Afghanistan

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- The pictures didn't necessarily say a thousand words, but they might have gotten at least that many laughs.One showed British Foreign Secretary David Cameron bursting birdlike through the entrance of a traditional Turkmen yurt at a museum in Ashgabat.Another, shared by the British Embassy in Kyrgyzstan, featured Cameron gazing […]

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's decision earlier this week to extend the term of a key document that allows Afghans to live in the country legally has created some breathing room for refugees who fear they would be sent back to Afghanistan.However, concerns remain about Pakistan's controversial moves in recent months to expel refugees, which has already seen […]

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 26 (ANI): The Pakistan government on Friday extended the validity of the Afghan refugees' Proof of Registration Cards (PoRs) that expired on April 1 this year, to June 30, 2024, to facilitate those who have yet not left Pakistan voluntarily as it presses ahead with its push to boot out illegal foreigners, Geo News reported citing […]

Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 26 (ANI): India's star pacer Mohammed Shami on Friday cast his vote in Amroha during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections. After casting his vote, Shami urged citizens to exercise their franchise and "elect the government of their choice". "I just want to say that every citizen has the right to cast their votes and […]

KABUL, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A total of 5,940 Afghan refugees have returned to homeland from neighboring Pakistan and Iran over recent days, the country's commission on migrants affairs said Friday. The refugees returned from Pakistan and Iran via the Torkham, Spin Boldak, Islam Qala, Abresham and Angorada border crossing points to Afghanistan, the […]

With Australian soldiers returning from fighting alongside Israeli forces, it's questionable if the Labor Government will investigate possible war crimes, writes Bilal Cleland.WHILE WE HAVE long discriminated against First Nations people, we have been open to those who look like "us", White European colonists, being somewh

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 26 (ANI): Amid restrictions imposed on women, and girls in Afghanistan under the Taliban, the United Nations has said that the country has become a "graveyard of girls' hopes", reported TOLOnews. Emphasising its support for Afghan girls in their struggle for the right to an education in spite of the ban, the UN Women's section […]

With Australian soldiers returning from fighting alongside Israeli forces, it's questionable if the Labor Government will investigate possible war crimes, writes Bilal Cleland.WHILE WE HAVE long discriminated against First Nations people, we have been open to those who look like "us", White European colonists, being somewh

In partnership with 10 other colleges and universities from across the U.S. and beyond, The University of Tulsa launched the University Network for Afghan Women as part of a collaboration with the American University of Afghanistan. Hosted by the U.S.-Afghan Womens Council, the network supports Afghan women and girls who face some of the worst []

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 26 (ANI): Recent rains and floods have destroyed nearly 70 schools and madrassas in Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, and lack of sufficient funds is hampering their repair work, according to TOLOnews. Shamsullah Kamran, the head of Education in Uruzgan said that the Uruzgan Education Department lacks sufficient funds to rebuild […]

Now living in comparative freedom in Iran, 26-year-old Mahtab Eftekhar describes facing motherhood at 12 and explains why seeking justice for other women means she no longer fears deathAt the age of 10, while still in the third grade, I received news from my mother and stepfather that we would travel to Helmand province for my brother’s wedding. Little […]

Lawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for nearly two years are asking a United Nations human rights investigator to intervene, citing what they say is cruel and inhumane treatment.

KABUL, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Five commuters lost their lives and another was injured in a road accident in Surubi district along Afghanistan's Kabul-Jalalabad highway, said Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran Wednesday night. The accident happened along the highway linking the capital of Kabul to eastern provinces, when a passenger vehicle veered off the […]

Washington - Afghanistan's Central Asian neighbors are holding out hope that America, based on its pledges at September's C5+1 summit, will expand its role in this neighborhood. The wish list includes delivering more humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people, facilitating

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 24 (ANI): BJP candidate for Hyderabad, Madhavi Latha, criticized AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi and AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi on Wednesday, accusing them of "poisoning people's minds."While addressing the media, Madhavi Latha criticized Asaduddin Owaisi, stating that his leadership is leading his community towards […]

KABUL, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan caretaker government has described the poppy product and its processing into drugs as a global problem and called upon the international community to help Afghanistan fight against the drug menace. Head of the Office of the Counter-Narcotics of the Ministry of Interior Affairs Mawlawi Hasibullah Ahmadi said that as a […]

Balochistan [Pakistan], April 24 (ANI): Three terrorists have been shot dead by security forces in an Intelligence-based Operation (IBO) in Pakistan's Balochistan, Dawn reported, citing the military's media wing. The incident took place in Balochistan's Pishin district on Tuesday. A press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the […]

New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): In a major breakthrough in the Attari border narcotics smuggling and seizure case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another key accused involved in receiving the proceeds of drugs and channelising the same to the foreign-based absconding masterminds, the agency said on Tuesday. Tahseem alias Mota, a […]

Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a low-level insurgency and a brutal government crackdown for decades.But the vast and resource-rich province -- home to the South Asian country's ethnic Baluch minority -- has witnessed a surge in deadly attacks in recent months.The gun attacks and suicide bombings have targeted Pakistani […]

Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 23 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused the Congress and INDIA bloc members of betraying the country by presenting a "deceitful manifesto."Speaking at a public meeting in Hasanpur, Amroha, in support of Kanwar Singh Tanwar, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated, "The Samajwadi Party has […]