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August 14th, 2025 - Virginia Takes Action in U.S. Federal Court to Guarantee Veteran Education Benefits
Attorney General of Virginia
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August 14, 2025
Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General Jason S. Miyares Attorney General 202 North 9th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-2071 FAX 804-786-1991 Virginia Relay Service 800-828-1120 For media inquiries only, contact: Shaun...
Afghanistan’s authorities prevents illegal smuggling of sheep
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Authorities in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province have successfully prevented the illegal smuggling of 1,200 sheep, according to the local department of information and culture. The livestock was being transported through Spin...
Attorney General Ford Joins Bipartisan Effort to Protect Veterans’ Education Benefits
Nevada Attorney General
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August 6, 2025
Carson City, NV — Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has joined a bipartisan coalition of 51 other attorneys general in filing a Virginia-led amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to stand with...
US judge halts end of protected status for immigrants
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of migrants from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, CBS News reported. Judge Trina Thompson of the...
Military Makeover with Montel® Heads to New Jersey for the Launch of Season 44, Honoring the Linn Family
EIN Presswire
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August 18, 2025
Home Transformation of a Dedicated Hampton, NJ, Army Veteran and His Family. Full makeover occurring between Sept. 23rd and Sept. 30th. Reveal films Sept. 30th HAMPTON, NJ, UNITED STATES, August 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Military Makeover...
Afghanistan’s Flash Floods Claim Lives of Two Children
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Torrential rainfall triggered catastrophic flash floods in parts of eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, claiming the lives of two children and leaving widespread destruction, a local official reported on Sunday. The floods impacted...
CENTRAL EUROPE: Austria’s first deportation to Syria prompts Germany to follow ― Afghan family wins visa battle against German government ― Germany planning migration summit ― Polish farmers join ‘citizen patrols’ ― Czech MPs adopt draft asylum and mig…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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July 10, 2025
Austria has deported a Syrian national to Syria for the first time since the start of the civil war in 2011. Germany has announced that it will also begin deporting Syrians with criminal records. A court in Berlin has ruled that the German...
Afghan National Pleads Guilty to Plotting Election Day Terror Attack in the United States
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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June 13, 2025
Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, a native and citizen of Afghanistan, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Oklahoma City to two terrorism-related offenses: conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of...
Kabul Holds Three-Day Flower, Plant Exhibition
MENAFN
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May 21, 2025
(MENAFN) A vibrant three-day flower and plant exhibition took place in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. The event, organized by the Kabul Municipality in partnership with several local flower shops, was held at Zarnagar Park in the heart of the...
59th session of the Human Rights Council on gender equality and the rights of women and girls
Government of Slovenia
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June 16, 2025
SLOVENIA, June 16 - This year's session of the UN Human Rights Council will focus on gender equality and the prevention of discrimination and violence against women and girls. The Council will also address a number of other key issues, including...
June 13, 2025 - Attorney General Miyares Leads Coalition of 52 AGs to Protect Veterans’ Education Benefits
Attorney General of Virginia
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June 13, 2025
Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General Jason S. Miyares Attorney General 202 North 9th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-2071 FAX 804-786-1991 Virginia Relay Service 800-828-1120 For media inquiries only, contact: Chloe...
Be a Better Leader: A Situational Guide with Practical Tools to Empower Leaders at All Levels for Effective Leadership
EIN Presswire
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August 15, 2025
Empowering Individuals to Lead with Purpose, Build Trust, and Foster Success in Any Environment, Regardless of Title CA, UNITED STATES, August 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Leadership is not just for the privileged or the titled; it is for...
Federal Judge Orders Resumption of Trump’s Immigration Pause
MENAFN
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May 29, 2025
(MENAFN) A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to immediately resume processing several immigration applications, ruling that the administration’s pause jeopardizing hundreds of thousands of immigrants’ legal status is...
Afghan National Pleads Guilty to Obtaining Firearms in Connection with Plot to Conduct ISIS-Inspired Election Day Terrorist Attack
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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April 17, 2025
Abdullah Haji Zada, 18, a native and citizen of Afghanistan and U.S. lawful permanent resident, pleaded guilty today to a criminal information charging him with knowingly receiving, attempting to receive, and conspiring to receive a firearm and...
Ukrainian activists disfigure war memorial
MENAFN
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May 22, 2025
(MENAFN) An anti-Soviet group in Kharkov, known as Decolonization.Ukraine, has defaced a local war memorial by grinding off the names of fallen soldiers commemorated on the monument. The activists, who had been pressuring the city council since...
Expanded Access to Affordable Education for Veterans
New York State Office of the Governor
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May 24, 2025
In honor of Memorial Day, Governor Kathy Hochul announced key enhancements to the New York State Veterans Tuition Award that expand access to college financial aid for more veterans. This expansion now allows veterans who served at least four...
Hundreds of Released Afghan Prisoners Return Home from Pakistan
MENAFN
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Over the past three days, a significant number of Afghan nationals, totaling 439 individuals, were released from correctional facilities in Pakistan and have since returned to Afghanistan, according to a recent statement issued by the...
DHS Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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May 13, 2025
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan. The TPS designation for the country expires on May 20, 2025, and the termination will be effective on July 12,...
Afghanistan: Addressing the water crisis for communities
International Committee of the Red Cross
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March 22, 2025
Access to safe drinking water essential for life and health, yet it is estimated that 33 million people in Afghanistan face severe water shortage. This World Water Day, marked on 22 March, we look at the situation on ground and its impact on the...
Thousands of once protected Afghan refugees in the United States face deportation
Middle East Institute
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April 25, 2025
The chaotic US military pullout from Afghanistan in August 2021 became a hot campaign issue in the 2024 presidential election and continues to echo today. President Donald Trump, who set the withdrawal in motion during his first term in office,...