Pakistan issues fresh call for Afghans to leave
Pakistan issued a new call on Friday for Afghans living in the southwest to leave the country, triggering thousands to rush to the border, officials said.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan, UAE to play T20I tri-series
Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates will participate in a tri-series of Twenty20 international matches to tune up for next month's Asia Cup followed by the World Cup next year.
Taliban committing rights violations against Afghan returnees: UN
The United Nations said Thursday that Taliban authorities were committing human rights violations, including torture and arbitrary detention, against Afghans forced to return by Iran and Pakistan.
Exiled Afghan women cricketers get more ICC backing
The International Cricket Council has pledged more support to Afghanistan's displaced women's cricketers to get back to playing.
Germany deports 81 Afghans convicted of crimes
Berlin said it had on Friday deported 81 Afghan men convicted of crimes in Germany in the second such operation to their Taliban-controlled homeland.
鈥楽erious questions鈥� over UK secret Afghan relocations: PM
Ministers in the UK鈥檚 last Conservative government have 鈥榮erious questions to answer鈥� over a secret resettlement plan for thousands of Afghans after a data breach endangered their lives, prime minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday.
Nearly 4.5 lakh Afghans left Iran since June 1: IOM
Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, the UN鈥檚 refugee agency said on Monday, after Tehran ordered those without documentation to leave by July 6...
Pak army kills 30 trying to cross from Afghanistan
Pakistan鈥檚 army said Friday it had killed 30 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan over the last three days, after a suicide attack killed 16 soldiers in the same region.
Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban govt
Afghanistan鈥檚 government said on Thursday that Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its rule, calling it a 鈥榖rave decision鈥�.
2,30,000 Afghans left Iran in June ahead of return deadline: IOM
More than 2,30,000 Afghans left Iran in June, most of them deported, as returns surge ahead of a deadline set by Tehran, the United Nations migration agency said on Monday...
The folly of a war with Iran
THE neoconservatives who orchestrated the disastrous wars with Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya 鈥� and who were never held accountable for the profligate waste of $8 trillion taxpayer dollars, as well as $69 billion squandered in Ukraine 鈥� look set to lure us into yet another military fiasco with Iran...
2,00,000 Afghans left Pakistan since deportations renewed
MORE than 2,00,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since the government renewed a deportation drive in April, with Iran also stepping up expulsions of Afghans...
UN sees 鈥榓larming鈥� surge in Afghan families deported from Iran
The UN migration agency on Tuesday voiced concern over a surge in Afghan families deported from Iran, recording a more than two-fold increase in May from the previous month.
Afghanistan welcomes upgraded ties with Pakistan
Afghanistan has welcomed the decision to upgrade diplomatic relations with Pakistan, where the Taliban government鈥檚 foreign minister is due to travel in the coming days, his office said on Saturday...
Pak troops kill 54 attempting to cross border from Afghanistan
Pakistan鈥檚 army said Sunday its soldiers killed 54 militants who had tried to enter the country by crossing its northwestern border with Afghanistan...
Islamabad says more than 1,00,000 Afghans left Pakistan in April
More than 1,00,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in the past three weeks, the interior ministry said Tuesday, after Islamabad announced the widespread cancellation of residence permits.
Pak FM visits Kabul amid rising Afghan deportations
Pakistan鈥檚 foreign minister arrived Saturday in Afghanistan to meet Taliban officials after his country expelled more than 85,000 Afghans, mostly children, in just over two weeks...
60,000 Afghans return from Pakistan in 2 weeks: IOM
Nearly 60,000 Afghans have been forced to leave Pakistan since the start of April, the International Organisation for Migration said Tuesday, after Islamabad ramped up a campaign to deport migrants to Afghanistan.
Four publicly executed in a day in Afghanistan
Four men were publicly executed in Afghanistan on Friday, the Supreme Court said, the highest number of executions to be carried out in one day since the Taliban鈥檚 return to power.
Thousands of Afghans depart Pakistan
Thousands of Afghans have crossed the border from Pakistan in recent days, the United Nations and Taliban officials said, as Islamabad ramped up pressure for them to return to their country of origin...
Taliban release 2,463 prisoners ahead of Eid
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban government released nearly 2,500 prisoners ahead of celebrations marking the end of Ramadan, the supreme court said on Saturday, in a country where the UN has warned of a growing prison population.
New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban鈥檚 oppression of women...
80pc of Afghanistan operations risk shutdown by June: WHO
The World Health Organisation said Monday 80 per cent of services that it supports in Afghanistan could shut down by June due to a funding shortage...
5,00,000 Afghans displaced due to climate disasters in 2024: IOM
More than half a million people in Afghanistan were displaced due to climate disasters in 2024, the International Organisation for Migration said in a country report published on Tuesday.
Buttler to weigh captaincy future after Champions Trophy flop
England's Jos Buttler on Wednesday said he will discuss his future as white-ball captain with team management after his side lost to Afghanistan to crash out of the Champions Trophy.
Afghanistan knock England out of Champions Trophy
Opener Ibrahim Zadran's 177 and five wickets by Azmatullah Omarzai helped Afghanistan knock England out of the Champions Trophy with a thrilling eight-run victory on Wednesday.
Memories of World Cup shock boost Afghanistan for England clash
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi warned England on Tuesday that memories of their famous 2023 World Cup win over the then holders gives them the confidence to pull off a Champions Trophy surprise.
South Africa rout Afghanistan in Champions Trophy
Opener Ryan Rickelton struck a maiden one-day international hundred as South Africa routed Afghanistan by 107 runs in the Champions Trophy in Karachi on Friday.
Rickelton ton propels South Africa to 315-6 in Champions Trophy
Opener Ryan Rickelton struck a maiden one-day international hundred to guide South Africa to an imposing 315-6 in their Group B Champions Trophy clash against Afghanistan in Karachi on Friday.
Afghanistan can ignore boycott calls: Shahidi
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi on Thursday said calls from other nations for a boycott of their matches because of the treatment of women by the ruling Taliban did not effect his team.