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Islamabad [Pakistan], April 2 (ANI): Pakistan has delayed its deadline to deport hundreds of thousands of Afghans due to the Eidul Fitr holidays, The Express Tribune reported, citing a government official. The Pakistani government initially set a deadline of March 31 for Afghans with specific documentation to leave the country. However, an official has said […]

KABUL, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan interim government's Ministry of Energy and Water has decided to start the survey and design work of four major dams in the year 1404 in the Persian calendar, starting from March 21, as part of efforts to manage water resources and increase electricity generation in the country. The proposed dams would be constructed in […]

KABUL, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan interim government's Ministry of Education has launched over 6,800 literacy courses throughout the country over the past year, a local media outlet reported Wednesday. "A total of 6,819 literacy courses have been created, benefiting 145,305 individuals, and more than 122,000 participants have graduated from these […]

Afghan diplomat Wahidi has already lost his diplomatic immunity in Spain over sexual assault allegations

E-International RelationsDownload PDFApr 1 20252viewsDavid J. Galbreath is Professor of War and Technology in the Department of Politics, Languages, and International Studies at the University of Bath. His research focuses on how technology shapes how we think about and do war. He has also been researching European security from European militaries and the […]

Washington DC [US], March 31 (ANI): The US Department of State welcomed the release of American citizen Faye Hall, who was recently freed from Taliban captivity. In a post on X, US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio said, 'The United States is pleased to welcome home Faye Hall. @POTUS' commitment to the American people is clear -- we will not rest until all […]

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan plans to expel 3 million Afghans from the country this year, as a deadline for them to voluntarily leave the capital and surrounding areas expired on Monday. It's the latest phase of a nationwide crackdown launched in October 2023 to expel fore

KABUL, March 31 (Xinhua) -- A total of 53 former government officials have returned to their homeland Afghanistan in the past five months through the efforts of the Commission of Liaison and Repatriation of Afghan Personalities, the spokesman for the commission reported late Sunday. Since April 2022, the commission has facilitated the return of about 1,061 […]

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 31 (ANI): Law enforcement officials in Pakistan's twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have been instructed to arrest and deport Afghan nationals involved in criminal activities, along with their families, as the Pakistan government's deadline for Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders to leave the country expires on Monday, the […]

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Ali Mirshekari was named the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Thailand 2025s Most Valuable Player after he helped Iran win the title with a commanding 8-1 win against Oman in the final on Sunday.- Sports news -With 12 goals in the tournament, Mirshekari also bagged the Top Scorer award.Irans record-extending fourth title was down to no small part […]

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 30 (ANI): There is now one day remaining in the deadline announced for the eviction of illegal migrants in the country and Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders, ARY News. The number of illegal Afghan nationals repatriated from Pakistan has reached to 8,84,261 on March 29, ARY News reported. Food and healthcare arrangements were made […]

(250330) -- KABUL, March 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People embrace each other to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 30, 2025. Like other Islamic countries in the world, the people of Afghanistan offered prayers for Eid al-Fitr on Sunday amid tight security and a peaceful environment to mark the end of Muslims' fasting holy month Ramadan. TO GO […]

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 30 (ANI): The Pakistani government has finalised its plans to detain and deport Afghan citizens as the March 31 deadline for their voluntary return to Afghanistan approaches, Khaama Press reported on Saturday.According to Khaama Press, the move is part of Pakistan's strategy to address concerns about the growing presence of […]

KABUL, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Like other Islamic countries in the world, the people of Afghanistan offered prayers for Eid al-Fitr on Sunday amid tight security and a peaceful environment to mark the end of Muslims' fasting holy month Ramadan. Praying for lasting peace and sustainable development, the prayer leaders in their sermons called upon Afghans to […]

KABUL, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan caretaker government has set free another U.S. citizen, a woman named Faye Hall, from a detention center, reported local media outlet Tolonews on Saturday night. "The released woman is currently with Qatari friends in Kabul and she will soon be shifted to her home," Tolonews quoted former U.S. ambassador and special […]

Washington DC [US], March 30 (ANI): American citizen Faye Hall, who was recently freed from Taliban captivity, expressed her heartfelt gratitude to US President Donald Trump in a message released on Saturday (local time).In a video message shared by The White House on X, Hall said that she was 'glad' that Trump was president and thanked him for bringing her […]

Washington, DC [US], March 30 (ANI): Faye Hall, an American woman detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan since February, has been released and is reported to be in 'good health,' CNN reported, citing a source statement.Hall was detained for allegedly operating a drone without authorization. According to the source, Faye Hall was released Thursday 'following […]

New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Iran's Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi, expressed solidarity and voiced his support for the Palestinian people during a gathering in Delhi.Speaking to ANI, Elahi said, 'Today is the last Friday of Ramzan...On this day, people around the world gathered to support and express their solidarity with the oppressed people of […]

US national Faye Hall has been released by the Taliban after having been detained in Afghanistan in February, Washington's former Kabul envoyZalmay Khalilzad said Saturday.Hall is believed to be the fourth American released from Afghanistan since January.An American woman has been freed by theTalibaninAfghanistanafter she, two Britons and their Afghan […]

KABUL, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Afghan authorities have started construction work on the first and transportation terminal in Faizabad city, the capital of north Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, state-run news agency Bakhtar reported on Saturday. According to the report, the project, which will be built on a ten-acre plot and cost 60 million Afghani (about […]