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Once thriving Herat silk thread industry about to vanish
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 8, 2025
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The once-thriving silk thread industry in western Herat province has nearly vanished, with only one workshop left standing out of more than 250 that once buzzed with life and craftsmanship. Silk artisans complain about severe...
Kabul Chawla: The BPTP Owner Who Scammed India’s Real Estate Stakeholders and Enjoys His Vacation from Justice
Inventiva
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July 7, 2025
India’s real estate boom has long been heralded as the surest path to riches as the “Great Indian Real Estate” is touted as “undoubtedly the most significant sector” with exponential growth. But behind this golden facade lurk dark underbellies of...
China's Global Mining Expansion Accelerates
Oil Price
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July 7, 2025
China has been buying mining operations around the world for years to sate its appetite for raw materials, which remains much stronger than what it can produce domestically. Over the past couple of years, however, this shopping spree has...
'Must Ensure UN-Designated Outfits Don't Exploit Afghanistan For Terror Acts': India At UNGA
News18
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July 7, 2025
Last Updated:July 08, 2025, 00:41 IST At UNGA session, India welcomed the strong condemnation of the Pahalgam terror attack by Afghanistan. India abstains from UNGA resolution on Afghanistan (ANI Image)Welcoming Afghanistan’s strong condemnation...
Azerbaijan and Afghanistan explore expansion of trade corridors via Baku Port
Ariana News
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July 7, 2025
Azerbaijan Railways Chairman Rovshan Rustamov met this week with Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Abdul Ghani Baradar, in Baku to discuss the expansion of cargo transportation routes between South Asia, the Caucasus, and...
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan Expedite Work on Joint Railway Project
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary Recent meetings between officials from Tashkent, Kabul, and Islamabad have given fresh impetus to the Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) railway project, with Pakistan leading the way in coordinating final steps before...
Russian Tour Companies Introduce Trips to Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan for $3K
The Moscow Times
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July 7, 2025
Russian tour companies have started advertising travel packages to Afghanistan, offering weeklong trips to the country for around $3,000 as Moscow deepens its ties with the Taliban-led government in Kabul. The offers, which have appeared on...
Average Russians not itching to vacation in Afghanistan — expert
TASS
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July 7, 2025
MOSCOW, July 7. /TASS/. The average Russian is not interested in vacationing in Afghanistan, the press service of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RST) said, citing its expert and DiscoverySpecial project chief Oksana Adilova. "Today, it is...
Afghanistan: Russia recognizes the Taliban government
Deutsche Welle
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July 6, 2025
"This brave decision will be an example for others." With these words, Amir Khan Muttaqi, foreign minister in Afghanistan's Taliban government, welcomed the announcement by Russia that it was officially recognizing the Taliban as the legitimate...
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...
Azerbaijan, Afghanistan discuss transport-logistics cooperation prospects
Azertag
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July 6, 2025
Baku, July 6, AZERTAC ADY Chairman Rovshan Rustamov met with the Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan for Economic Affairs, Abdul Ghani Baradar, at the Baku Sea Port. The parties discussed expanding the South Asia-Caucasus-Europe freight...
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...
Heidelberg Engineering launches ZinserLab innovation hub, expands Orbis collaboration
Ophthalmology Times Europe
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July 7, 2025
Heidelberg Engineering has announced the launch of ZinserLab, an innovation hub that will focus on accelerating the development of imaging technologies in eye care.1 The hub is named in honour of the company’s late cofounder Gerhard Zinser, PhD,...
Kazakhstan to Invest $500 Million in Turgundi–Herat Railway Project, Says Afghanistan
News Central Asia
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July 7, 2025
Kazakhstan plans to invest in the construction of the Torghundi–Herat railway line in Afghanistan. This was announced by Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov during a meeting with Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs,...
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...
Russia Becomes First Country To Officially Recognize Afghanistan's Taliban Government
Zero Hedge
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Russia has become the first country to officially recognize Afghanistan's Taliban-led government, which occurred during a formal ceremony in Moscow on Saturday. In attendance representing the Taliban was Molavi Gul Hassan Hassan, Kabul's...
Nigeria Urges Just Energy Transition at ECO Summit
News Central TV
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July 6, 2025
The Nigerian government has reiterated its call for a fair and balanced approach to the global energy transition, one that safeguards the interests of developing economies. Representing President Bola Tinubu at the 17th Summit of the Economic...
Pakistan plans to launch direct rail service with Russia — prime minister's aide
TASS
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July 9, 2025
MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Pakistan intends to implement a project to launch direct rail service with Russia, as well as with Belarus and Kazakhstan, Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on industry Haroon Akhtar Khan told TASS. "There...
Only one nation is self-sufficient in healthy food
Resilience
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July 9, 2025
Over a third of all countries cannot meet self-sufficiency for more than two of the seven essential food groups. Low self-sufficiency and over-dependence on a few countries for imports threaten their capability to respond to global shocks,...
Ashgabat presented gas projects to European experts
Turkmenportal
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On July 7, Brussels hosted an expert round table of the Brussels Energy Club on the topic of medium-term prospects for gas imports to the EU and strategies of exporting countries. The Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Belgium made a report on the...