More than 3,000 Afghan refugees have been expelled from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan in a single day, an official said on Monday. Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for Taliban, shared a report from the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues on his X account. The report showed that 577 families, comprising More
The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction is scheduled to commence today (Tuesday) in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The auction would begin at 2:30pm UAE time, marking the third straight year the event has been hosted outside India. Reports indicate that around 359 players from India and abroad will be up More
The Minister of Public Health has departed for India at the head of a delegation to strengthen health cooperation. In a statement issued today (Tuesday), the Ministry of Public Health said minister Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali traveled to India at the official invitation of the Indian government, leading a delegation. The statement added that the More
At a regular meeting of the Technical Committee of the Economic Commission, a proposal to transfer water from the Kunar River to the Darunta Dam was deemed eligible for approval. The transfer of this water will help resolve water shortages affecting large areas of agricultural land in Nangarhar province. In a statement, the Deputy Prime More
German Foreign Minister says the review of cases and flight arrangements for the resettlement of Afghans who hold legally binding admission commitments has been accelerated and placed among the country’s priorities until the end of the current calendar year. Johann Wadephul said Germany intends to transfer Afghans who have already received admission promises so they More
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei says his country shares nearly 2,000 kilometres of common border with Afghanistan and Pakistan and any tension between the two neighbours affects Tehran. He made these remarks at a press conference today (Sunday), Tasnim News Agency reported. He said that neighbourhood environment was very important for Iran. He said: “For More
Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya has confirmed the killing of Raad Saad, the group’s second-in-command in Gaza, in an Israeli strike on Saturday. In a speech broadcast on Arabic media to mark the 38th anniversary of Hamas’s establishment, Hayya said Saad “was martyred alongside his brothers who were with him,” without specifying details. Palestinian media reported More
The US has delivered a number of Afghan Black Hawk helicopters that were evacuated to Uzbekistan after the fall of the previous government to Peru. According to Sa Defensa, that follows international defense issues, the UH-60A+helicopters previously used by the Afghan Air Force and were transferred to Uzbekistan after the Islamic Emirate regained power in More
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has emphasised that security, development and prosperity in Afghanistan directly linked to the interests of all neighbouring countries. He made the remarks at a regional meeting on Afghanistan of senior diplomats, which kicked off today (Sunday) in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Special representatives for Afghanistan from several regional More
Nearly 5,000 Afghan refugees were forcibly deported from neighboring Pakistan and Iran in a single day, an official said on Sunday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman of Taliban, posted a report from the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues on his X account, indicating that 913 families — a total of 4,991 individuals — returned to More
