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Iran offers to share mineral exploration, processing expertise with Afghanistan

Tehran Times 20 May 2025
TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade Seyed Mohammad Atabak has announced Tehran’s readiness to transfer technical expertise and experience in mineral exploration, extraction, and processing to Afghanistan ... .
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WB Resumes Debt Repayments In Afghanistan

MENA FN 20 May 2025
(MENAFN - Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok). The Ministry of Finance (MoF) says the World Bank (WB) is set to resume the disbursement of outstanding loans in Afghanistan, with nearly 11 million ... .
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Afghanistan’s returnees at a crossroads between collapse and recovery (UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva)

Public Technologies 20 May 2025
) Afghanistan stands at a critical juncture, where the large-scale return of refugees could either plunge the country deeper into crisis or contribute to a path of ...
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World Bank Clarification Regarding Inaccurate Reporting About Payments under World Bank-financed projects in Afghanistan (World Bank Group)

Public Technologies 20 May 2025
This clarification is in response to some inaccurate reporting by several news outlets about payments under World Bank-financed projects in Afghanistan ... For more information on the World Bank's current engagement in Afghanistan, please visit.
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Secretary Hegseth Statement Directing DOD Review of U.S. Military Withdrawal From Afghanistan (US Department of Defense)

Public Technologies 20 May 2025
Three and a half years ago the Biden Administration's disastrous and embarrassing withdrawal from Afghanistan led to the deaths of 13 U.S ... Sean Parnell spent 485 days serving in Afghanistan.
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OCHA reports 88% funding shortfall for Afghanistan’s 2025 humanitarian aid

Khaama Press 20 May 2025
OCHA reports that 88% of the required funding for Afghanistan’s 2025 humanitarian aid remains unmet, threatening vital assistance efforts ... shortfall in Afghanistan’s humanitarian response for 2025.
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Pentagon to release full review on Afghanistan’s Chaotic Withdrawal

Khaama Press 20 May 2025
military withdrawal from Afghanistan, highlighting key failures ... military withdrawal from Afghanistan ... withdrawal from Afghanistan, identifying key failures and areas for improvement.
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Feature: Afghanistan's wildlife faces extinction amid hunting, climate change

Xinhua 20 May 2025
Established in 1967, Kabul Zoo is Afghanistan's only state-run zoological park ... "Birds like pelicans and cranes, and animals such as the Caspian tiger and wild peafowl, have already disappeared from Afghanistan in recent years," he said.
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UNHCR: Mass returns push Afghanistan to brink as aid dwindles (UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)

Public Technologies 20 May 2025
Mass returns push Afghanistan to brink as aid dwindles. This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR's Afghanistan Representative Arafat Jamal - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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