pollution has emerged as one of the most critical environmental and public health challenges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) exposing thousands to ailments and exert...
‘Even begging at home is better’: Afghans flood border as Iran expulsion deadline hits
Malay Mail
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July 6, 2025
ISLAM QALA, Afghanistan, July 6 — Tens of thousands of Afghans streamed over the border from Iran in the days before a return deadline set for today, the United Nations said, sparking an “emergency” situation at border points. In late May, Iran...
June recorded as hottest month ever recorded in several countries including Pakistan
The News International
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PARIS: June marked the hottest month ever recorded in 12 countries — including Pakistan, Spain, Nigeria, and Japan — while 26 others experienced exceptionally high temperatures, according to an AFP analysis of Copernicus data, the European climate...