Afghanistan security forces rescue child from kidnappers in Jawzjan
Feb 02, 2024, at 10:40 pm
Security forces have rescued a child from a group of kidnappers in the northern Jawzjan province and arrested three kidnappers, the state-run news agency Bakhtar reported on Friday.
Over 7 million Afghan children to receive anti-polio vaccines
Jan 30, 2024, at 11:43 pm
More than 7.5 million children under five would receive anti-polio vaccines in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a statement of the country's Ministry of Public Health said.
Afghanistan, Pashtun diaspora members demonstrate against Pakistan in Vienna
Jan 24, 2024, at 12:56 am
Afghan Cultural Association (AKIS) and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) demonstrated outside the Pakistan Embassy in Vienna recently.
Blast rocks Afghanistan's capital Kabul, two people die
Jan 07, 2024, at 08:20 pm
At least two people died after an explosion rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Saturday.
Dec 20, 2023, at 03:54 pm
Amid strained relationships in recent times, Pakistani immigration officials have cited security reasons to stop issuing visas at airports and border crossings to citizens of neighbouring Afghanistan.
Pakistan repatriated 435,152 illegal Afghans to Afghanistan
Dec 19, 2023, at 11:31 pm
Pakistan has repatriated 435,152 illegal Afghans to Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Abused Afghan women face prison in Taliban-ruled nation: UNAMA report
Dec 16, 2023, at 09:53 pm
Under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, women reporting gender-based violence to the authorities may end up in prison – allegedly for the victims’ own protection.
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s top opium producer
Dec 13, 2023, at 11:48 pm
Myanmar is now the world’s largest opium producer, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported on Tuesday, as the economic and political crisis following the 2021 coup and widening conflict between the military and armed groups continues to drive farmers towards illicit opium poppy production.
Pakistan sends back 4,02,312 illegal foreigners, including Afghanistan nationals, to home country
Dec 04, 2023, at 04:35 am
At least 4,02,312 illegal foreigners, including Afghanistan nationals, have been sent back to their homeland by Pakistani officials, media reports said.
Afghanistan: $26 million appeal for returnees from Pakistan
Dec 02, 2023, at 09:31 pm
WFP is seeking $26.3 million to assist one million Afghans forced to leave Pakistan following the Government’s decision to deport undocumented foreigners.
Nov 26, 2023, at 04:45 am
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is raising concerns over Pakistan’s announcement for undocumented foreigners to leave, as the orders have adversely affected Afghan nationals including registered refugees and others with valid documents.
Nov 25, 2023, at 12:05 am
Balochistan Caretaker Minister for Information Jan Achakzai has said 10 lakh undocumented immigrants will soon be repatriated from the country by the end of January 2024.
Ensure safety and efficient resettlement of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers, urges US to Pakistan
Nov 24, 2023, at 11:54 pm
The US government has asked Pakistan to ensure safety and efficient resettlement of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers.
Nov 22, 2023, at 10:50 pm
Some civil society activists are demanding Pakistan stop the forceful deportation of Afghan refugees from the south Asian nation.
Desperate Afghan returnees from Pakistan face uncertain future: IOM
Nov 22, 2023, at 08:20 pm
The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) and humanitarian partners are providing critical aid at border crossing points between Pakistan and Afghanistan in the face of a surge in forced returns of Afghan nationals.
Pakistan: New visa policy implemented at Chaman border despite protest
Nov 18, 2023, at 11:33 pm
The Pakistani government has started implementing a new visa regime on the Chaman border crossing with Afghanistan despite protests by locals, traders and even political parties.
Expelled Afghan nationals suffering psychological, emotional problems: Reports
Nov 17, 2023, at 11:45 pm
Several Afghan refugees, who have been expelled from Pakistan, claim that they suffered psychologically due to harassment by the Pakistani military.
Nov 17, 2023, at 09:26 pm
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said today he was alarmed by reports that the arbitrary expulsion of Afghan nationals from Pakistan has been accompanied by abuse, including ill-treatment, arbitrary arrests and detention, destruction of property and personal belongings, and extortion.
Pakistan: Afghan national shot dead in Karachi
Nov 13, 2023, at 10:58 pm
An Afghan national was shot dead in a shooting incident in Karachi city of Pakistan on Sunday.
Pakistan: Around 200,000 Afghanistan nationals repatriated via Torkham
Nov 10, 2023, at 11:53 pm
Around 200,000 Afghans have been sent home via the Torkham border after the Pakistani government initiated a drive against undocumented foreigners.
Afghanistan: Explosion in bus leaves seven people dead
Nov 08, 2023, at 07:49 pm
An explosion rocked a bus in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Tuesday which left at least seven people dead.
Iran claims it neutralized Mossad drone attack, arrested three local spies
Nov 08, 2023, at 12:06 am
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, in cooperation with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban group, has neutralized a drone attack allegedly by Iran's spy agency Mossad in the eastern half of the country.
Afghan refugees, who are returning to country, complaint of mistreatment by Iran security forces
Nov 06, 2023, at 10:09 pm
Several Afghan refugees, who have returned to the country from Iran, have complained of mistreatment by the country's military.
Taliban Minister targets Pakistan over treatment towards Afghan nationals
Nov 06, 2023, at 08:57 pm
Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid has criticised the Pakistani government's decision to expel Afghan nationals and said the neighbouring country should consider the consequences of such actions.
Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan, shows UN survey
Nov 06, 2023, at 02:22 pm
Opium poppy production in Afghanistan has plummeted since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban last year, new UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data reveals.
Pakistani schools teaching Afghanistani children shutting down amid deportation fear
Nov 02, 2023, at 04:36 am
Schools in Pakistan, which were teaching Afghanistan children, have started to shut down as families go into hiding to avoid deportation before the looming deadline set by Islamabad.
Kabul blast: Death toll rises to four, seven injured
Oct 28, 2023, at 05:05 pm
Kabul/UNI: Four people were killed and seven others injured as a blast hit the Police District 18 of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on Thursday evening, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said on Friday.
Pakistan asked to halt Afghan deportations to avoid ‘human rights catastrophe’
Oct 28, 2023, at 03:06 pm
Pakistan’s plan to deport “undocumented” foreign nationals will disproportionately affect more than 1.4 million Afghans in the country, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, expressing alarm.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves four people dead
Oct 28, 2023, at 12:24 am
At least four people died and nine others were injured as an explosion rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Arrest of Afghanistani migrants intensifying
Oct 25, 2023, at 05:31 pm
Several Afghanistan migrants have said Pakistani authorities have increased their detention as the interim government's November 1 deadline to expel the migrants approaches.