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'We Have Nothing': Afghans Driven Out Of Iran Return To Uncertain Future

Hajjar Shademani's family waited for hours in the heat and dust after crossing the border into Afghanistan, their neat pile of suitcases all that remained of a lifetime in Iran after being deported to their homeland.

International Business Times

Over 230,000 Afghans Left Iran In June Ahead Of Return Deadline: IOM

More than 230,000 Afghans left Iran in June, most of them deported, as returns surge ahead of a deadline set by Tehran, the United Nations migration agency said on Monday.

International Business Times

Afghanistan is letting in more tourists. The Taliban is welcoming them

Against a backdrop of ongoing international isolation, Afghanistan is quietly emerging as an unlikely destination for adventurous tourists, with visitors arriving by diverse means, from planes and motorbikes to camper vans and even bicycles. Solo travellers and organised tour groups are gradually venturing into a country that, until recently, was…

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Pakistan blames ‘Indian proxy’ after car bombing kills 13 soldiers near Afghan border

India denies role in North Waziristan attack

The Independent UK

Nowhere to run: The Afghan refugees caught in Israel’s war on Iran

Afghans stuck in Tehran represent a forgotten population in a conflict that has captured global attention.

Al Jazeera

Israel-Iran war recalls the 2003 US invasion of Iraq – a war my undergraduate students see as a relic of the past

After 12 days of trading deadly airstrikes, Israel and Iran confirmed on June 24, 2025, that a ceasefire is in effect, one day after President Donald Trump proclaimed the countries reached a deal to end fighting. Experts are wondering how long the ceasefire, which does not contain any specific conditions,…

The Conversation

How much have US wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan cost?

More than 20 years of US wars have directly killed an estimated 940,000 people and cost the US $5.8 trillion.

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Love & Trouble review – raw study skilfully unpeels the PTSD that threatens to wreck a marriage

Their baby’s crying brings on PTSD for Kenny, a former sniper in Afghanistan, and Kerry is beset by her own dark secret. Can love keep them together?

The Guardian - UK

British man says he fears for family trapped in Iran by Home Office appeal

US bombing increases fears for man’s parents and sister, who won tribunal ruling that they had right to live in UK

The Guardian - UK

Washington tells Trump after Iran strikes: No more ‘forever war’

The two wars launched under the Bush administration, Iraq and Afghanistan, cost thousands of American lives and reshaped the world. Now the possibility of a repeat in Iran has lawmakers on all sides concerned

The Independent UK

Thousands of Afghans face expulsion from US as Trump removes protections

‘Profound concern’ as administration says Afghanistan safe to return to despite dangers posed by Taliban regime

The Guardian - US

Afghanistan Women's Road Championships to be held for first time since 2022 as France host

'It's with great emotion that I am preparing to defend my title' says Fariba Hashimi, who will line up in French Federation-organised race later this month

Cycling News

The warmongers were wrong about Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Now watch them make the same mistake about Iran

Israel is the main source of terror and instability in the Middle East. But the west continually turns away from this reality, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Iran-Israel conflict raises alarm in Pakistan amid fears over own security

Pakistan navigates tense diplomacy amid Israel-Iran conflict, fearing secessionist and strategic fallout.

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Nearly Two Centuries On, Quiet Settles On Afghanistan's British Cemetery

Aynullah Rahimi's family has for decades tended the old cemetery in Kabul reserved for non-Afghans, but since the country's latest war ended and foreigners left in droves, he says few now enter the oasis of quiet in the capital.

The Independent UK

Parents of aid worker killed in Afghanistan dedicate honour to women there

John and Lorna Norgrove have been made OBEs.

The National (Scotland)

Pam Duncan-Glancy among Scots recognised in honours list

An MSP and a couple who set up a charity after their daughter was killed in Afghanistan are among the Scots recognised in the…

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“People Are Such Animals!”: 82 Unresolved Personal Mysteries People Doubt They’ll Ever Solve

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Refugee festival exhibition showcases work by displaced artists

An art exhibition showcasing the works of refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan, and other countries has opened its doors to the public

The Guardian - UK

Home Office backs down on asylum refusal for female Afghan activist

Woman who risked life working for western government-backed projects can now stay on UK

Al Jazeera

One in 67 people worldwide remains forcibly displaced: UNHCR report

About 123 million remain forcibly displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution and human rights violations.

The Independent UK

45 minutes to pack up a lifetime as Pakistan's foreigner crackdown sends Afghans scrambling

A Pakistani crackdown on Afghans has seen some families handed deadlines of hours, or just minutes, to collect whatever they can and leave forever

The Independent UK

Hegseth jokes about US allies doing nothing in Afghanistan – despite hundreds losing their lives

‘Don’t try and make it look like I don’t care’, insisted secretary after saying he saw a ‘lotta flags’ but not a lot of effort from US partners

The Guardian - UK

How ordinary men became unpaid Taliban enforcers in their own homes

Afghan fathers, brothers and husbands are, often unwillingly, inflicting the country’s repressive laws on their families, for fear of social shame or reprisals

Euronews

Trump's travel ban on citizens from 12 countries takes effect

Afghanistan, Haiti and Sudan included in a full-country ban as citizens from seven other countries partially restricted from entering the US.

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