As many as 419,000 Afghan decedents currently living in Germany marking it the 3rd biggest diaspora of Afghans outside Afghanistan, according to a study on Tuesday. The number of Afghans living in Germany has increased significantly over the last decade, especially since 2022, the German Council of Experts on Migration and Integration said. In 2023, More
Unidentified militants have kidnapped seven policemen from their check post in the Bannu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Tuesday. District Police Officer Ziauddin told GEO News unidentified gunmen seized control of the Rocha check post and kidnapped seven police personnel along with their weapons. According to the private TV channel, More
Afghanistan became member of the United Nations family 78 years ago on November 19, 1946, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Tuesday. On X, UNAMA wrote: “Pictured is envoy, Abdol Hosayn Aziz, signing the instrument of adherence to the UN Charter”. “Alongside Iceland & Sweden, the Afghan people became proud members More
The Afghan ambassador in Berlin, appointed by the former government, and consul general in Bonn have resigned their jobs. Yama Yari, the ambassador to Germany appointed by the previous administration, had stood down. Yari said in a statement considering the political position of the host country and its request, he had decided to step down. More
Dozens of American legislators have urged US President Joe Biden to push Islamabad to release Imran Khan and other political prisoners. In a letter, the second such communication in less than a month, 46 Democratic and Republican MPs called on the outgoing president to help secure the release of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman. The More
A former student went on a stabbing rampage at a vocational college in eastern China, killing eight people and injuring 17 others. According to Reuters, the knife attack occurred at the Wuxi Vocational College of Arts and Technology in Yixing, located in Wuxi city within the eastern province of Jiangsu. The 21-year-old suspect was arrested More
Two incendiary bombs have been fired into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence, a media report said on Sunday. Reuters reported: “Two flash bombs were fired towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home in the northern Israeli town of Caesarea on Saturday and fell into the garden”. The media outlet said neither Netanyahu nor his More
At least 10 elderly people were killed as a result of a fire at a retirement home in northern Spain, a media report said on Saturday. Reuters reported: “At least 10 people were killed after a fire broke out in a retirement home in the northern Spanish town of Villafranca de Ebro early on Friday”. More
Save the Children says 4.9 million children die every year form preventable disease across the country. The British charity wrote on X: “A shocking 4.9m children die every year from preventable diseases …” It noted climate change, conflicts and global health emergencies were threatening child survival across the world. “It’s time for action, not words,” More
Former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Peace Process Zalmay Khalilzad has said that the Doha Agreement was the only formal pact for interaction between the new US government and the Taliban. Addressing a gathering at Florida University, the former US envoy said the Taliban adhered to the Doha agreement and it could be the basis More
