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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...
Torkham, Afghanistan — AFP The main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan has reopened to pedestrians and vehicles, more than a week after it was closed following a gun battle between frontier guards. There have been several border closures after clashes between Pakistan and Afghan forces since the Taliban returned to power in...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) – A convoy of paramilitary soldiers was targeted in a roadside bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing one security official and injuring eight others. Superintendent of Police Mohammad Arshad Khan confirmed that a vehicle of the Frontier Constabulary was hit in the attack on Machni Road in Peshawar, the...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed to all traffic for the second day on Thursday following a clash between the two countries’ forces. The Pakistan Army and Afghan Taliban forces had exchanged heavy fire on Wednesday, resulting in the closure of the Torkham border, the main point of [&h...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The interim Taliban administration has invited foreign and domestic investors to invest in Afghanistan, pledging security across the country, tax cuts, and no bureaucratic red tape. Steps are being taken to develop a five-year comprehensive national economic strategy to boost Afghanistan’s war-torn economy and attract foreign ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Waheed Arian’s life has been shaped by the kindness and compassion of strangers. Now a successful doctor, he arrived in the UK as a 15-year-old refugee from Afghanistan, thousands of miles away from home in an unfamiliar land. When he needed a roof over his head, a refugee let Arian sleep on […]
