by Kamran Yousuf in The Express Tribune, November 28th, 2023.ISLAMABAD:The Afghan Taliban government has asked Pakistan to suggest alternative ways to tackle the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as Kabul has flatly refused to use force against the terrorist outfit.Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been running high for months over the TTP issue. At the heart of the stalemate is the reluctance by the Afghan Taliban to rein in the TTP. Despite simmering tensions, the…
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Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 27, 2023 at 3:59 PMZabiullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, said that if there is water, the Islamic Emirate is committed to Iran’s water rights treaty from the Helmand River. Zabiullah Mujahid said that currently, there is a drought in the country and Afghans are facing the problem of water scarcity. “In general, the Islamic Emirate is committed to the agreement made in the past between Afghanistan and…
report in Dawn, November 15th, 2023• FM Jilani calls for collective action against terrorism• Azizi seeks release of thousands of Afghanistan-bound containers stuck at portISLAMABAD: The Taliban’s acting commerce minister met Pakistan’s foreign minister in Islamabad this week, an Afghan embassy statement said on Tuesday, discussing trade and how the thousands of Afghan citizens Pakistan is expelling could take cash and other assets back to their homeland. The visit takes place less than a week…
By Fidel Rahmati in THe Khaama Press Online, November 12, 2023In the last 20 days, 3,090 Afghan people were flown from Turkey to Kabul due to deportation, as reported by the head of the Legal Support Directorate of the Ministry of Refugees’ Affairs. According to the source, among these 3,090 individuals who were deported by air, there were 7 families and 7 children. Assistance in the form of cash has been provided to 3,083 of…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 8, 2023In response to the recent attack on a civilian bus in western Kabul, the United Nations Special Rapporteur has called for an urgent and thorough investigation to identify the culprits behind the explosion. On Wednesday, Richard Bent, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, expressed his concerns, saying, “This is the third attack on the Hazaras in Afghanistan in less than a month.” He…
by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, November 9th, 2023• Caretaker PM says Islamabad will not back down on deportation of illegal Afghans, tells Kabul to move against anti-Pakistan groups• Says 60pc rise in terror incidents in two years, TTP havens in neighbouring country to blame• Terms Afghan leaders’ remarks on deportation ‘irresponsible’, ‘threatening’ISLAMABAD: As mass expulsion of Afghan nationals purportedly living without proper documentation picks up steam, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq on Wednesday pinned…
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…
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…
AFP report, Nov 6, 2023KABUL: Thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan have been forcibly returned to their country since November 1 “in very poor condition,” Taliban authorities said on Sunday, contradicting Islamabad, which said most have returned voluntarily. More than 200,000 people have crossed from Pakistan into Afghanistan, Pakistani border officials said, the vast majority since an October 3 ultimatum given to the 1.7 million Afghans Islamabad said were living illegally in the country. Pakistan…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Oct 31, 2023 at 10:44 PMA statement released by the Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that Afghans have been forced to migrate to various countries due to the wars over the past 45 years in Afghanistan. The statement called on host countries to not forcefully deport Afghan refugees as the migrants do not have any preparation for it yet, and for tolerance based on Islamic and neighborly manners. The statement…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Oct 31, 2023 at 10:44 PMA statement released by the Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that Afghans have been forced to migrate to various countries due to the wars over the past 45 years in Afghanistan. The statement called on host countries to not forcefully deport Afghan refugees as the migrants do not have any preparation for it yet, and for tolerance based on Islamic and neighborly manners. The statement…