The German government has temporarily suspended the evacuation flights of Afghan refugees for a period of two weeks. According to Reuters, Germany’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the pause will allow the incoming government to determine how to proceed with the refugee resettlement process. The Federal Foreign Office said that approximately 36,000 individuals have More
A US judge has directed the Trump administration to restore all jobs and funding for the Voice of America and other government-supported news outlets. Federal Judge Royce Lamberth ruled on Tuesday the administration acted “without regard to the harm inflicted on employees, contractors, journalists, and media consumers around the world”. In the wake of President More
More than 100,000 Afghan refugees have returned to the country during the past three weeks after being forcibly expelled from Pakistan, a media report said on Wednesday. The deadline for the departure of Afghan refugees in Pakistan expired on March 31. Dawn news reported more than 100,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in the past three More
More than two dozen people have lost their lives in a gun attack on tourists in the Indian-administered zone of Kashmir, say media reports. At least 26 people were killed and many others injured in Tuesday’s gunfire, which coincided with a visit to India by US Vice President JD Vance, Dawn reported. The assault occurred More
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says two-thirds of Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan are children. Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale, UNICEF representative in Afghanistan, shared wrote on X: “Just returned from the Torkham, where I met these boys at a child-friendly space.” According to him, of the 600,000 Afghans who have returned since September More
Ex-parliamentarian Abdul Zahir Qadir has been arrested in Kenya and could be extradited to the United States, a media report said on Tuesday. Prosecutors say Qadir arrived in Nairobi on April 14 aboard a Qatar Airways flight. He was detained at a hotel in the city, with a local court upholding his continued custody, The More
Russia and Ukraine will reach an agreement ending their war this week, hopes US President Donald Trump. In a post on on Truth Social on Monday, the US leader wrote: “Hopefully, Russia and Ukraine will make a deal this week.” Following the deal, he said, the two nations would start doing big business with the More
Seven athletes from Afghanistan’s national boxing team departed for Iran on Monday to participate in an international tournament, according to the National Olympic Committee. The General Directorate of Olympic, Physical Education, and Sports announced on its official X page that the athletes will compete in the first round of the Pahlavan Pourya Vali Cup, an More
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 115 more Afghan citizens returned to their homeland on Monday after being released from prisons in Pakistan. Citing border officials in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak town, the ministry wrote on X the 115 Afghans, who spent one to three days in jails, had been arrested in various parts More
Pope Francis has died aged 88, the Vatican announced on Monday. The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church had earlier survived a serious bout of double pneumonia. Reuters quoted Cardinal Kevin Farrell as announcing on the Vatican’s TV channel: “It is with profound sadness I must announce the death of our Holy More
