NPR: Across Afghanistan, smartphones have become part of a fragile support system. Families use them to consult doctors remotely, arrange transport to distant clinics, send photos of wounds and symptoms, ask relatives for money, document abuse and reach schooling that is no longer available in person to many girls and women. That fragile network is now under threat. Click here to read more (external link).
Pakistan to Begin Deportation of Around 20,000 Afghans From Peshawar
Khaama: Pakistani authorities have finalized preparations for a new phase of deportations that could see around 20,000 Afghan nationals returned from the northwestern city of Peshawar to Afghanistan, according to a report by The Express Tribune, as Islamabad continues its nationwide campaign against undocumented foreigners. The Express Tribune reported on Friday, July 10, that authorities in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province have completed preparations for a phased deportation operation targeting Afghan nationals without valid legal documents or with expired residency permits. The newspaper said police, district authorities, and security agencies have finalized operational plans in coordination with the federal government. Click here to read more (external link).
Pakistan says militants are crossing from Afghanistan to carry out attacks
Shehbaz Sharif
Amu: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that militant groups are crossing into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Afghanistan to carry out attacks, as senior Pakistani officials renewed pressure on the Taliban over a worsening security dispute between the neighboring countries. Speaking during a visit to Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, Sharif said militants were entering Pakistan from Afghanistan in groups and carrying out attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He also accused India of providing financial and military support to militant groups targeting Pakistan. Click here to read more (external link).
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Tolo News in Dari – July 10, 2026
Taliban Resume Herat Crackdown, Detain More Women
Afghanistan International: The Taliban on Friday, July 10, again detained several women on Herat for allegedly failing to comply with the group’s dress code. Sources said two Taliban morality police patrol vehicles took several women to an undisclosed location. Sources told Afghanistan International that at least two patrol vehicles belonging to the Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice were present on Herat’s 64-Metre Road, where several women were detained. Click here to read more (external link).
Germany Plans to Deport Afghans Without Criminal Records
Khaama: A German newspaper has reported that several Afghan nationals without criminal convictions are being held in immigration detention pending deportation, raising questions about whether some recent cases align with Germany’s stated policy of primarily deporting individuals convicted of serious crimes or considered threats to public security. The German daily taz reported that at least five Afghan nationals with no criminal records are currently being held in deportation detention facilities across Germany. According to the newspaper, the findings are based on its own investigation into recent detention cases involving Afghan migrants. Human rights organizations and refugee advocacy groups have repeatedly expressed concern about returning Afghans to a country where the humanitarian and human rights situation remains difficult. Click here to read more (external link).
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Child Labor Rises in Kabul as Poverty Forces Families to Send Children to Work
Child Laborers (file photo)
8am: Several Kabul residents have expressed concern over the growing number of child laborers and street children in various parts of the city. They say that instead of attending school and engaging in childhood play, these children spend long hours on the streets doing work such as collecting plastic, selling water, shining shoes, cleaning car windows, and other jobs to support their families’ livelihoods. They add that among working children, young girls are seen more often than boys, some of whom work with their faces covered. These residents cite unemployment, the economic crisis, and the decline in humanitarian aid since the Taliban takeover as among the main factors behind the rise in child labor in the country. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – July 9, 2026
WHO Says Stronger Healthcare System Key to Ending Polio in Afghanistan
Khaama: Afghanistan could eliminate wild poliovirus within the next 12 months if vaccination efforts are reinforced by stronger healthcare services and closer coordination among health partners, the World Health Organization (WHO) said following high-level meetings in Kabul. Afghanistan and Pakistan remain the only two countries where wild poliovirus is still endemic. Click here to read more (external link).
Pakistan launches new trade corridors through Iran, China to central Asia, bypassing Afghanistan
Jerusalem Post: Pakistan has launched two new overland trade corridors through Iran and China, offering Central Asian countries alternative routes to Pakistani ports after Islamabad closed its main transit crossings with Afghanistan because of security concerns. Click here to read more (external link).