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Over 400,000 Afghans illegally residing in Pak returned to homeland: Taliban
Islamabad: More than 400,000 Afghans living in Pakistan illegally have returned to their homeland since Islamabad last month announced a crackdown against immigrants residing in the country without any valid document, according…
- Pakistan
Anti-Pakistan sentiments explode amid Afghan migrant expulsion: Pak Minister
Islamabad: Amid the Pakistan government’s crackdown to drive out all illegal migrants from the country, “anti-Pakistan sentiments” are being incited among Afghans in the neighbouring country, Pak Senator Shehzad Saleem said while…
- Pakistan
Pakistan Army backs govt’s decision to deport illegal foreigners starting Nov 1
Islamabad: Pakistan’s powerful army on Tuesday extended its full support to the government’s decision to repatriate and deport all illegal foreigners, including Afghan refugees, from November 1 onwards. The caretaker government has…
- Pakistan
Afghan refugees in Pakistan, Iran complain about mistreatment: Report
Kabul: Afghan refugees in Pakistan and Iran have complained about mistreatment by the host countries, Afghanistan-based TOLO News reported. The Afghan refugees in Pakistan said they were arrested by Pakistani authorities despite…
- Middle East
Taliban stops female students from flying to Dubai for studies: UAE bizman
The Taliban government has barred 100 Afghan female students from travelling to Dubai for higher education on scholarships, a UAE businessman claimed. The women were expected to join University of Dubai after…
- Afghanistan
Afghan caretaker govt declares Aug 15 as ‘victory day’
Kabul: The Afghan caretaker government has declared August 15, the day of the administration’s takeover of Kabul, as the “victory day” and a public holiday in the war-ravaged country. “Tuesday, Asad 24,…
- Kashmir
Infiltrator nabbed near Poonch LoC is Afghan national: J&K officials
Mendhar: An intruder, who was arrested two days ago near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir by the Army, is an Afghan national with a…
- India
‘Looking at it positively, says Jaishankar in Afghan meeting to be hosted by UN
United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that India is looking “positively” at the meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan to be hosted by UN chief Antonio Guterres in…
- World
Pakistan: Massive landslide kills 2 Afghans, buries 20 trucks
Peshawar: A massive landslide struck a key highway near the Torkham border town in northwestern Pakistan that killed at least two Afghan citizens, injured eight others and buried some 20 trucks on…
- Afghanistan
Taliban bans video games, music, foreign films in Afghan city
Kabul: The Taliban-led Afghan government has banned video games, foreign films and music in the western city of Herat, branding them as un-Islamic, the media reported. The ban imposed by the Ministry…
- Afghanistan
Afghan security forces discover IS weaponry in Jawzjan northern province
Kabul: The Afghan security forces have discovered a weapon cache and mine-making center of Daesh, or Islamic State (IS), in Shiberghan, the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan province, the provincial police chief…
- World
Two young Afghan girls cycle their way up to world portals; may represent their country in Olympics
On a scorching afternoon in Italy last year, two women cyclists could be seen toiling their way uphill along a steep mountain road in the Dolomite mountain range. As the heat increased,…
- Pakistan
Musharraf’s pro-Taliban Afghan policy proved double-edged sword for Pakistan
Islamabad: Pervez Musharraf’s Afghan policy of siding with the US in its war on terror after the 9/11 attacks while also going soft on the Taliban proved a double-edged sword for his…
- Pakistan
Pakistan releases 120 illegal Afghan nationals: Taliban
Sindh: Amid the relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan deteriorating, the Islamabad government released thousands of undocumented detained Afghan nationals from Sindh province, reported Khaama Press. The Taliban-ruled Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad had…
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Former Afghan soldiers ready to join Russia’s war against Ukraine
Kabul: Lost status and a desperate existence in Iran are driving thousands of former Afghan troops — many of them elite commandos trained by the US — to consider fighting as mercenaries…
