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Pakistan: Chaman border protest escalates over passport, visa policy
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A government decision to restrict border crossing to only those with valid passports and visas will come into effect on November 1 and after that no one will be allowed to cross the Pak-Afghan border using Pakistani identity card or Afghan permit (Tazkira).
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US calls on Pakistan to accept Afghan refugees
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan has set a November 1 deadline for all undocumented immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of Afghans, to leave the country or face forced deportation.
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US special envoy emphasizes for enhancing food security in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West has emphasized the need for enhancing food security in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
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Visually impaired Afghans complain of limited access to education, unemplo
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
People in Afghanistan with disabilities have complained about lack of education, unemployment, and healthcare issues under the Taliban regime, according to Khaama Press.
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Afghanistan: Death toll from Herat quakes crosses over 2,000
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Herat province in Afghanistan has risen to 2,025.
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6.3 magnitude earthquake kills 15, injures 40 in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As many as 15 people have been killed, and 40 injured in Saturday's earthquake in Afghanistan's Herat, Khaama Press reported.
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Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai condemns Pakistan's expulsion of
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has strongly criticized Pakistan's widespread expulsion of Afghan refugees. He has labelled it as inappropriate and inconsistent with the principles of good neighbouring and humanitarian values, Khaama Press reported.
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Afghan students, teachers mark World Teachers' Day amid closed doors for g
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Before the rise of the Taliban administration, Kabul had around 78 per cent of its school teachers as women. However, this number has dwindled significantly, nearly to zero, in Kabul and other cities, though exact statistics on unemployed female teachers are unavailable.
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Two-thirds of Afghan families face livelihood challenges, economy remains
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In its recent report on economic growth of South Asian countries, the World Bank has underlined that the economy of Afghanistan remains fragile and that at least two-thirds of Afghan families continue to face livelihood challenges, according to Khaama Press.
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Kabul rejects Pakistan's claim of involvement of Afghans in suicide bombin
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Taliban has rejected the claims made by Pakistani officials alleging that Afghan refugees were involved in the recent suicide bombings in the country, reported TOLO News.
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Kabul urges Pakistan to 'reconsider' deportation of over one million Afgha
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Following Islamabad's decision, the Pakistani police have started detaining Afghan immigrants in several cities of Pakistan.
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United Nations opposes Pakistan ultimatum to evict over one million Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to the latest UN figures, some 1.3 million Afghans enjoy the status of registered refugees, while another 880,000 have legal status to stay in Pakistan. At least 700 Afghans have been arrested since early September in Karachi alone, and hundreds more in other cities, police figures
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