UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett has travelled to Turkey and Qatar to assess the human rights situation in Afghanistan before 57th session Human Rights Council (HRC). HRC 57th session is scheduled to take place next week in Geneva, where Bennett will present his report on the human rights situation in Afghanistan. The rapporteur wrote on More
The Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) has voiced its deep concern at a new levy imposed on exports by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. The two percent infrastructure development levy on exports would negatively impact the already declining trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the joint chamber feared. PAJCCI President Qazi Zahid Hussain saw More
All 22 people on board a Russian helicopter that crashed in the picturesque Kamchatka peninsula have been killed, says an official. The bodies of all those killed — 19 passengers and three crewmembers — in the Mi-8 helicopter crash had been recovered, state-run news agency TASS reported. Regional Emergencies Minister Sergey Lebedev was quoted as More
Tens of thousands of Israelis have protested in Tel Aviv, asking the government to immediately accept a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza, a media report said on Monday The protests in the Israeli capital came after the security forces discovered the dead bodies of six hostages in Gaza, the BBC reported. More
Afghanistan and Guatemala are all set to square off in their first match at the Continental Futsal Championship (CFC) today in Thailand. The match will commence at 2:00pm Afghanistan time at the Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said. The tournament started on 31 August and will continue until 6 September. Afghanistan, New More
After Germany, Austria is the second European country that plans to deport Afghan migrants convicted of crimes to their homeland. Last Friday, the government of Germany repatriated 28 Afghan asylum seekers accused or convicted of different offences to Afghanistan. According to the BBC, Austria has become the second European country that intends to deport the More
Seven people were killed and dozens wounded in a bus crash in the Mississippi state of the United State of America on Sunday, the Voice of America (VOA) reported. The passenger bus overturned due to tyre failure. Six people lost their lives on the spot, while a seventh died in hospital. According to the report, More
Heavy monsoon rains have left 35 people dead besides damaging residential houses in different parts of Pakistan, officials say. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 13 members of a family were killed on Friday when the roof of their house caved in as a result of a landslide in Upper Dir district. Area residents told media representatives More
Armless Afghan Paralympic swimmer Abbas Karimi has won a silver medal in the Paris Paralympic Games. Karimi announced his triumph on his Facebook page. He covered 4×50 metres in two minutes and 18 seconds and finished second, bagging a silver medal. China won the first place in the competition. Meanwhile, an Afghan Para taekwondo athlete, More
Amnesty International (AI) has slammed the deportation of Afghans from Germany as a breach of international law. On Friday, Germany deported 28 Afghan nationals to their homeland, labelling the ndividuals as convicted criminals. However, the German government did not provide specific details of their offences. AI wrote on X: “The deportation flight from #Germany to More
