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Urmia University students set to return: Over 30 book tickets via Armenia
Updated : 3 days, 14 hours ago IST
According to Dr Mohammad Momin Khan, President of the All India Medical Students Association (AIMSA) J-K, nearly all students from Urmia University of Medical Sciences are planning to return. A group of over 30 students has already booked tickets and is expected to reach New Delhi on Marc
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Nearly 94,000 Afghan families return in three months amid rights concerns
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Nearly 94,000 Afghan families have returned from Iran, Turkey and Pakistan in three months, with most coming from Pakistan. While aid has been provided, returnees report mistreatment, and activists urge sustainable reintegration as daily arrivals continue to rise.
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Israel partially reopens Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt on trial ba
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Israel on Sunday (local time) announced the partial reopening of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in a limited, pilot capacity, marking the first such move since the crossing was seized by Israeli forces in May last year, Al Jazeera reported.
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Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish-led SDF; deal includes integration
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
As part of the arrangement, the deal will also see SDF forces integrate into the Syrian military, the report said.
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Border closure crisis deepens as Pakistani exports to Afghanistan remain d
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Dozens of Pakistani truck drivers transporting goods to Afghanistan are stuck for weeks at major border crossings, victims of an escalating standoff between Pakistan and Afghanistan that has crippled regional trade.
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Over 10,000 Afghan refugees return from Pakistan, Iran in single day
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the High Commission for Addressing Migrants' Issues recorded the return of 1,763 families on Wednesday. Fitrat shared the update on his official X account.
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Arrests of Afghan nationals in Pakistan soar 146 per cent amid border reop
Updated : 4 months 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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Surveillance heightened along Nepal-India border as polls begin in Bihar
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Security forces from Nepal and India have increased vigilance and surveillance at the Jatahi border checkpoint in Dhanusha that borders India. On Thursday, the border crossing was closed from 6 AM to 6 PM (local time) as the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections began.
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Remains of three hostages have been returned to Israel
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) reported that three coffins containing the remains of deceased hostages are currently being escorted by its forces, and they recently crossed the border into Israel.
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Pakistan reopens Torkham border as ceasefire with Afghanistan holds
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan was reopened on Saturday, allowing the return of Afghan refugees after a nearly two-week closure that followed deadly border clashes between the two countries last month, The Express Tribune reported.
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ISIS terrorist confesses to training in Pakistan after arrest in Afghanist
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Afghan security sources have confirmed the arrest of an ISIS terrorist identified as Saeedullah, who admitted to receiving terrorist training in Pakistan before infiltrating Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing
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Netanyahu orders Rafah border crossing closed "until further notice" after
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday (local time) ordered the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt to remain closed "until further notice", shortly after the Palestinian Embassy in Cairo announced that the crossing would reopen on Monday, October 20.
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