Khaama: Amnesty International urges Pakistan to stop deporting Afghan refugees, renew PoR cards, and uphold international laws protecting those seeking safety. Amnesty International on Friday called on Pakistan to immediately stop deporting Afghan refugees and extend their Proof of Registration (PoR) cards. The call was made on World Refugee Day as part of an appeal
Khaama: The U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking at the “Investing in America” summit at the White House on Monday, sharply criticized past American military strategies in Afghanistan. He claimed that U.S. forces fought in a manner that suggested they had no intention of winning the war, describing the approach as “deeply upsetting.” In his remarks,
Khaama: Pakistani police raided Afghan refugee homes in Islamabad, sparking fear amid ongoing visa issues and mass deportations. Reports from Islamabad confirm that Pakistani police conducted a raid on Afghan refugee homes in the F-17 sector of the capital on Wednesday morning, June 4. Eyewitnesses said police broke into several houses, including those where no
Khaama: The Afghanistan Analysts Network reports that many Afghan refugees in the United States, particularly in Texas, are experiencing severe uncertainty and hardship because of restrictive immigration policies implemented during the Trump administration. The organization highlights that the asylum application review process for Afghan applicants has slowed down significantly. Click here to read more (external
Al Jazeera: Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said the charge d’affaires stationed in the Afghan capital, Kabul, would be elevated to the rank of ambassador, with Afghanistan’s Taliban government later announcing its representative in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, would also be upgraded. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, has announced his country’s decision to elevate its chargé d’affaires in Kabul to the rank of ambassador. Dar said in a post on X that following his visit to Kabul, relations between the two countries are moving in a positive direction. Click here to read
Amu: Iranian authorities have deported more than 300 migrant children and their families in recent weeks as part of a national campaign targeting child labor, according to a senior official in Tehran’s welfare department. Mohammad Nasiri, director general of the Tehran Province Welfare Organization, said the expulsions were carried out under the “Comprehensive Model for
Afghanistan International: Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban’s ambassador in Qatar has claimed that Iran and India no longer regard the group as a proxy of Pakistan. Speaking in an interview with Al Jazeera, Shaheen stated that both New Delhi and Tehran have come to recognise that this perception was inaccurate. He asserted that regional powers have
Al Jazeera: As Pakistan remained embroiled in a war of words with its archrival India – following a dramatic exchange of missiles and drones nearly two weeks ago – it this week advanced diplomatic efforts with two other neighbors: China and Afghanistan, which could lead to the formal resumption of diplomatic ties between Islamabad and
Afghanistan International: China has announced that Pakistan and the Taliban have agreed to elevate their diplomatic relations to the level of ambassadors. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomed the development, stating that Beijing supports the strengthening of ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Although neither Pakistan nor China has formally recognised the Taliban government, both countries