AFP report, Dec 04, 2023HERAT, Afghanistan: Dozens of Shiite women demonstrated in western Afghanistan on Sunday against attacks on the Muslim minority at the funeral of several members of their community killed days before. The women shouted, “Death to the murderers” and “We need security” during the funeral in Herat city´s Jebrael area, Hussain Azimi, a member of the ulama, or council of religious scholars, told AFP. They were among several hundred people gathered to…
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By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 3, 2023Iranian media have reported that the entry and residence of Afghan nationals have been prohibited in 16 provinces. According to the ISNA news agency, Hamza Suleimani, the Director-General of Foreign Nationals and Immigrants Affairs in Kermanshah Province, has reported that undocumented immigrants in these provinces will be detained and deported. The Governor of Kermanshah has announced that since March 2023, eight phases of a plan…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 3, 2023Based on the new facilities, the U.S. Department of State has announced that Afghan citizens residing in the United States who hold Green Cards and Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) and temporary residency can now apply for residency for their family members in Afghanistan. On Saturday, December 2nd, the U.S. Department of State stated that the U.S. government has introduced these new “Family Joining Visas” for…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 03, 2023 at 9:47 PMThe Islamic Emirate said that more than 450,000 Afghan migrants have been deported from Pakistan since November 1. Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, told TOLOnews that the deportation of Afghan immigrants is still ongoing and they are trying to address the challenges of the immigrants. “In general, we can say that more than 450,000 immigrants have returned to Afghanistan so far, and the…
report in Khaama Press online, Dec 2, 2023Heather Barr, the head of the Women’s Rights Watch, has stated that a society without the presence of women is “discouraging.” According to her, many women in Afghanistan are behind bars, while only a small number of them have been reported. The head of the Women’s Rights Watch, on Thursday, stated in a report published on her social media platform X that these women have been detained “arbitrarily.”…
report in Khaama Press online, Dec 2, 2023The U.S. Department of State, in its annual report on global terrorism, has stated that the efforts of the Taliban administration to prevent the activities of terrorist groups are not clear, and some elements of regional extremist groups are still active in the region. The annual report by the department, released on Friday, reveals that ISIS-Khorasan branch attacks in Afghanistan, primarily targeting civilians, continue unabated. Clearly, this report…
report in Khaama Press online, Dec 2, 2023The Pakistani government is sending Afghan migrants back home, and at the same time, they’ve closed the Torkham border crossing for patients who don’t have passports and visas. The information and culture department in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan has announced through a statement that the Torkham border crossing was closed on Friday to patients lacking legal documents such as visas and passports. Previously, border officials at the Torkham…
Pakistan’s battle for stability:Op-ed by Omay Aimen in Pakistan Today, Nov 30, 2023The author frequently contributes on issues concerning national and regional security, focusing on matters having critical impact in these milieus.In the wake of the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan in August 2021, two decades after their expulsion by American forces, the geopolitical landscape of the region underwent a profound transformation. Pakistan was deeply implicated in the complex network of global attention and censure, strongly…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 30, 2023Iranian media has revealed the arrest of a group of armed drug smugglers who crossed into Iran from Afghanistan. The arrest operation also led to the confiscation of weapons. The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Wednesday that these individuals were apprehended as part of a military operation. During the operation, authorities uncovered a property used to store both drugs and weapons near Kerman.…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 30, 2023 at 9:58 PMUN Special Coordinator for Afghanistan, Feridun Sinirlioğlu, on Tuesday presented his report of an assessment of Afghanistan to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Switzerland at the United Nations wrote on X that the UN Security Council held a private meeting on the independent assessment on Afghanistan. “Special Coordinator Feridun Sinirlioğlu briefed the UNSC.” “The inclusion and active participation of women and girls in all aspects…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 29, 2023 at 10:13 PMThe former Afghan president Hamid Karzai said that the international community should not seek the forcible removal of the current government of Afghanistan from power, but encourage the Islamic Emirate to reform its policies through inter-Afghan dialogues. In an interview with Japanese media, Hamid Karzai asked the Islamic Emirate to immediately allow education for girls, and this could be a step towards “legitimate government” and the…