By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 8, 2023The United Nations Coordination Office for Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) has reported that over 20,000 Afghan migrants have returned to Afghanistan from the Turkham and Spin Boldak borders within just three days. According to OCHA, more than 60% of these returnees are children. This organization, which is associated with the United Nations, has characterized the condition of the migrants expelled from Pakistan as “heartbreaking” according to…
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By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press Online, November 7, 2023The Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan has appointed a diplomat for the Afghan embassy in Tajikistan. The Ministry has recently issued a letter, and Afghanistan International has reported that it designates Faizullah as the First Secretary of the embassy. Based on this written communication, the Taliban has promised to also pay the unpaid salaries of Afghan embassy staff in Tajikistan for the past six months. Tajikistan has…
by Ralph Jennings & Mandy Zuo in SCMP, Nov 8, 2023China is expanding its agricultural trade with Afghanistan, deepening relations with the war-torn country as it attempts a return to normal economic activity, tangles with sanctions from the West and rebuilds after a devastating earthquake in October. The world’s second-largest economy may start importing Afghan pomegranates next month with an initial shipment of 1,000 tonnes via an “agricultural cooperation” deal, a trader at the China…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press Online, November 7, 2023Seven people died, and 20 others were injured in a bus explosion in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, as reported by the police. According to Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran, the explosion took place in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood of the capital. This area is known for being home to the historically marginalized Shia Hazara community. An explosion occurred in a bus carrying civilian passengers in the…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 07, 2023 at 9:26 PMMullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy PM for economic affairs, in his meeting with Energy and Agricultural Jihad ministers of Iran, emphasized the development of political, economic, and commercial relations with Tehran. The office of the Deputy PM for economic affairs wrote on X that Abdul Ghani Baradar in a meeting with Iran’s Energy minister mentioned the visit of the Iranian delegation from the Helmand River…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press Online, November 7, 2023The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has accused Pakistan of using the expulsion of immigrants as a means to humiliate Kabul. Despite expressing their concerns to Pakistani military leaders and foreign affairs officials, no action has been taken to suspend the decision. Muttaqi believes that Pakistan’s deportation of immigrants is an attempt to exert pressure on Kabul, but he asserts that…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 06, 2023 at 8:28 PMOfficials at Herat’s Islam Qala crossing said that the number of refugees being deported from Iran has recently doubled—over 20,000 Afghans returned within one week. The officials said that approximately 4,000 Afghan refugees have returned from Iran through Islam Qala port each day. “The difference between Pakistan and Iran is that Pakistan has announced to expel the Afghan refugees but Iran is doing deportation in a…
Report in TOLOnews Online, 05 Nov 2023 at 8:54 PMA joint committee of legal analysts was formed to address the challenges of Afghan refugees abroad based on a decree of the Islamic Emirate PM Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, Zabiullah Mujahid, said. The committee will be chaired by the deputy head of the General Directorate of Legislation of the Ministry of Justice. The committee will pursue legal paths to defend…
By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews Online, 05 Nov 2023 at 8:12 PMThe Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran, the office of the deputy PM said in a statement. Mullah Baradar, while accompanied by a senior delegation of the Islamic Emirate, left Kabul for Tehran on Saturday. The statement further said that the two sides discussed issues “concerning collaborative efforts in various…