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Afghan returnees decry harsh deportations from Iran, Pakistan, seek urgent
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Afghan migrants forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan say they returned home without belongings and face severe hardship. Returnees and activists have urged Afghan authorities and the international community to provide shelter, aid and jobs as winter sets in.
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US, Afghan officials agree to prisoner swap after high-level talks in Kabu
Updated : 8 months ago IST
US officials and Afghan authorities have agreed to carry out a prisoner exchange, after a rare talk with the authorities in Kabul, Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Saturday.
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Mass deportation of Afghans from Iran and Pakistan point to urgent need fo
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Over 2.1 million Afghans have been deported from Iran and Pakistan in 2025, Tolo News reported. Many returnees, skilled in fields like agriculture, face unemployment and harsh living conditions, prompting Afghan authorities to register their skills to connect them with job opportunities.
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UNAMA flags human rights violations in forced Afghan returns: Report
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Over two million Afghans have been forcibly returned from Pakistan and Iran since 2023, according to UNAMA. The UN warns of rights violations, especially against women and girls. Afghan authorities deny the claims, while experts say the deportations breach international human rights commitme
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Doha hosts UN-led talks to boost Afghan recovery and counter narcotics eff
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Doha hosted UN-led talks with Afghan authorities and global partners to boost private sector growth and fight narcotics. Ministries discussed health, banking, and poverty issues. *Tolo News* said the meetings aimed to coordinate international support and strengthen regional cooperation for A
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Afghanistan Taliban targets "several points" in Pakistan, tensions increas
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The statement, which was released by Taliban did not directly specify that Pakistan was hit, but said the attacks were conducted "beyond the "hypothetical line" - an expression used by Afghan authorities to refer to a border with Pakistan which has been in dispute since long.
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Local Afghan staff at Indian Consulate in Jalalabad injured: MEA sources
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
According to the sources, they are in touch with Afghan authorities on the matter and are also awaiting a report on the incident.
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'Premature' border closure leaves Afghan immigrants under open sky
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
It reported that the officials on the Pakistan side of the border said illegal immigrants were being processed as a matter of routine for their repatriation to Afghanistan when the Afghan authorities closed the border crossing for movement at 7 pm, hours ahead of the schedule, leaving as man
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Afghanistan: Authorities destroy 100 tons of expired foodstuff in Kabul
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Afghan authorities torched 100 tonnes of expired food items in Kabul on Monday, reported Khaama Press.
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UN in talks with Taliban over handover of education programmes
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Aid officials said that the Taliban had signalled international organisations could no longer be involved in education projects, in a move criticised by the UN but not yet confirmed by Afghan authorities.
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Torkham border connecting Pakistan-Afghanistan remains shut for fifth day
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The closure of the Torkham border for the fifth consecutive day intensified the financial and physical woes of traders, transporters and pedestrians as confusion prevailed on Thursday as Afghan authorities reopened their side of the border but Pakistani authorities insisted that they would f
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Former Afghan Parliament member killed in Kabul: Afghan authorities
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Spokesperson of the Kabul Security Department, Khalid Zadran, on Sunday said that Mursal Nabizada, a former representative of Laghman province in the Afghan Parliament was killed by unknown gunmen in Kabul city's 12th district.
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