Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has traveled to Pakistan in response to an invitation from Islamabad. In a post on X, the Foreign Office wrote: “Foreign Minister of Iran … has arrived in Islamabad at the invitation of Foreign Minister @JalilJilani.” Abdollahian was received at the Nur Khan airbase by Additional Foreign Secretary (Afghanistan More
Canada has evacuated nearly 320 more Afghan nationals from Pakistan to Halifax, the Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said on Tuesday. IRCC wrote on its X handle: “Today (Monday), 319 Afghan nationals arrived in Vancouver on a charter flight from Pakistan.” They will continue their journey to approximately 26 communities across Canada, including Ottawa, Surrey and Toronto.” More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named a 16-member squad, excluding veteran leggie Rashid Khan, for the maiden one-off Test against Sri Lanka. The ace spinner, recuperating from a lower-back surgery, will miss the Test match, beginning from February 2 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo. All-rounder Qais Ahmad has been included More
Three US soldiers have been killed and over 30 others wounded in a drone strike in Jordan, CNN reported on Monday. Since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, Americans say, US troops have suffered fatalities in enemy fire in the Middle East for the first time. The attack on a small US military outpost More
Unidentified gunmen have killed nine and injured three other Pakistani citizens in Iran, say media reports. Iranian news outlets reported nine “foreigners” were killed in an armed attack in the country’s southeastern region near the border with Pakistan. The incident came a day after diplomatic ties between Tehran and Islamabad returned to normal following tensions More
The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) on Sunday said 11 more Afghans have been released from prisons in Pakistan’s Punjab province. MoRR wrote on its X handle the Afghans had been detained by Pakistani security personnel due lack of residential documents. It said the 11 Afghans freed from prisons in Punjab province returned to More
Afghanistan’s Ashihara Karate team has won the second place by winning 18 medals in the Aura Asia World Championships in Iran. A dozen countries participated in the fourth round of the Aura World Championship, which began in Tehran on January 23 and ended on Friday. Afghanistan Ashihara Karate Federation Secretary General Abdul Mateen Firdous told More
The US and Iraq are likely to initiate talks on the future of American forces in the war-torn Gulf country, a media report said on Thursday. The two countries are close to negotiations on the issue as the Iraqi government continues to call for the US military exit. CNN quoted unnamed sources as saying the More
On the International Day of Education, Amnesty International (AI) has called for immediate reopening of all schools and universities for girls in Afghanistan. January 24 is celebrated as International Day of Education. It is dedicated to the crucial role being played by education and teachers. On its X handle, AI wrote that on this day, More
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has come under the investigation by Cricket Australia (CA) after he was hospitalized following a drunken night out in Adelaide, media reports said. Glenn Maxwell was taken to Royal Adelaide hospital after he was completely drunk during a Friday evening concert at TheGov in Adelaide, Free Press Journal reported. However, Glenn More
