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US: Afghan national charged with making terrorist threat in Texas
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News that Mohammad Dawood Alokozay was taken into custody on Tuesday after he posted a video on TikTok allegedly indicating he was building a bomb with the intent to target a building in the Fort Worth area in Texas.
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Afghan national accused in White House shooting charged with murder
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Washington Post reported that the upgraded charges of first degree murder, instead of the initial charges of assault, raise the possibility for the suspected attacker to face death penalty in the case.
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"I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries": Donal
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump has said that he would permanently pause migration from all "third-world countries", to allow the US system to terminate illegal admissions into the United States. This comes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard service members in Washington, DC, on
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"Effective immediately": US halts Afghan immigration processing after DC N
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The US has halted all immigration processing for Afghan nationals after two National Guard members were shot near the White House. President Trump called the attack "an act of terror" and said the suspect arrived in 2021, urging a review of all Afghans who entered the country.
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DC shooting suspect identified as Afghan national who entered US in 2021
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Two National Guard members were critically injured in a shooting near the White House. The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was also wounded. The FBI is probing it as a possible terror attack, and officials say the Guardsmen remain in critical condition as doctors work to stabilise them. Read More
Pakistan arrests over 100,000 Afghans as returns surge, UNHCR data shows
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
A UNHCR report said more than 100,000 Afghan nationals were arrested or detained in Pakistan in 2025, mainly in Balochistan and Punjab. Returns and deportations to Afghanistan rose after border reopenings and government orders, with many leaving due to fear of arrest.
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Pak blames Afghanistan for two suicide bombings
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Naqvi made the remarks in parliament on Thursday during a session carried live on television.
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Arrests of Afghan nationals in Pakistan soar 146 per cent amid border reop
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Arrests of Afghan nationals in Pakistan rose by 146 per cent in a week, mainly due to reopened border crossings, a UNHCR-IOM report said. Most detentions occurred in Balochistan, while returns and deportations also doubled, driven by fear of arrest and government repatriation orders, Dawn re
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20 nations press on EU to send back 'illegal' Afghan nationals
Updated : 7 months ago IST
In a letter addressed to Magnus Brunner, the Commissioner of Internal Affairs and Migration, twenty European countries have come together to pressure the European Commission to find ways to send back Afghan nationals who are living illegally in Europe, either voluntarily or by force, acco
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Almost 30 suicide bombers operarting in Pak since 2 yrs are Afghans: Pak D
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Addressing a press conference at Corps Headquarters Peshawar, the DGD ISPR said that a terror-crime nexus lies behind ongoing terrorist activities, as per ARY News.
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"Tension between Pakistan-Afghanistan will continue to rise in coming days
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
West Asia Strategist Waiel Awwad has warned that tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are likely to intensify in the coming days, citing the expulsion of Afghan nationals, the influence of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and broader geopolitical factors in the region.
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Humanitarian grounds cannot override foreigners act in deportation cases:
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that humanitarian considerations cannot be invoked to bypass the statutory framework governing the entry and stay of foreign nationals in India.
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