The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) says 1,151 Afghan children have been deported from Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey over the past six months. Samiullah Ibrahimi, a spokesman for MoLSA, told Pajhwok Afghan News that since the beginning of this solar year, most of the children have been reunited with their families. He noted More
Afghan freefighter Wahidullah Nazhand defeated his Czech rival Max Handanjic with a submission in Oberhausen city. Nazhand wrote on his Facebook account that the match was played on September 7 in Germany’s city. Nazhand thrashed his opponent in the first round with a submission move in the 60th round of the Octagon organization’s open fighting competition More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named a 16-member squad for a one-off Test match against New Zealand. The solitary Test is scheduled to commence on Monday at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, ACB wrote on its Facebook page. Veteran leggie Rashid Khan , recuperating from an injury, will miss the Test match. Zahir More
Weeks after his election as Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian is due to participate in the BRICS summit in Russia. The Iranian leader is also expected to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the meeting in Kazan city. “I believe he will participate in the BRICS summit in Kazan. We are currently More
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has named Canadian diplomat Georgette Gagnon as UNAMA’s new deputy special political representative. Ms. Gagnon brings to the position more than 28 years of experience in supporting peacebuilding processes and leading strategic initiatives on human rights, humanitarian action and development in conflict and post-conflict settings, the UN said in a More
At least 81 people have been killed after suspected fighters from Boko Haram attacked a village in northeastern Nigeria, says a media report. VOA reported that the attack occurred in Yobe State, has also left several individuals missing. “Around 150 suspected Boko Haram terrorists armed with rifles and RPGs [rocket-propelled grenades] attacked Mafa ward on More
Afghanistan trounced New Zealand 5-1 in their third match at the Continental Futsal Championship (CFC) in Thailand. The match was played at the Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium today (Wednesday). The tournament, hosted by Thailand, features teams from Afghanistan, Thailand, Guatemala, Kuwait and New Zealand. In their previous matches, Afghanistan defeated Guatemala in their opening game, but More
Russian President Vladimir Putin has travelled to Mongolia, with Ukraine demanding his arrest, a media report said on Tuesday. The Russian president arrived in Mongolia on Monday on his first visit to a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since it issued a warrant for his arrest nearly 18 months ago on charges of More
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
