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More than 3,000 Afghan refugees 'forcefully' deported by Iran
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
More than 3,000 Afghan refugees have been deported from Iran in a recent move through Islam Qala and Pule Abrishum borders to the country, Khaama Press reported on Thursday.
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Border guards' skirmish leads to closure of main crossing point between Ir
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 (ANI): After the skirmishes between border guards of Iran and Afghanistan, the main crossing point between the two countries in the western province of Herat was closed on Saturday.
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Nearly 100 Afghan refugees shot dead by Iranian security forces during pas
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 8 (ANI): Nearly 100 Afghan refugees who wanted to enter Iran illegally have been shot dead by Iranian security forces, and their bodies transferred to Afghanistan within six months since the Taliban took over, according to local officials.
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Hundreds of Afghans trying to enter Iran stranded at Islam Qala port
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 28 (ANI): After Iran closed its borders due to the concerns of the new COVID-19 variant, hundreds of Afghans who were seeking to enter the Middle Eastern nation have become stranded at Islam Qala port in the western province of Herat, reported local media.
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Two border towns in Afghanistan's Herat province fall to Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 9 (ANI): The Islam Qala border town, one of the key trade gateways of Afghanistan into Iran, and the Torghundi border town, another trade gateway into Turkmenistan, have fallen to the Taliban, according to local officials.
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2 policemen killed, 3 injured in bomb blast in Afghanistan's Herat
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], February 17 (ANI): Two policemen were killed and three more were injured after their vehicle was targeted by a roadside bomb blast in the Herat-Islam Qala highway this morning, TOLO News reported citing local officials.
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Massive fire breaks out in Afghanistan's Herat customs office
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], February 14 (ANI): A massive fire broke out at the customs office in Islam Qala border town in the western province of Herat on Saturday afternoon, TOLO News reported citing the provincial governor Waheed Qatali as saying.
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Afghanistan: Four security personnel killed in Herat bomb blast
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], February 9 (ANI): Four members of the Public Protection Force were killed and one more was injured in a roadside bomb blast in the Herat-Islam Qala highway, the provincial governor Waheed Qatali said on Tuesday, TOLO News reported.
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