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Afghanistan Lacks Infrastructure to Support Millions of Migrants, Warns UN
DIDPress: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released a concerning report, saying that Afghanistan is not adequately prepared to handle the massive wave of returnees being sent back from neighboring countries. According to the report, nearly 3 million…
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One Million Returns in 8 Months: Massive Wave of Afghan Repatriation from Pakistan
DIDPress: Afghanistan has been witnessing one of the largest waves of migrant returns in its recent history, with one million people returning from Pakistan alone in the past eight months. The United Nations has reported that since September 2023, approximately…
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Afghanistan in Darkness: Ban on Images of People in Afghanistan Media
DIDPress: The Taliban have recently banned the publication of images of people in 18 provinces, with plans to extend this prohibition across the entire country soon. The Taliban have issued a new directive banning the publication of images of people…
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Taliban’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce Pledges to Create 550,000 Jobs
DIDPress: Nuruddin Azizi, the Taliban’s acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, announced the ministry’s commitment to creating 550,000 job opportunities in Afghanistan. The statement came after a meeting with Mawlawi Mohammad Zahid Ahmadzai, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs.…
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Serve People and Avoid Internal Differences, says Mullah Hibatullah in Kabul
Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the caretaker government, during a visit to Kabul, spoke at a training seminar for the officials of Kabul province, underlining the importance of serving the people and avoiding internal differences.
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UN: Afghanistan Engulfed in Crisis
The head of UN humanitarian aid has stated that Afghanistan remains a top priority due to its intertwined crises, including climate change, women’s rights, displacement, and poverty. Tom Fletcher, the UN’s humanitarian aid chief, in an interview with Agence France-Presse…
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WFP’s New Scandal: Substandard Food Aid and Faulty Medical Kits Sent to Afghanistan
In a shocking revelation, Afghan public health authorities have accused the World Food Programme (WFP) of shipping approximately 6,750 metric tons of low-quality and unusable "Super Cereal" food aid to Afghanistan.
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Possible Successor of Pope? Meet the “Asian Francis”
DIDPress: Luis Antonio Tagle, a Filipino cardinal and archbishop, is one of the highest-ranking church officials from the Philippines to have risen to prominence within the inner circles of the Vatican. Widely regarded as the most distinguished Filipino cleric of…
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The Story of Girl Detained for Dress Code
DID Press: The arbitrary arrest of a number of girls in the capital Kabul and other provinces over an allegedly improper "hijab" by the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice forces has recently gone viral.…
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Registration process in Health Sector Announced; Female Applicants Not Allowed without Full Covering
DID Press: The National Examination Board has started the registration of applicants for the employment test in health posts, stressing women who do not comply the full covering required by the caretaker rule will not be allowed to enter the…
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