Kabul, May 6 (IANS) One person was killed and three others injured in a blast involving unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan’s Parwan province, local media reported on Wednesday citing a Taliban police statement. The incident took place in Bagram district on Tuesday when a 20-year-old man tried to open a piece of unexploded ammunition, local Taliban authorities said in a statement. The man died in the blast while two girls and a boy were injured and taken to a hospital in Parwan, where they are un…
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Kabul, April 30 (IANS) Renewed border clashes between troops of Afghanistan and Pakistan have deteriorated humanitarian conditions in eastern Afghanistan, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), local media reported on Thursday. At least seven people were killed, and 79 others were injured in airstrikes and shelling in Afghanistan’s Asadabad city and parts of Kunar province on April 27.The violence has caused damage to civilian infrastructure, …
London, April 25 (IANS) The United Kingdom has signalled a possible review of Afghan asylum returns as humanitarian crisis and refugee concerns intensify, Afghan media reported on Saturday. The possibility of returning rejected Afghan asylum seekers to Afghanistan is not ruled out, Khaama Press reported citing that London is closely monitoring discussions between Taliban authorities and the European Union on potential return arrangements, while internal government talks are ongoing.Any such move…
Kabul, April 24 (IANS) Clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan have disrupted education of around 12,000 Afghan students in border areas, according to the United Nations (UN), local media reported on Friday. Many children have been displaced or are unable to continue studies in schools, especially in Afghanistan’s Kunar’s province, where villages have been partially emptied and schools have been damaged, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported.As per reports, at least 22 schools…
Tehran, April 23 (IANS) Fresh strikes by Pakistan have damaged several homes in the Sarkano district in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, local media reported on Thursday. Cross-border hostilities continue to escalate in eastern Afghanistan, with attacks starting around midnight and continuing into Wednesday morning. Residents reported that explosions were heard across multiple regions of the district reported Afghanistan’s Khaama Press.Areas in Asadabad were also targetted by Pakistani forces, and …
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) A 15-member Afghan family, including minor children, were detained by law enforcement agencies in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi as authorities continued their crackdown against illegal Afghan nationals, local media reported on Wednesday. Sources said more than 5,673 illegal Afghans have been repatriated to Afghanistan since the deadline for voluntary return has ended. The law enforcement agencies have been asked to maintain accurate, comprehensive and consolidated data of all …
Kabul, April 22 (IANS) Severe food shortages are being faced by 136,000 people representing 17,000 households, due to border clashes for weeks between Taliban forces and Pakistan, local media reported on Tuesday.Basic household items and health care are also issues due to the restricted access and insecurity, said a press release by the International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC).Kamdesh and Barg-e-Matal districts are the worst-affected areas, as road closures left the communities cut off for…
Kabul, April 13 (IANS) Pakistan’s mediating role between the United States and Iran resembled that of a courier rather than a mediator, lacking leverage, proposed solutions, and the ability to push both sides toward compromise. Pakistan acted as a diplomatic channel through which big powers like China communicated their positions without any direct engagement, a report highlighted on Monday.”The world watched with a mixture of relief and surprise on April 8 when the United States and Iran agreed…
Kabul, April 12 (IANS) Condemnations poured in after a gun attack occurred at a shrine in Afghanistan’s Injil district, where gunmen opened fire on civilians, killing and injuring several people. The European Union has condemned attack on civilians in Afghanistan’s Herat and expressed solidarity with those affected.”The EU condemns all acts of terror against civilians, in any form and by any actor. Such violence is never justified. Our deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the he…
Kabul, April 10 (IANS) At least 148 people have been killed and 216 others injured in Afghanistan in the past two weeks following heavy rains, flash floods, landslides, earthquakes and lightening that has struck several parts of the country, local media reported on Friday citing updates released by the Afghan disaster authorities. Nangarhar province in Eastern Afghanistan was among the worst-hit areas of Afghanistan in the latest wave of extreme weather conditions, Afghanistan’s leading news age…