Tag: Afghanistan
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Mohammad Nasir Akhund Appointed Afghan Finance Minister
Afghanistan: Based on the decree of the Taliban’s leader, Mohammad Nasir Akhund has been appointed acting minister of Finance. Ahmad Wali Haqmal, a spokesman for the Finance Ministry, said that Mohammad Nasir Akhund has good experience in finance and there will be a positive change in the country’s financial system. Indian Hindu chief priest sentenced to…
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Will the border clashes between Iran and Afghanistan escalate?
A bilateral water treaty was signed between Iran and Afghanistan in 1973. However, climate-induced internal migration in Iran has been largely attributed to water shortages and increasing hot weather. In 2021, approximately 41,000 Iranians were displaced from their natural habitats due to land degradation, droughts, and natural disasters. Heightened tensions have resulted in border clashes…
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290 Afghan Prisoners in Pakistan May Be Released Soon
The Afghanistan consul in Karachi city of Pakistan said that more than 290 citizens of the country who are in Pakistan prisons will be released in the two next months. According to the Afghanistan consul in Karachi, out of 2,600 Afghan prisoners held in Pakistan, nearly 2350 of them, including women and children, have been released…
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COAS celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr with soldiers posted at the border
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir visited the frontlines to commemorate Eid-ul-Fitr and offered Eid prayers with the officers and troops posted there. On the occasion, COAS General Munir appreciated the soldiers for their high morale. According to DG ISPR, the Army Chief visited the frontlines on the Pak-Afghan border where…
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China’s Position on the Afghan Issue
China and Afghanistan are close neighbors with longstanding friendship between the two peoples. Under the current situation, China’s position on the Afghan issue is as follows: 1. Adhering to the “Three Respects” and “Three Nevers”. China respects the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan, respects the independent choices made by the Afghan people, and…
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The world on Tenterhooks… It seems
Afghanistan is in dire straits. The overall condition of people is appalling. There is hunger, and the food shortage must be a cause of concern for the rest of the world. The aid agencies are doing their job but not enough to keep them going. They are teetering at the brink of ruination. The brutally…
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Taliban welcome UN resolution formally extending the body’s presence in Afghanistan
The Taliban Friday welcomed a UN Security Council resolution formally extending the world body’s presence in Afghanistan, although the government of the Taliban remains unrecognised by the international community
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U.S shielding Afghans already in the country from deportation
Afghan citizens living in the U.S with expired visas will be given temporary protected status for 18 months due to precarious conditions in their country
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Da’ish suicide bomber who killed 64 in Peshawar Imambargah was an Afghan exile
The Da’ish suicide bomber who killed 64 people at an imambargah Peshawar last week was an Afghan exile who returned home to train for the attack, according to police.
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Iran is in talks with Taliban to resume rail project connecting parts of Central Asia
Iran is holding talks with the Taliban to resume construction of an ambitious rail project that ultimately aims to connect at least five Central Asian countries