The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) announced on Thursday 192 Afghan nationals, recently released from prisons in Pakistan, have returned to Afghanistan. According to a MoRR statement, these individuals had been arrested and detained in various parts of Pakistan for lacking legal documentations as per information provided by the Border Police at Spin Boldak More
The Afghanistan A team delivered a dominant performance, defeating Ireland A by an innings and 194 runs in the only four-day match at the Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi. Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first. They posted a massive total of 612 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their first More
The US House Foreign Affairs Committee has voted in favor of a bill aimed at ensuring that no US tax dollars end up in the hands of Afghanistan’s caretaker government. This issue has been a key focus for House Republicans since the last Congress, following revelations that weekly cash shipments of nearly $40 million were More
Hundreds of Afghan families are returning to the country through Torkham every day after Pakistan launched a crackdown on illegally residing refugees. The returning families complain the Pakistani police mistreated them and snatched their belongings. “We came here empty-handed, police snatched everything from us. They imprisoned our women and then deported us.” Amir Khan, 65, More
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) announced on Wednesday that 39 Afghan nationals, recently released from prisons in Pakistan, have returned to Afghanistan. According to a MoRR statement, the individuals were arrested and detained in various parts of Pakistan for lacking legal documentation. The information was provided by the Border Police at Spin Boldak More
Three people have been killed and three others wounded in a shooting in Virginia, United States, says a media report. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening, just outside Fredericksburg, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) southwest of Washington, D.C. Associated Press reported. Major Elizabeth Scott, spokesperson for the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office, confirmed the details. Scott said More
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Israel’s continued blockade of Gaza, describing the besieged enclave as a “killing field” and calling for the immediate resumption of humanitarian aid to the region. In a statement, Guterres told reporters that the humanitarian situation in Gaza had reached catastrophic levels, with civilians trapped in an “endless death More
About 4,000 Afghan families have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan through the Torkham crossing over the past week, local officials in eastern Nangarhar province said on Wednesday. This return follows the expiration of Pakistan’s government deadline on 31st March, which required illegal Afghan migrants to leave the country or face forced deportation. Since the expired More
At least 98 people have been killed and more than 150 others injured after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday during a concert by popular merengue singer Rubby Pérez at the Jet Set nightclub, according to the BBC. Pérez More
US President Donald Trump’s administration has decided to reinstate at least six foreign aid programmes that were recently cancelled, including emergency food assistance initiatives. These programmes, which had been suspended, provide food aid to Lebanon, Syria, Somalia, Jordan, Iraq, and Ecuador, according to a report by Reuters, citing six sources familiar with the matter. Jeremy More
