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Brussels: The EU announced an additional £14 million in support to the people of Afghanistan, boosting its partnership with the United Nations. This new funding will expand the Afghanistan Community Resilience Programme (ACRP), which is implemented by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will now also join the program. In addition, the EU’s partnership with UN Women will be further reinforced.

According to European Union, with a further £6 million committed, the EU’s total support for the ACRP now reaches £21 million. This significant investment comes at a time of foreign aid cuts amidst multiple intersecting crises including the worsening …

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US Provides Vital Aid to Flood-Stricken Pakistan

Washington: The United States through Army Central Command (US ARCENT) has extended humanitarian assistance for the flood-affected population of Pakistan. According to Radio Pakistan, a total of six flights carrying relief consignments are scheduled to arrive in Pakistan, comprising essential items including tents, dewatering pumps, and generators. The first flight

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KP Cabinet Approves Rs1.2bn for Displaced People of Bajaur

Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet has approved one point two billion rupees for displaced people of Bajaur. The approval was given at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur in Peshawar on Saturday. According to Radio Pakistan, Advisor to the Chief Minister on Information Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif

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Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to rename the Department of Defense as the “Department of War”, reverting to a title it held until after World War II. The switch was a signal that the department was “a force to be reckoned with”, said Trump after months of complaining that the original name was “woke”. After months of campaigning for the Nobel Peace Prize, President Donald Trump sent a sharply different message on Friday when he signed an executive order aimed at rebranding the Department of Defense as the Department of War.

According to France24.com, Trump stated that the change was intended to send a message of strength and victory to the world, asserting that the United States is a formidable force. He criticized the Department of Defense’s name as “woke”, and emphasiz…

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