No policy change on Afghan refugees, no plan to recogniseTaliban govt: MoFA
Pakistan’s ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that its policy regarding transfer of Afghan refugees will continue until changes are formally notified. Speaking at a scheduled press briefing in Islamabad, MoFASpokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said that the process of sending Afghan refugees to third countries is facing delays. However, the spokesperson said that no change in the […]
China calls on Afghanistan to protect its workers and projects after citizen murdered
China has strongly condemned the attack on its citizen in Afghanistan’s Takhar province and has said it will support Afghanistan in combating terrorism. Answering a question about the attack during a press briefing on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Minister Spokesperson Mao Ningsaid China had protested over the attack with Afghan authorities. “China is deeply shocked at the attack and strongly condemns […]
Army prevents terrorist infiltration into Balochistan, 6 killed
Security forces killed six terrorists in Balochistan as they tried to cross the Afghan border into Pakistan on Wednesday. According to a statement from the Inter-Sevices Public Relations, the ‘khwarij’ were trying to infiltrate the border when their presence was detected in Sambaza, in Balochistan’s Zhobdistrict. The forces engaged the terrorists to stop their progress and killed six of them in […]
ICC prosecutor files for warrants against Taliban’s supreme leader and CJ over gender persecution
International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan has filed applications for arrest warrants of the Supreme Leader of the Taliban, Haibatullah Akhunzada, and the Chief Justice of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Abdul Hakim Haqqani “for the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds.” “Today, I can announce that my Office has filed two […]
Trump scraps plan to resettle 1,660 Afghan refugees in US
In executive order, Trump has suspended the US refugee program for four months One of US President Donald Trump’s several executive orders has put the resettlement plans of 1,660 Afghan nationals in jeopardy. Trump signed a slew of executive orders immediately after taking power on Monday ranging from a pause on the ban on TikTok […]
Afghan interior minister meets UAE president, urges more economic cooperation
UAE accepted the Taliban ambassador only last year Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Interior Sirajuddin Haqani and Head of the General Directorate of Intelligence Abdul Haq Wasiq met the United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday. According to Afghan Interim Government’s Spokesman Zabihullah, the meeting took place in Qasr Al Shati in […]
Stanikzai calls on Afghan Taliban leadership to allow education for women
“Taliban restrictions are based on personal interpretations not Sharia ” Stanikzai In a rare display of criticizing a Taliban leadership decision, Taliban’s Acting Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai called for an end to prohibition on girls going to school in Afghanistan. Addressing the graduation ceremony at a seminary in Khost, Stanikzai said that […]
Trump says he will get back US weapons handed over to Taliban for ‘a couple of bucks’
United States President-elect Donald Trump said on the eve of his inauguration on Sunday that he would get back military equipment left behind by the US army in Afghanistan. Speaking at a victory parade in the Capital Arena in Washington DC on Sunday, Trump outlined his aims for the presidential term including finding liquid gold […]
KP govt launches ‘unavoidable’ operation against miscreants in Kurram
Spokesperson says displaced people will be accommodated, calls for help in identifying terrorists
Kurram convoy attack: Traders dissatisfied with security after 19 trucks looted and burned
A total of 19 trucks carrying aid for Parachinar were looted and later burned by militants near Bagan in Lower Kurram on Thursday, the president of the local trade union told Khabar Kada. The attack on the convoy has also led to at least five deaths among drivers and security personnel. Response from security forces […]