ISTANBUL (AA) – Amid tensions over Islamabad’s move to expel illegal migrants, Afghanistan has told Pakistan that “mishandling” Afghan refugees can “adversely affect” bilateral relations. Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met Pakistan’s caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani in Tibet’s Xizang city on the sidelines ...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Afghanistan protested again on Thursday against Pakistan’s decision to deport undocumented immigrants from the country, with Taliban acting Defense Minister Mawlavi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid calling Islamabad’s decision to set a Nov. 1 deadline “cruel and barbarism.” “International refugee adv...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan said on Wednesday that two of its citizens were killed in firing by an Afghan border guard at a southwestern crossing. The Pakistan Army said in a statement that an Afghan sentry opened “unprovoked” and “indiscriminate” fire on pedestrians going from Pakistan to Afghanistan at the...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi left for China on Tuesday to attend the third meeting of the Trans-Himalayan Forum. According to the Afghan Foreign Ministry, the forum will discuss economic cooperation, regional connectivity, and climate changes in the countries around the Himalayan mountai...
MOSCOW (AA) — Russia’s presidential envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has said that US influence in the country was limited to manipulation, asset freezes and threats. Speaking at a news conference in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic, Kabulov said the US “fled” Afghanistan and “stole, but this...
ANKARA (AA) – Indian officials are “examining the authenticity” of a communication issued by the Afghan Embassy which said the mission is closing operations in New Delhi. Indian government sources said to the media that the “authenticity” of the communication purportedly issued by the embassy and its contents are ...
Karachi, Pakistan – – AFP The cow had been slaughtered and bags of rice purchased but young bride Wahida’s nuptials were cut short when her groom was arrested on their wedding day, one of hundreds caught in a recent crackdown on Afghans living in Pakistan. The 20-year-old now lives with her in-laws at the Afghan […]
TORONTO (AA) – The UN Special Envoy for Afghanistan said Tuesday that dialogue and engagement with the Taliban administration does not mean condoning its policies. “On the contrary: dialogue and engagement are how we are attempting to change these policies,” said Roza Otunbayeva at the Afghanistan session held at the UN Security Co...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – A massive ammunition depot was found in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, says the Taliban administration. Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for Kabul police, said that a huge cache of heavy and light weapons and ammunition was recovered during the construction of a road in Kabul. An old weapons depot was discovered during the const...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An Afghan delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi flew to Russia on Monday to attend a Moscow-format meeting. According to the country’s Foreign Ministry, the delegation will discuss many political and economic issues during the meeting. Hafiz Zia Ahmad, deputy spokesman for the ministry, said on X t...
