Khaama: In a statement released on Sunday, the Ministry [of Migrant Affairs] reported that as of Saturday, November 11, a total of 6,101 Afghan migrants have returned to the country through the Torkham and Spin Boldak borders. According to the Ministry’s statement, 720 families, comprising 4,207 individuals, including 82 individuals who were forcibly returned, have
Ariana: While claiming that thousands of TTP members have taken sanctuary in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Asif Durrani, has said that peace in the neighboring country has become a nightmare for Pakistan. Speaking in an interview with Ambassadors’ Lounge, Durrani said that there are around 6,000 TTP members in Afghanistan, and counting their
8am: This former parliament member adds that the Taliban, their families, and supporters are currently cultivating opium in large hidden compounds, each containing multiple acres of land, in remote regions in the southwest of the country, keeping it out of the public eye. He mentions that the leadership of this group is involved in the
Khaama: On Friday, the Gallup Institute published the results of a recent survey about the situation of women in Afghanistan. The survey carried out in July showed that just 11% of Afghan women are happy with their freedom and social standing. This level of satisfaction is the lowest among all the countries where Gallup has
Ayaz Gul Sarah Zaman VOA News November 10, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan announced Friday that it had extended, after a delay of four months, the legal residence status of about 1.4 million Afghan refugees until year-end, though it again rejected calls to halt deportations of all undocumented Afghans and other foreign nationals. The announcement comes as
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 10, 2023 Pakistan has announced the expansion of its ongoing drive to expel undocumented refugees, saying it will soon also begin deporting millions of Afghans living legally in the country back to Afghanistan. More than 300,000 primarily undocumented Afghans have left Pakistan after Islamabad announced last month that more than 1.7 million undocumented
WP: … the victory of the Taliban in Afghanistan two years ago has energized the Pakistani militant group. And while the Afghan government denies allegations that it is providing havens to that group, security analysts said the success of the Afghan Taliban has at a minimum emboldened its Pakistani counterparts and encouraged them to fully
8am: In a recorded statement by the former Taliban official, provided to Hasht-e Subh, he remarked, “In 14 years of the republic, we did not witness 14 mysterious murders in Bamiyan. But now, in two years of the Taliban’s emirate, we have seen more than 14 mysterious murders, and the culprits in none of these