1TV: The Friendship date at the Chaman border to re-open on September 1, following the accord of Afghan and Pakistani officials, Dawn reported citing Frontier Corps Spokesman Khan Wasay. The border was closed on August 18 after Pakistani officials claimed that Afghan protesters have attacked the gate and set the Pakistani flag on fire. Click here to
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 30, 2016 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Pakistan to join other nations in tackling terrorism, saying there can be no distinction between “good and bad terrorists.” Kerry made the comments on August 30 at a joint press conference with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi. Citing
Tolo News: In a recent policy shift, India’s traditional rival Pakistan has slapped new sanctions on Afghan nationals who have an Indian visa in their passports. On Tuesday, director of Hamid Karzai International Airport, Jabbarkhail said that over the past few days Pakistan has deported or banned entry to at least ten Afghans after finding Indian visas
Press TV August 29, 2016 At least nine civilians have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries in two separate roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan. According to Afghan officials, the first blast took place in the country’s southern province of Helmand on Monday, killing six people and wounding five others, including three women and
Khaama Press: Afghanistan has reportedly deported 250 Pakistani workers as deadlock persists along the Durand Line near Chaman with the crossing remaining closed for the 10th consecutive day. The crossing, Friendship Gate, was closed ten days ago after the Pakistani officials claimed that several Afghan demonstrators attacked the gate and set the Pakistani flag on fire. Numerous
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 28, 2016 ISLAMABAD — Pakistani security forces have raided a madrassa, or Islamic seminary, in the southwestern city of Quetta and rounded up around 100 Afghan nationals for suspected links to militant groups, officials said. Provincial government spokesman Anwar ul-Haq Kakar told VOA the detainees did not posses any identity documents.
International Business Times: Islamabad has reportedly refused to reopen the Friendship Gate at the Afghan border in Chaman in southwestern Balochistan province, which it closed on 19 August after protestors from the neighbouring country set ablaze a Pakistani flag a day earlier. The Pak-Afghan border has now remained closed for the seventh consecutive day as the
Carla Babb VOA News August 25, 2016 PENTAGON — NATO special operations forces, whom world leaders say have not been in a combat role since the end of 2014, are still out in the field with Afghan forces almost nightly, a U.S. general in Afghanistan said Thursday. “On average, we [NATO] probably have somebody out every
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — Pakistan on Thursday conveyed its serious concern to Dr. Peter Lavoy, Special Assistant to U.S. President Barack Obama, over the halt of 300 million U.S. dollars in military aid to the country, officials said. U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter decided this month against making a certification to Congress stating
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 22, 2016 A major crossing on the Afghan-Pakistan border has been closed over a dispute over the burning of a Pakistani flag by Afghan demonstrators last week. Pakistani officials said the Chamman crossing was closed after a group of Afghan youth celebrating the country’s independence day on August 19 ransacked