8am: Sources in Kabul city report that Abdul Hamid Khorasani, one of the Taliban commanders, has arrested two nephews of Engineer Ali, the former National Security Chief of the previous government in Panjshir. Sources on Monday, May 22, speaking to Hasht-e Subh, state that Khorasani, along with 20 of his fighters, stormed the house of
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 7, 2023 ISLAMABAD — The United Nations and partner aid agencies in Afghanistan said Tuesday they urgently need funds to provide “post-arrival” assistance to hundreds of Afghan families returning from neighboring Pakistan daily to avoid arrest and deportation. “More than 60% of arrivals are children,” the U.N. humanitarian coordination agency said
Afghans who have fled Pakistan to avoid arrest and deportation are living in makeshift camps on the Afghan side of the Torkham border crossing. RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi visited a camp and spoke with Afghans compelled to flee amid the new anti-migrant policy. Aid groups say they lack proper shelter, food, drinking water, and toilets once
Khaama: The de facto administration has announced that in the past six days, from the first of November until the 6th, approximately 15,270 families have returned to the country via the Torkham border crossing. The Pakistani Ministry of Interior issued a warning to undocumented migrants, stating that if they do not leave Pakistan by the
8am: Homa, a passionate protester against Taliban restrictions, was apprehended by the Taliban intelligence agency during a checkpoint inspection in the city’s seventh district of Mazar-i-Sharif on Sunday, October 30th. She remained in their custody for three days. Throughout their more than two years of control in Afghanistan, the Taliban have consistently suppressed, arrested, and
8am: Sources from Ghazni province informed Hasht-e Subh Daily on Sunday, November 5th, that healthcare facilities in the province are no longer allowed to admit male and female patients in the same building under the orders of the Taliban’s Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. According to the directive, male and
RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal RFE/RL’s Radio Azad November 4, 2023 Pakistan opened more border centers on November 3 to hasten the return of tens of thousands of undocumented Afghans, two days after the deadline to leave or face expulsion expired. But as Pakistan accelerates the forced deportations, many Afghans with valid visas and documents issued by
Ariana: A number of international aid agencies in a joint statement have expressed concern over the uncertain fate of thousands of Afghan refugees who have been recently deported from Pakistan and warned that these returnees have nowhere to go. The Norwegian Refugee Council, Danish Refugee Council and the International Rescue Committee have asked aid agencies
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 1, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has started rounding up and deporting undocumented foreigners — including 1.7 million Afghan nationals — following a one-month deadline for voluntary departure that expired Wednesday. Authorities have reported that nearly 250,000 Afghans have returned to their home country voluntarily in the run-up to the November 1
Scroll.in: The predominantly Shi’ite community are reviled by the Sunni Taliban as infidels. Sadiq, an ethnic Hazara, fled Afghanistan last year because he was attacked and beaten by the members of the Taliban regime. Now, the 25-year-old faces expulsion from Pakistan and he fears a return to his home country could amount to a death