Kabul, March 9 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has accused the Pakistani Army Generals of putting the security of whole region at risk instead of resolving the country’s internal issues, local media reported on Monday. Muttaqi, during an iftar gathering for ambassadors of various nations in Kabul, said that Pakistan’s military leadership is in conflict with the country’s lawmakers, religious leaders and its people and is trying to resolve issues through confrontation and …
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Kabul, March 8 (IANS) A fire erupted at a commercial market in Torkham area of Afghanistan following a massive strike by Pakistani forces, causing damage to businesses and property, local media reported on Sunday citing officials. Torkham Mayor Mawlawi Abdullah Mustafa said that several shells were fired towards the town at around 4 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, which struck near a commercial market area, Khaama Press reported, citing Bakhtawar News Agency.The firing caused a fire that quickly sp…
Kabul, Jan 1 (IANS) Around 2.8 million Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, in 2025, according to the country’s Ministry of Economy.”About 2.8 million refugees returned home in a year. The economy has grown, and the hopes have increased for further economic stability in the future,” the Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) quoted the ministry’s spokesperson, Abdul Rahman Habib, on Wednesday night as saying.Habib did not give more details on the return of Afghan refu…
Kabul, Dec 31 (IANS) Over 2,000 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Pakistan and Iran in a single day, a Taliban official said on Wednesday. Sharing the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues report on X, Taliban deputy spokesperson Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 450 families, comprising 2,254 people, returned to Afghanistan on Tuesday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.He said that Afghan refugees returned to Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak crossing in Kandahar, the Bahramch…
Kabul, Dec 27 (IANS) Over 2,370 Afghan refugees were forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, local media reported on Saturday, citing a Taliban official. Taliban deputy spokesperson Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat shared a report from the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues on his social media platform, which indicated that 501 families, comprising 2,370 people, returned to Afghanistan on Friday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.Afghan returnees travelled to Afghanistan through…
Kabul, Dec 25 (IANS) Over 3,500 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, a Taliban official said on Thursday.Sharing a report from the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues on X, Taliban deputy spokesperson Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 745 families — comprising 3,513 individuals — returned to Afghanistan on Wednesday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.Afghan returnees travelled to Afghanistan through several border crossings, including Islam Qal…
Kabul, Dec 24 (IANS) More than 3,000 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, a Taliban official said on Wednesday. Sharing the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues on X, Taliban deputy spokesperson Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 693 families, comprising 3,610 people, returned to Afghanistan on Tuesday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.Afghan returnees travelled to Afghanistan through several border crossings, including Torkham in Nangarhar, Isl…
Kabul, Dec 22 (IANS) Nearly 4,000 Afghan refugees were repatriated from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, Taliban official stated on Monday. Sharing the High Commission for Migrants Issues report on X, Taliban Deputy Spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 713 families, comprising 3,926 people, returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan on Sunday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.He stated that Afghan refugees travelled to Afghanistan through Pul-i-Abresham in Nimroz, Bahramcha in Helmand, Is…