Amu: Rohullah Mosawi made history on Wednesday by winning Afghanistan’s first-ever gold medal at the International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) Asian Championship. Competing as the country’s only representative, Mosawi defeated his Thai opponent in the final bout of the 60-kilogram division. Click here to read more (external link).
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Khaama: Pakistan will begin the third phase of forced deportations of Afghan refugees next week, raising serious humanitarian concerns across the country. The Pakistani government will initiate the third phase of forced deportations of Afghan refugees in five days. The Ministry of Interior has set a June 30 deadline for all refugees registered with UNHCR and PoR card holders to leave voluntarily. Amnesty International recently urged Pakistan to halt the deportations, warning that 1.4 million Afghan refugees with UN-issued registration cards risk forced removal after June. The rights group called on Pakistan to respect refugees’ rights and extend PoR card validity. Click here to read more (external link).
aeon: My name is Marjan. In 1996, when the Taliban first took over Afghanistan, I was 12 years old. We lived in Kabul. My father was perpetually unemployed and I could never understand why. While he didn’t do anything to provide for his family, he smoked hashish, which my mother had to pay for. My mother was a cleaner in a government office. Our family’s financial situation was precarious and her salary could barely feed us; my three brothers and I never had good clothes to wear and our shoes were always torn. (Having new shoes was one of my dreams that never came true.) When the Taliban entered Kabul, they banned women from working and girls from studying. I, who once dreamed of becoming a doctor, was confined to the house. I was in the sixth grade. Click here to read more (external link).
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Ariana: The United States has announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the location and safe return of Mahmoud Habibi, an Afghan-American businessman who was detained by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) intelligence agency nearly two years ago. The offer, issued through the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program on Monday, underscores growing concern over Habibi’s fate. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: The United Nations has confirmed that a small number of Iranians, including dual Iranian-Afghan nationals, have crossed into Afghanistan following the outbreak of conflict between Iran and Israel. According to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), around 30 families with dual citizenship have entered Afghanistan, and a limited number of Iranian asylum seekers were registered on Sunday, June 22. Click here to read more (external link).
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Khaama: In one month, 310 people in Afghanistan died of infectious diseases including measles, respiratory infections, Crimean-Congo fever, and diarrhea. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 310 people in Afghanistan died from infectious diseases in May. The report highlighted measles, acute respiratory infections, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and severe diarrhea as the primary causes. The WHO has warned that due to declining international aid, especially from the United States, more than 10% of Afghanistan’s population may lose access to healthcare by the end of the year. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Local Taliban officials in Takhar have reported that five individuals have been arrested in the province for playing music. Nizamuddin Umair, the spokesperson for the Taliban’s provincial police command in Takhar, stated on Saturday, 21 June 2025, that these individuals are residents of Taloqan, the capital of Takhar. Click here to read more (external link).