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Five jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders demand free and fair polls
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In an open letter released on Saturday, PTI vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Senator Ejaz Chaudhry, former governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema, Yasmin Rashid, and Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed stated that two provinces of Pakistan - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan - were facing the worst kind of ter
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UNHCR expresses concern over widespread and disorganised return of Afghan
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UNHCR head in Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, said that the country is not well prepared to receive this influx of returnees.
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UN warns of humanitarian crisis as Afghan migrants return from Iran, Pakis
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The UNHCR warns that up to 3 million Afghans could return from Iran and Pakistan by year-end, worsening the crisis in Afghanistan. Many arrive without resources, overwhelming local communities. The UN is providing emergency aid and urging global support to prevent deeper poverty and instabil
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Germany mulls handing Afghan Consulate to "Taliban" to expedite deportatio
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Germany's Interior Minister said the Afghan consulate in Berlin should be handed to the Taliban to enable deportations of criminal Afghan refugees. The Taliban said returns must be voluntary and financially supported. No deportations can happen without an agreement, Tolo News reported.
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Thousands of Afghans face deportation as US court rejects delay in ending
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A U.S. court has rejected a request to delay the end of TPS for Afghan nationals, putting over 11,000 at risk of deportation and job loss starting July 14. Rights groups warn this could endanger lives, especially of women, under Taliban rule.
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Around 30,000 Afghans returning daily from Iran, say Herat officials
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Around 500,000 Afghan migrants have returned via the Islam Qala border in the past 20 days, according to TOLO News. Officials urge public and private support, while returnees call for jobs and dignified livelihoods to avoid migrating again.
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Japan pledges $5 million to help immunise 13 million Afghan children again
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Japan has provided USD 5 million through UNICEF to bolster polio eradication efforts and strengthen immunisation programs across all 34 provinces of Afghanistan, according to Khaama Press.
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UN warns Taliban's new media policy fuels fear, self-censorship in Afghani
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UNAMA stated that the new rules "increase fear and self-censorship among Afghanistan media outlets" and warned that the directive "further erodes press freedom in the country," Khaama Press reported. The organisation said the policy institutionalises restrictions that have escalated since th
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Japanese envoy urges Taliban to reopen schools for girls, warns of healthc
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
With universities closed to women, many girls have turned to private institutes, hoping to continue their education. However, even these alternatives have been shut down for female students, TOLO News reported.
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WHO warns of infectious disease surge among deported Afghan migrants amid
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
WHO has warned of rising infectious diseases among Afghan migrants deported from neighbouring countries due to poor sanitation. Thousands have been screened and vaccinated at border points, but WHO urges more funding and medical support to prevent outbreaks, Khaama Press reported.
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Trump calls Afghanistan withdrawal "most embarrassing moment" in US histor
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump called the Afghanistan troop withdrawal "the most embarrassing moment" in US history, slamming military decisions and claiming China now controls Bagram Airbase. He has yet to announce an official Afghanistan policy in his second term, TOLO News reported.
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Pakistan urges UN action over Afghan-based terror threats to key infrastru
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan told the UN it has credible evidence of growing ties between terror groups like TTP and BLA, operating from Afghanistan, targeting its infrastructure. It urged global action and also held talks with Kabul to discuss security and trade, stressing the need to act against Afghan-based
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