Kabul, Feb 17 (IANS) The forced deportation of Afghan migrants from Pakistan through the Torkham crossing has increased before Ramzan, local media reported on Tuesday. Pakistan police’s raids on homes, mistreatment and harsh conditions are among the factors that Afghan migrants said have made life difficult for them there, Afghanistan-based media outlet Tolo News reported.Hamesh Gul, who was recently deported to Afghanistan along with his wife and children after nearly five decades, said that al…
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Kabul, Dec 29 (IANS) Vegetable market in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar remains unaffected even after Torkham crossing with Pakistan remaining shut for nearly three months, local media reported on Monday. Officials stated that there has been no major change in vegetable prices in the province and Nangarhar has become self-reliant in this sector. “The closure of the Torkham crossing has had no impact on fruits and vegetables. Even if the road remains closed, there will be no problem. We are now self-suf…
Kabul, Dec 28 (IANS) Over 2,000 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, a Taliban official said on Sunday. Sharing the High Commission for Addressing Migrants Issues report on X, Taliban deputy spokesperson Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 668 families, comprising 2,553 people, returned to Afghanistan on Saturday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.He stated that Afghan returnees travelled to Afghanistan through Bahramcha in Helmand, Islam Qala crossing in Hera…
Kabul, Dec 23 (IANS) Over 2100 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, Afghan media quoted a Taliban official as saying on Tuesday. While sharing the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues report on X, Taliban Deputy Spokesperson Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat revealed that 420 families, comprising 2,167 people, returned to Afghanistan on Monday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.He said that the Afghan refugees returned to Afghanistan through Spin Boldak in …