Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Uzbek counterpart discussed the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) railway line project and ways to enhance regional cooperation on Sunday. Ishaq Dar, who is also deputy prime minister of Pakistan, today held a telephonic conversation with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Saidov Bakhtiyor Odilovich, the Ministry of Foreign More
India has resumed issuing visas to Afghan citizens, including businesspeople, according to a media report. The Hindu cited a notification on a government website indicating that India had restarted the issuance of several categories of visas to Afghans. India has suspended all visa services for Afghan nationals and closed its embassies and consulates in the More
Seventeen people have been wounded as a result of a knife attack at a train station in the Hamburg city of Germany, a media report said on Saturday. Deutsche Welle reported that the incident occurred at the city’s Central Station on Friday at around 6:00pm local time. Hamburg police said they had arrested a 39-year-old More
Afghanistan’s national under-17 football team is all set to take on Turkmenistan in the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Championship today (Saturday). The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) wrote on its Facebook page the match would take place in Tashkent, the capital of Turkmenistan at 5:00pm. In the six-nation tournament, Afghanistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and More
Ukrainian border forces have arrested eight Afghans while attempting to enter the country illegally via Belarus, a media report said on Saturday. Ukrainian border guards detained the Afghans in Rivne region. One of the migrants tried to escape but was arrested, UNN reported. It said the identities and circumstances of the offense were currently being More
Russia and Ukraine have each released 390 military and civilian prisoners under an agreement, a media report said on Saturday. Reuters reported: “Russia and Ukraine each released 270 soldiers and 120 civilians, the first and largest exchange prisoners of the war so far”. Last week, Russian and Ukrainian officials agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners in More
US President Donald Trump has warned of imposing a 50% tariff on all goods imported from the European Union, the BBC reports. Trump also issued a warning to Apple, saying he would impose a 25% import tax on iPhones not manufactured in the United States. The warning to the EU came just hours before scheduled More
Local officials in eastern Kunar say a fire has broken out in a pine forest in the Sawkai district, burning approximately 30 hectares of forest. Ehsanullah Ehsan, head of damage assessment at the Kunar Provincial Directorate for Disaster Management, told Pajhwok: “The fire erupted the day before yesterday in a pine forest in the Lamkanda More
Around 107 humanitarian aid trucks from the United Nations and other organizations have been allowed into Gaza, Reuters reports. The aid, which includes flour, food, medical equipment, and pharmaceuticals, was confirmed by the Israeli military. This aid delivery comes amid reports that 29 children and elderly people have recently died from starvation-related causes. Earlier, Al More
More than 250,000 Afghans have returned from Pakistan and Iran, including about 107,000 who were deported between April 1 and April 30, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In a statement, WHO said: “A crisis is unfolding at both major border points. The returning Afghans are exhausted, fearful, and traumatized as they face an More
