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Trump Slams Afghan Exit as ‘Most Embarrassing’

Over seven months into his second presidential term, Trump has not yet announced any official or detailed policy on Afghanistan….reports Asian Lite News US President Donald Trump has once again strongly criticised

July 10, 2025

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Afghan Food Crisis Worsens

Afghanistan continues to top the list of countries drawing global humanitarian concern following recent political changes…reports Asian Lite News The World Food Programme has sounded a fresh alarm over Afghanistan’s deepening humanitarian

July 8, 2025

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UK shuts both its Afghan resettlement schemes

According to the Ministry of Defence, the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy has fulfilled its initial objective of supporting Afghans who worked alongside the UK military The government has announced the closure

July 4, 2025

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Rashid Khan Condemns Taliban Education Clampdown

While advocating for women’s education, Rashid also highlighted the importance of trained healthcare professionals, especially for women….reports Asian Lite News Rashid Khan, one of Afghanistan’s most prominent cricketers, has publicly condemned the

July 3, 2025

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Mass Afghan Expulsions from Iran

Between June 18 and June 26, a total of 88,308 undocumented Afghan nationals were forcibly returned from Iran to Afghanistan More than 88,000 undocumented Afghan migrants were deported from Iran in a

June 29, 2025

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Over 7,000 Afghans return overnight

This latest influx is part of a broader, ongoing trend of mass returns—often under duress—from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan, where millions of Afghans have lived for decades, many without legal documentation. A

June 26, 2025

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Afghan women UN staff forced to work from home

Multiple Afghan women working across various UN agencies have reported being harassed and intimidated by unidentified men in recent weeks A wave of threats against Afghan women employed by the United Nations

June 8, 2025

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Pentagon to review withdrawal from Afghanistan

The review aims to provide accountability and transparency, examining previous investigations and decision-making processes that led to the tragic event The US Department of Defense has announced a comprehensive review of the

May 25, 2025

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Pentagon to Review Afghan Exit

The US Defence Secretary directed the Chief Pentagon Spokesperson and Senior Advisor, Sean Parnell, to spearhead a special review panel on the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan….reports Asian Lite News US Defence

May 21, 2025

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Jaishankar Thanks Taliban for Backing India

Last week, Afghanistan had termed Pakistani allegations of India launching missile strikes on the Afghan territory as “baseless” and “unfounded”….reports Asian Lite News External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a conversation on

May 16, 2025

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