As the Torkham crossing stayed shut for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, a high-level delegation from Kabul is visiting the area to resolve the issue and facilitate the reopening of the key route. Torkham-based information officer Arafat Mohajir told Pajhwok Afghan News the team from Kabul was scheduled to arrive today for direct talks More
Two British citizens, a Chinese-American and their Afghan colleague have been arrested, an official said on Tuesday. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75 were arrested in central Bamyan province, now brought to the MoI of Afghanistan. This couple had been involved in educational projects since 18 years in Afghanistan. Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani, More
The Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) has called for the early reopening of the Torkham crossing. PACCI Senior Vice President Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi highlighted the severe impact of the blockade, which entered the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday. In a statement, Sarhadi said the shutdown had halted trade between the two neighbours and More
The Torkham crossing remained closed for the third consecutive day on Monday, creating difficulties for travellers, truckers and patients. Torkham-based information official Arafat Mohajir told Pajhwok Afghan News the key route between the neighbouring countries stayed shut on Monday. He said: “The Torkham gate was kept shut for the third day on the trot by More
The Torkham crossing has remained closed for the second consecutive day, causing significant difficulties for travellers and patients. Police spokesman Syed Tayeb Hamad confirmed the key route between the neighbouring countries stayed shut on Sunday. He told Pajhwok Afghan News local officials had held talks with the Pakistani side on Saturday on reopening the busy More
Pakistani closed the Torkham crossing for all types of movement today (Saturday), an official announced. Nangarhar police spokesman Syed Tayeb Hammad told Pajhwok Afghan News the crossing was shut this morning. He said the reason for the closure of the busy route had not been assigned by the neighbouring country so far. The police official More
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett will present his report to the 58th regular meeting of the United Nation Human Rights Council next week in Geneva. The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-eighth regular session from February 24 to April 4 at the Palais des More
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore funding for hundreds of foreign aid contractors, who said they were adversely affected by a 90-day blanket freeze, according to a media report. The ruling temporarily blocks the administration from canceling foreign aid contracts and awards that were in place before Trump took office on More
The United Nation Security Council (UNSC) says it will convene a briefing on Monday on the Secretary-General’s 20th biannual strategic-level report on the “threats posed by Daesh”. The UNSC said that according to the Secretary-General’s report, the Daesh poses predominant terrorist threat both within Afghanistan and beyond its borders. The report also highlighted the attack on More
Central Asia’s special representatives and envoys have discussed socio-economic and political developments in Afghanistan in Dushanbe. The 6th meeting of the Special Representatives and Envoys of Central Asia states and the European Union for Afghanistan was held in Tajikistan on Wednesday. Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the participants exchanged views on the socio-economic and More
