AT Kabul: Forty-three migrants died and 80 others survived after their boat sank off the Italian coastal city of Crotone in the southern region of Calabria on Sunday (February 26). Speaking to the news agency Reuters, Danilo Maida, a spokesperson for the firefighters’ service in Calabria, said that firefighters and …
Read More »Pakistan restricts movement of Afghan migrants after rise in terror attacks
AT Kabul: Pakistan in order to hide its inefficiency in controlling the terror group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) whose militants have safe haven in the tribal areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has turned towards Afghans coming into Pakistan for treatment, Afghan Diaspora Network reported. Pakistan has recently tightened security measures and controls …
Read More »Afghan citizen dies in Pakistani Jail
AT Kabul: A 60-year-old Afghan citizen died in the Landhi jail, Karachi, Pakistani media reported. As per details, the Afghani citizen named Faiz Muhammad was arrested last month for not having proper documents. The prison sources said that the Afghan council general was informed when the prisoner starts suffering from …
Read More »Our sky is occupied, says acting defence minister
AT Kabul: Afghan acting defence minister said that drones are flying above us and Afghanistan’s space is occupied, adding that everyone, including ministers, commanders, officials and generals, are looking at the sky and there is nothing they can do. He also asserted that American drones are violating Afghan airspace through …
Read More »Pakistan notified Afghan authorities over ‘cross-border attacks’
AT Kabul: Pakistan notified Kabul about the possibility of military operations on Afghan soil, if terrorists according to them, involved in cross-border attacks are not eliminated, a senior Pakistani official told Anadolu news agency. A high-level Pakistani delegation led by Defense Minister Khawaja Asif delivered the message to Afghanistan’s acting …
Read More »ICG: Reducing aid will worsen Afghan economic situation
AT Kabul: A new report by International Crisis Group (ICG) warned that reduction of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan has adverse effects on the people, so the Western countries should adopt a legitimate position. The report adds that Western countries should look for a legitimate position to respond to the ongoing …
Read More »Torkham border fully reopened for trade, transit
AT Kabul: Pakistan reopened a key border crossing with neighboring Afghanistan to all types of traffic on Saturday. The Torkham border, which connects Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to neighboring Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, was shut down unilaterally by the Afghan interim administration last week. Later the Afghan administration announced …
Read More »Passport directorate to resume operations next week
AT Kabul: Officials from the passport department in Kabul say efforts are ongoing to solve technical problems around the issuance of passports and once the problems are resolved, the normal distribution process will resume. Nurullah Patman, the spokesman for the General Directorate of Passports said once the department is able …
Read More »6.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Eastern Tajikistan
AT Kabul: A 7.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in a remote part of Tajikistan early Thursday near China’s far western Xinjiang region, Chinese state television CCTV reported on Thursday, citing the China Earthquake Networks Center. It was 67 kilometers (41 miles) west of Murghob, Tajikistan, and 20 kilometers (12 miles) below …
Read More »Torkham border reopens after three-day closure
AT Kabul: Torkham Border, a key border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, has reopened for passengers and trade transit. The Torkham border was closed on Sunday evening of transit for travelers and goods. The Information and Culture Department of Nangarhar province announced in a statement that this crossing was reopened …
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