ISTANBUL (AA) – Afghanistan’s interim Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund met with top officials in Iran during an official visit, his office said on Monday. Baradar, responsible for the war-torn nation’s economic affairs, met Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian as well as Ali Akbar Ahmadian, chairman of Iran&...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Thousands of Afghan nationals are returning to their home country as Pakistan has launched a crackdown against illegal migrants. According to Pakistani officials, around 10,000 people crossed the borders on Wednesday and thousands more were waiting at checkpoints on Thursday. “Some 35,000 people have already left t...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has launched a crackdown on undocumented foreigners across the country, as the deadline for them to leave the country ended. The first group of foreigners who were arrested by Islamabad police during the last few days was deported Wednesday morning. “Today, we said goodbye to 64 Afghan nationals as they be...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Thousands of people on Thursday staged a protest at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in southwestern Balochistan province against Islamabad’s decision to restrict border crossing for those having no visa and passport. The protesters blocked the main route at the Chaman border, demanding the Pakistani authorities reverse the dec...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least seven people were killed and 17 others injured in a suicide blast targeting a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, according to local media. The explosion occurred at the Takiakhana Imam Zaman mosque in the city of Pol-e-Khomri, the capital of Baghlan province, during congregational Friday prayers. Mustafa H...
ISLAMABAD / ISTANBUL (AA) – An earthquake struck Western Afghanistan on Wednesday, claiming at least one life and injuring over 50 others. The injured were shifted to hospitals in Herat city, local media reported. A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan’s western province of Herat early Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey. T...
LONDON (AA) – Four UK nationals who had been detained in Afghanistan on allegations of breaking the laws have been released. “We welcome and appreciate the release by the current administration of Afghanistan of four British nationals who were detained on allegations of breaking the laws of Afghanistan,” a Foreign Office spok...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The UN refugee agency has said that the extent of the damage caused by the earthquake in Afghanistan is devastating and sought support for the war-torn country. “As the needs of those affected continue to rise, UNHCR and partners are on the ground providing critical assistance and distributing relief items,” UNHCR said [&helli...
ANKARA (AA) – The death toll from Saturday’s massive earthquake that hit the northwestern part of Afghanistan has shot up to 2,000 with nearly 10,000 injured as rescue workers scrambled to pull out an unknown number of people trapped under rubble, officials and local media reported. Afghanistan Disaster Management Authority said that som...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – At least 15 people were killed and over 100 wounded in a series of earthquakes that hit the northwestern part of Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, fearing the death toll might go up. Afghanistan Disaster Management Authority’s spokesman Mullah Janan Saiq said the death toll could further rise, adding the earthquakes cau...
