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Five Arrested Over Afghan Migrant Smuggling Across Bulgaria-Serbia Border

Afghanistan, July 19 -- Europol said it has dismantled a suspected human smuggling network that transported Afghan migrants from Turkiye through the Balkans to Western Europe, following a joint operat... Read More


New York Mayor Mamdani Reviewing Possible Netanyahu Arrest if He Visits City

Afghanistan, July 19 -- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said legal officials are reviewing the ICC warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of a possible U.N. visit. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said ... Read More


Pakistan-Afghanistan Transit Trade Drops 93%

Afghanistan, July 19 -- Transit trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan fell 93% in fiscal 2026 as Kabul expanded trade routes through Iran and Central Asia. Transit trade between Pakistan and Afghani... Read More


China Launches Global AI Alliance, Xi Calls for Shared Governance and Wider Access

Afghanistan, July 18 -- China launched a new international artificial intelligence alliance on Friday as President Xi Jinping called for global cooperation, shared governance and broader access to AI,... Read More


U.S. Renews Middle East Travel Warning, Urges Americans to Reconsider Travel

Afghanistan, July 18 -- The United States has renewed its travel advisory for the Middle East, urging Americans to reconsider travel to or through the region, warning that heightened regional tensions... Read More


Badakhshan Officials Say Yaftal-e Payin District Retaken After Overnight Attack

Afghanistan, July 18 -- Badakhshan uthorities said they retook a district in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province after an overnight attack claimed by an anti-Kabul administraion. Badakhshan authorities... Read More


Indian Police Arrest Afghan Man Over Alleged Visa Overstay

Afghanistan, July 18 -- Indian police arrested an Afghan national accused of overstaying his visa for five years and using forged identity documents, authorities said. Police in the eastern Indian ci... Read More


Pakistan Detains 121 Afghans in Lahore Immigration Crackdown

Afghanistan, July 18 -- Pakistani police have detained 121 Afghan nationals during an immigration enforcement operation in the eastern city of Lahore, releasing some after verifying their legal reside... Read More


17 Million Afghans Face Acute Food Insecurity, U.N. Warns

Afghanistan, July 18 -- Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis is worsening as severe international funding shortfalls force aid agencies to scale back food assistance, leaving millions of Afghans at great... Read More


Nearly One Million Afghans Work in Carpet Industry: Report

Afghanistan, July 18 -- Nearly one million Afghans work directly or indirectly in the carpet industry, with exports topping 760,000 square meters this year, officials said. Nearly one million people ... Read More