Khost, Afghanistan – AFP Zubaida travelled from the rural outskirts of Khost in eastern Afghanistan to give birth at a maternity hospital specializing in complicated cases, fearing a fate all too common among pregnant Afghan women — her death or her child’s. She lay dazed, surrounded by the unfamiliar bustle of the Doctors Wi...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Afghanistan has said that the current “duplicitous” position of the Western governments and international organizations on Israeli actions in Gaza will further cement the belief that “human rights is a war tactic utilized to further political ends.” “In contravention of all human norms, it has been over 40 days since (...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Most of the 327,000 Afghan refugees returned from Pakistan are in “very bad condition,” a UN official has said. “Today, I’m here at the border with Pakistan in Torkham and I’m witnessing thousands of Afghans returning from Pakistan to Afghanistan,” UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator ad ...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The acting Afghan industry and commerce minister met Tuesday with Pakistan caretaker foreign minister in Islamabad amid tension between the two neighbors concerning the eviction of Afghan refugees. Nuruddin Azizi arrived Monday in Islamabad along with a delegation to participate in a meeting with Pakistan and Uzbekistan....
ISTANBUL (AA) – Struggling with a broken economy, the interim Taliban administration in Kabul is seeking international aid to manage the Afghan refugee influx from neighboring Pakistan. “We call on the international community (including) Muslim countries to help,” Taliban’s nominee to the UN, Suhail Shaheen, told reporters, pointing to the rus...
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...
