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Turkey Deports 365 Undocumented Afghan Migrants:

By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, April 10, 2023365 Afghan migrants were reportedly deported in the previous two days from Turkey. Turkish media reported on Monday that 365 illegal migrants who were recently deported from Turkey, 138 of them on Saturday and 277 of them on Sunday, arrived at Kabul from Aghra City by an Afghan plane. Earlier in January, over 68290 Afghan nationals were deported from Turkey, out of 124,441 illegal immigrants…

US Weapons Left in Afghanistan Being Used by Insurgents in Pakistan

Report in Khaama Press, April 8, 2023The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Baloch separatist groups are using the US weapons left in Afghanistan for militancy in Pakistan, a report said by an international media outlet. According to a report by Radio Free Europe, after the withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan, it left behind military equipment and weapons worth $7 billion, which later boosted the military power of Pakistan’s outlawed militant groups. The report also stated…

Defence Ministry responds to rumours circulating on social media

by Kavitha Makumbura in The Morning, Apr 6, 2023The Ministry of Defence has issued a special statement regarding the rumours circulating on social media that a process of recording all telephone conversations, storing them and tracking WhatsApp and Facebook calls is currently underway. The ministry states that the department does not record such telephone conversations, store phone calls or monitor WhatsApp and Facebook calls, and that such news circulating on social media are false.https://www.themorning.lk/articles/mpCSZ46R1xDHsaWbjrVH

Amnesty Report Spotlights Decrease of Human Rights in Afghanistan:

Report in TOLOnews, March 29,2023 at 9:56 PMAmnesty International released its annual report in which it called attention to the situation of human rights, women’s rights, and restrictions on media in Afghanistan. “Restrictions on women’s rights, freedom of the media and freedom of expression increased exponentially,” the report reads. “Institutions designed to support human rights were severely limited or shut down completely. Peaceful protesters faced arbitrary arrests, torture and enforced disappearance.” The report also accused…

50% of Media Outlets in Afghanistan Closed after Political Change

By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Mar 18, 2023 at 8:40 PMAfghanistan National Journalists Union (ANJU) in a report on Saturday said that after the establishment of the Islamic Emirate, 53% of journalists lost their employment and 50% of the media outlets were closed over many reasons, particularly financial issues. The report is published on the occasion of National Journalist’s Day in Afghanistan. “Most media employees have left Afghanistan. The media community is facing several problems.…

India’s alarming expansion in Afghanistan

by Jan Achakzai in The News, March 6th, 2023The writer is a geopolitical analyst, a Balochistan politician and a former media and strategic communications advisor to GOB.The burgeoning relationship between the Taliban and India is sure to raise eyebrows in the region, particularly in China and Pakistan, who have heavily invested in Afghanistan’s peace, security and economic development. For the region as a whole, which has legitimate interests in Afghanistan, this move is likely to…

Talks needed, open minds too

by Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee/ Rashidul Hasan in The Daily Star, Mar 2, 2023In recent days, several media reports have focused on the possibility of talks between the ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP over holding an inclusive national election. Those reports read the ruling party may take an initiative to bring the BNP to the table for ensuring the latter’s participation in the national election, slated for January next year, to make it acceptable…

Eight militants killed after troops foil ambush bid

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, February 24th, 2023QUETTA: Security forces foiled an attempt to ambush a convoy of security forces in Balochistan’s Kech district and later killed eight militants in a follow-up operation, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the militants attempted to ambush a convoy of security forces on Wednesday evening, but the “alert and combat-ready troops foiled the cowardly attempt without any loss of life”.…

Explosion at least kills four in Afghanistan’s Takhar Province

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, Feb 23, 2023According to local media on Thursday, an explosion was reported in Taloqan, the centre of Takhar province in Afghanistan. A bomb attached to a vehicle in the Sar Chowk area of Taloqan city reportedly caused the explosion. In the blast, at least four people were killed, and several others were injured, according to the report. The injured people have been transported to the local hospital. Currently,…

Bangladesh orders 191 ‘anti-state’ news sites blocked

AFP report, February 1, 2023DHAKA: The Bangladesh government has ordered the closure of 191 websites it accuses of publishing “anti-state news”, stoking concerns about media freedom in the South Asian country. Information Minister Hasan Mahmud told parliament on Monday that the government has instructed the telecoms regulator to close the domains following “reports from intelligence agencies”.0 He said the sites, which were not named, were “conducting activities that spread confusion among the public”. Campaigners and…

Govt. considering the regulation of mainstream media

by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, Jan 23, 2023Claiming that certain activities of mainstream media institutions and social media platforms have led to great social ills, State Minister of Mass Media Shantha Bandara said that the Government’s attention – considering requests made by the public, as well as Government and Opposition politicians – has been focused on introducing the necessary legal provisions to subject them to some form of regulation. Speaking to The Daily Morning,…