US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West has said the two-day meeting on Afghanistan in Doha discussed economic needs, human rights and the importance of continued engagement. West wrote on X that a strong consensus on collective interests in Afghanistan existed, including the desire to see women and girls return to secondary school, university, and More
Afghanistan have pipped Sri Lanka by three runs in the third and final match of the T20 International series at the Rangiri Dambulla Cricket Stadium. Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Opener Hazratullah Zazai smashed 46 off 22 balls and Gurbaz hit a fifty to help their side set the hosts a More
Canada has evacuated 273 more Afghan nationals from Pakistan to Vancouver, the Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said on Thursday. IRCC wrote on its X handle: “Today (Thursday), 273 Afghan nationals arrived in Vancouver on a charter flight from Pakistan.” They will continue their journey to approximately 27 communities across Canada, including Abbotsford, Kelowna and Toronto.” According More
Turkish police have arrested 39 illegal Afghan migrants in northeastern Duzce province, media reports said on Thursday. The migrants were hiding inside a car among boxes of paper towels and were arrested in Chilamli district of Duzce province, Anatolia news agency reported. It said: “Security forces stopped a car in Arabaji area during an operation More
Afghan freestyle fighter Hossain Bakhsh Safari will enter the fighting cage against his Israeli opponent next month. Safari on his Facebook page wrote the fight would be held in Santa Cruz city of the US on March 8. “Finally, after a short break of immigration and travel plans, I would enter fighting cage, I hope More
The US Department of State will hold a meeting with Boston University under the title “University Network for Afghan Women” next week, the university said in a statement on Thursday. The statement from Boston University said the meeting would be held in the US Department of State on February 27. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken would More
Former president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has performed Umrah in Saudi Arabia in his first trip outside the United Arab Emirates since his government collapsed in 2021. Ghani traveled to the UAE after his government in Kabul collapsed in 2021 and he has since been living there. Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwari shared a video which shows More
Some widows complain about hardships and economic problems in their lives while religious scholars say the government and every member of the society is responsible to help vulnerable families. Government officials, however, say the process to provide aid to widows is ongoing. Samar Jan, 39, a widow in Qala-i-Naw City, the capital of northwestern Badghis More
Following 12 days of hobnobbing, Pakistan’s mainstream political parties have agreed to form a new coalition government. Under the agreement, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari will be the prime minister and president respectively. After a flurry of meetings, both sides confirmed reaching an agreement More
Business leaders have urged the Pakistani government to open Ghulam Khan and Kharlachi crossings for full trade activities with Afghanistan. Excessive transport burden at the Torkham post would ease considerably if trade via the two crossings was allowed, they said in a joint statement. The call was issued by Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and More
