By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, Dec 25, 2023 at 10:11 PMThe acting foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, to discuss the diplomatic ties between the two countries, the situation and problems of Afghan prisoners and refugees, and the Islamic Emirate’s stance on the Palestine issue. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ deputy spokesperson, Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, said on X that Abdollahian praised the…
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By Naweed Samadi in ToloNews, Dec 24, 2023 at 8:40 PMARY, a Pakistani media outlet, cited a report of the country’s Counter Terrorism Department that claimed 92 terrorists who were arrested for their alleged involvement in terror incidents in two years were Afghan nationals, and “terrorists of Afghan origin carried out 50 terror attacks in 2023 across Pakistan.” But the Islamic Emirate denied the allegations, saying Pakistan must share evidence with the interim Afghan government…
report in The Nation online, Dec 20, 2023 at 9:26 AMRepatriation of illegal foreign nationals including Afghans to their homeland is continuing in a dignified and safe manner. As per details, 1586 illegal Afghan nationals returned to their country on Monday taking the total number of returned immigrants to 438,376. The apex committee of the National Action Plan (NAP) in a meeting on October 3, chaired by Caretaker PM Anwaarul Haq Kakar gave a deadline…
By Mujeeb Rahman Awrang Stanikzai in TOLOnews Online, Dec 11, 2023 at 7:36 PMKaren Decker, Chargé d’Affaires of the US Mission to Afghanistan, urged the “Taliban” to be guided by what the Afghan people want, saying that the international community must also “listen to what the Afghan people say.” In an interview with TOLOnews, on the sidelines of the Doha Forum, Decker said that Afghanistan is the only country in the world that “does not…
by Kashif Abbasi in Dawn, Dec 12th, 2023ISLAMABAD: PPP leader Asif Zardari on Monday launched a scathing attack on Imran Khan, saying the former premier supports Afghans because he had allegedly got them included in the voter lists. The former president also hinted at the possibility of a “little delay” in the elections, but said his party had no problem with it. Afghan citizens were registered as voters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the past to…
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…
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…
By Asim Yasin in The News, November 30, 2023ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti Wednesday disclosed that Afghan citizens were involved in most of the terrorist incidents that took place in Pakistan and said the recent suicide bombing on a security forces convoy in Bannu was carried out by an Afghan. “Afghan citizens were involved in 14 out of 26 terrorist incidents which took place in Pakistan”, he said while briefing the Senate Committee on…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 27, 2023 at 9:25 PMAfghan nationals in India, including students, complained about the existing challenges as the embassy has remained closed following the announcement of a “permanent” closure of the Afghan embassy in New Delhi, effective on November 23. The Afghans based in India called on the Indian government and interim Afghan government to not politicize the issue of refugees. They said that lack of access to facilities such as…
report in The Express Tribune, Nov 22, 2023PESHAWAR: Trade was halted Tuesday at border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan after Islamabad imposed stricter immigration rules on commercial vehicle drivers and crew, officials said. The Pakistan government has launched a massive operation against undocumented Afghans living in the country, alongside a crackdown on cross-border smuggling. Nearly 350,000 Afghans — many born in refugee camps in Pakistan — have returned voluntarily or been deported since the order…
by Amin Ahmed in Dawn, November 22th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The UN Refugee Agency, has raised concerns over Pakistan’s announcement for undocumented foreigners to leave, as the orders have adversely affected Afghan nationals including registered refugees and others with valid documents. UNHCR Representative in Pakistan Philippa Candler told a press briefing at UN European headquarters in Geneva on Tuesday that mass arrivals back to Afghanistan were adding to the ongoing humanitarian crisis, as winter temperatures in some…