The UN General Assembly (UNGA) 78th session has kicked off in New York with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s presentation of the Report of the Secretary-General on the performance of the Organization, according to a media report on Wednesday. Guterres highlighted the dire challenges facing the world, exemplified by the recent devastating floods in Derna, Libya. More
Some world leaders on the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) floor have stressed over the continuation of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, creation of an inclusive government and expressed serious concerns over the state of women rights in the country. The 78th gathering of the UNGA kicked off on Wednesday. Turkiye President Tayyip Erdoğan during his address to More
Former Wolesi Jirga member Baktash Siavosh says his father Mohammad Dawood Siavosh has been mysteriously murdered in Germany. Dawood Siavosh, a journalist, researcher, poet, writer and a member of Afghanistan’s National Writers Union, had been living in Germany for some time. His son Baktash wrote on his Facebook page on September 20: “With regret and More
Hundreds of Afghan nationals have been arrested in Peshawar as part of an ongoing crackdown on undocumented refugees, police say. A police spokesman said 491 cases had been filed under Foreigners Act against the Afghans who had no residency documents. The News quoted Muhammad Alam as saying 632 Afghans had been detained over the past 45 More
Afghan citizens in Pakistan can return to their country on national identity cards (NICs) without passport and visa in a month, an official said on Tuesday. Torkham Township Commissar Esmatullah Yaqoubi said Afghans without visa and passports could return to their homeland via Torkham crossing on NICs for up to one month without any problem. More
UN Secretary General António Guterres has once again called for the reopening of girls’ schools and allowing them access to education in Afghanistan. Monday marks two years since the new government in Kabul banned girls from attending high school in Afghanistan, Guterres wrote on his X handle. Meanwhile, some girls also urged the Taliban to More
Security forces have arrested 37 more Afghan migrants in the Çanakkale city of Turkey, a media report said on Monday. Anadolu news agency reported the Turkish law-enforcement personnel had identified and detained the illegal Afghan migrants in Ayvalik area. It said the detainees included 11 women, 16 children, 10 men. Three boats carrying illegal immigrants More
The body of an Afghan coal miner has been found in Duki district of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, a media report said on Monday. Dawn reported a police team reached the area after being informed by residents about the body and shifted it to a hospital in Duki. The deceased was identified as Saifullah, an Afghanistan More
More than 333 million children worldwide lives in extreme poverty while millions more should have been lifted out of extreme poverty which could not happened due to Covid-19 related disruptions, according to a statement on Sunday. “The findings show that 333 million children worldwide are living in extreme poverty – a decrease of almost 50 More
US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has acknowledged the war in Afghanistan upon its conclusion did not align with the desire outcome. “It didn’t end the way I wanted it. That didn’t end the way any of us wanted it,” Milley said in an interview with ABC News. “Look, at More
