'Don't have anything': Afghan migrants stranded after fleeing Pakistan
1 year, 5 months ago

'Don't have anything': Afghan migrants stranded after fleeing Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

Benafsha and her six children huddle together on a ragged blanket between trucks piled high with their household belongings on the Afghan border, after fleeing potential deportation from Pakistan. Afghan citizens wait with their belongings to cross into Afghanistan, after Pakistan gives the last warning to undocumented immigrants to leave, at the Friendship Gate of Chaman Border Crossing. Pakistan border officials say more than 100,000 people have crossed into Afghanistan since the beginning of October, when Islamabad announced a November 1 deadline for the 1.7 million Afghans it says were living illegally in Pakistan to leave. "In Kunduz we don't have land, or a home, or work," said the woman, who was never documented in Pakistan despite living almost all her life in the country.

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Pakistan and Afghanistan reopen key Torkham trade border crossing after month-long closure
1 week, 4 days ago

Pakistan and Afghanistan reopen key Torkham trade border crossing after month-long closure

Firstpost  

The reopening comes amid broader tensions between the two countries, with Pakistan increasingly frustrated by cross-border militant activity, while Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has resisted Islamabad’s efforts to fortify the border Pakistan and Afghanistan have reopened their main border crossing at Torkham, officials said on Wednesday, following nearly a month of closure triggered by clashes between security forces on both sides. …

Residents flee border area as Afghan and Pakistani forces clash over crossing closure
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Residents flee border area as Afghan and Pakistani forces clash over crossing closure

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Residents fled a border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan after forces from both sides clashed into the early hours of Tuesday, a Pakistani official said. It was the second consecutive day of tit-for-tat gunfire at Torkham, a key crossing between the two countries that has been closed since Feb. 21 because of a dispute between the two …

Afghan and Pakistani forces trade fire at the border as a key crossing remains closed
4 weeks ago

Afghan and Pakistani forces trade fire at the border as a key crossing remains closed

The Hindu  

Pakistani and Afghan forces traded fire overnight at a key northwestern border crossing that has been closed for more than a week over a dispute between the two neighbours, officials said on Monday. The Interior Ministry in Kabul said one Afghan security personnel was killed and another was injured in the incident at the Torkham crossing, which has been shut …

Afghan and Pakistani forces trade fire at the border as a key crossing remains closed
4 weeks ago

Afghan and Pakistani forces trade fire at the border as a key crossing remains closed

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani and Afghan forces traded fire overnight at a key northwestern border crossing that has been closed for more than a week over a dispute between the two neighbors, officials said Monday. The Interior Ministry in Kabul said one Afghan security personnel was killed and another was injured in the incident at the Torkham crossing, which has …

Key Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing remains shut, disrupting trade and movement of people
1 month ago

Key Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing remains shut, disrupting trade and movement of people

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A nearly weeklong closure of a key crossing on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has disrupted bilateral trade and the movement of people, causing financial losses to traders and leaving people stranded in harsh winter conditions, officials said Thursday. The Torkham border crossing has remained closed since Feb. 21 after Pakistan shut it down over a dispute concerning Afghanistan’s …

Pakistan issues deadline for Afghan refugees after Trump blocks US resettlement pathway
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan issues deadline for Afghan refugees after Trump blocks US resettlement pathway

CNN  

Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — Shakoofa Khalili was waiting for her husband to return home with bread from the market when she heard their eight-year-old daughter scream from the balcony. Soon after the executive order was signed, Pakistan’s Prime Minister’s Office drafted a three-stage repatriation plan for “Afghan nationals bound for 3rd country resettlement.” An Afghan refugee woman gives her fingerprints …

Millions of Afghans made Pakistan home to escape war. Now many are hiding to escape deportation
11 months ago

Millions of Afghans made Pakistan home to escape war. Now many are hiding to escape deportation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The youth is one of at least 1.7 million …

Millions of Afghans made Pakistan home to escape war. Now many are hiding to escape deportation
11 months ago

Millions of Afghans made Pakistan home to escape war. Now many are hiding to escape deportation

Associated Press  

KARACHI, Pakistan — Born and raised in Pakistan to parents who fled neighboring Afghanistan half a century ago, an 18-year-old found himself at the mercy of police in Karachi who took his cash, phone and motorbike, and sent him to a deportation center. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Taliban authorities gave him …

Millions of Afghans made Pakistan home to escape war. Now many are hiding to escape deportation
11 months ago

Millions of Afghans made Pakistan home to escape war. Now many are hiding to escape deportation

New Indian Express  

KARACHI: Born and raised in Pakistan to parents who fled neighboring Afghanistan half a century ago, an 18-year-old found himself at the mercy of police in Karachi who took his cash, phone and motorbike, and sent him to a deportation center. The youth is one of at least 1.7 million Afghans who made Pakistan their home as their country sank …

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing reopens after negotiations
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing reopens after negotiations

The Hindu  

Pakistan and Afghanistan reopened a key trade crossing on January 23, officials on both sides said, after a row over travel papers as Islamabad cracks down on cross-border movements. The Torkham border closure since 12 January came after Islamabad imposed tighter controls requiring drivers from both sides to have visas and passports — documents many Afghans do not have. Pakistan …

Pakistan, Afghanistan reopen Torkham border crossing after 10-day standoff
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan, Afghanistan reopen Torkham border crossing after 10-day standoff

Firstpost  

Pakistan and Afghanistan officials on Tuesday announced the reopening of a crucial trade crossing, ending a closure that began on 12 January. Tensions between the two nations have escalated in recent months, with Islamabad alleging that the Taliban government has not effectively addressed the presence of militants launching attacks in Pakistan from Afghan territory. “Pakistan desires Afghanistan to adopt a …

Pakistan closes key crossing into Afghanistan for trucks. Now, documents needed
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan closes key crossing into Afghanistan for trucks. Now, documents needed

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan effectively closed a key northwestern border crossing with Afghanistan to truck drivers on Saturday, Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said. Noor Mohammad Hanif, director of Information and Culture department in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province said that officials at the Torkham began asking for passports and visas from Afghan drivers. Pakistan has said many Pakistani Taliban leaders and fighters have found sanctuary …

Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive
1 year, 3 months ago

Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive

Associated Press  

TORKHAM, Afghanistan — The barren desert plain among the mountains of eastern Afghanistan is filled with hundreds of thousands of people. Afghan refugees sit in a camp near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. “I have to forget all my dreams … so at least I can help my father and my family a little and …

Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive
1 year, 3 months ago

Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The sprawling camp of people …

U.N. agency warns of Afghans dying in harsh winter with no proper shelter after leaving Pakistan
1 year, 3 months ago

U.N. agency warns of Afghans dying in harsh winter with no proper shelter after leaving Pakistan

LA Times  

Afghan refugees settle in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, on Nov. 3. The United Nations refugee agency has warned that Afghans could die in harsh winter conditions if they don’t get adequate shelter once they cross the border from Pakistan. “Many Afghan returnees are vulnerable, including women and children, who could lose their lives in …

As Pakistan cracks down on illegal migrants, nearly half a million Afghans have left, minister says
1 year, 3 months ago

As Pakistan cracks down on illegal migrants, nearly half a million Afghans have left, minister says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Nearly half a million Afghans who were living in Pakistan without valid documents have returned home in just over two months as part of an ongoing crackdown on foreigners in the country without papers, the caretaker interior minister said Friday. At a news conference in Islamabad on Friday, caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti said more than 482,000 Afghans …

More than 400,000 Afghans have returned home from Pakistan following crackdown on migrants
1 year, 4 months ago

More than 400,000 Afghans have returned home from Pakistan following crackdown on migrants

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — More than 400,000 Afghans returned to their home country following the ongoing crackdown on illegal foreigners in the country, Pakistani authorities said Monday. An estimated 1.7 million Afghans had been living in Pakistan when authorities announced its nationwide crackdown, saying that anyone without proper documents had to leave the country by October 31 or else get arrested. However, …

Pakistan says nearly 25,000 Afghans waiting for visas to the U.S. won’t be deported
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan says nearly 25,000 Afghans waiting for visas to the U.S. won’t be deported

LA Times  

Afghan refugees settle in a camp Saturday near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham, Afghanistan. At least 25,000 Afghans — who had worked for the American military or government, international organizations and aid agencies, as well as media and human rights groups — escaped the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 to Pakistan and are waiting to be processed to …

Pakistan deports more than 6,500 Afghans; total repatriated to Afghanistan touches 1,70,000: Official
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan deports more than 6,500 Afghans; total repatriated to Afghanistan touches 1,70,000: Official

The Hindu  

More than 6,500 Afghan nationals left Pakistan through the Torkham border on November 5, taking the total number of repatriated Afghans to more than 1,70,000, border officials said on November 6. Editorial | Scapegoating: On Afghan refugees in Pakistan A total of 1,74,358 Afghan nationals left for Afghanistan since September 17, adding that voluntary repatriation was still under way, but …

Afghans fleeing Pakistan lack water, food, shelter and toilets once they cross border: United Nations
1 year, 4 months ago

Afghans fleeing Pakistan lack water, food, shelter and toilets once they cross border: United Nations

India TV News  

Afghans fleeing Pakistan to avoid arrest and deportation are sleeping in the open, without proper shelter, food, drinking water and toilets once they cross the border to their homeland, aid agencies said on Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have left Pakistan in recent weeks as authorities pursue foreigners they say are in the country illegally, going door-to-door to check …

More than 165,000 Afghans flee Pakistan after deportation order
1 year, 4 months ago

More than 165,000 Afghans flee Pakistan after deportation order

The Hindu  

More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since its government ordered 1.7 million people to leave or face arrest and deportation, officials said Thursday. People must be allowed to return with dignity," the Taliban government's refugees minister Khalil Haqqani told AFP. "The constitution of Pakistan gives every person who is present on this soil the right to …

UK warns Afghans stuck in Pakistan hotels to hide indoors amid refugee crackdown
1 year, 4 months ago

UK warns Afghans stuck in Pakistan hotels to hide indoors amid refugee crackdown

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Afghan families waiting in Pakistan hotels to be relocated to …

Why is Pakistan driving out 1.7 million Afghan nationals?
1 year, 4 months ago

Why is Pakistan driving out 1.7 million Afghan nationals?

Firstpost  

Thousands of Afghan nationals are waiting at the borders, trying to find their way out, after Pakistan issued an order of deportation for all undocumented migrants. If I go back to Afghanistan, there’s also no guarantee for me to stay alive.” Another Afghan national, Khan Afzal Wafadar, who left Pakistan after his boss told him to either provide legal immigration …

Photos: Dozens of Afghans deported by Pakistan authorities
1 year, 4 months ago

Photos: Dozens of Afghans deported by Pakistan authorities

Al Jazeera  

Pakistani security forces have launched sweeps to arrest and deport Afghans who are in the country without papers, sending dozens back after a government-set deadline for them to leave expired. The crackdown on undocumented migrants is mostly affecting some two million Afghans living in Pakistan without papers, though the government says it targets all undocumented or unregistered foreigners. “This action …

Taliban urges Pakistan to grant more time for undocumented Afghans to leave
1 year, 4 months ago

Taliban urges Pakistan to grant more time for undocumented Afghans to leave

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan has given 1.7 million undocumented Afghans in the country until November 1 to leave voluntarily or be deported. Afghanistan’s Taliban government has urged Pakistan to give undocumented Afghans in the country more time to leave as pressure mounts at border posts where thousands of returnees have gathered, fleeing the threat of deportation. The Pakistani government has given 1.7 million …

Afghans in droves head to border to leave Pakistan ahead of a deadline in anti-migrant crackdown
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghans in droves head to border to leave Pakistan ahead of a deadline in anti-migrant crackdown

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Large numbers of Afghans crammed into trucks and buses in Pakistan on Tuesday, heading to the border to return home ahead of the expiration of a Pakistani government deadline for those who are in the country illegally to leave or face deportation. Human Right Watch on Tuesday accused Pakistan of resorting to “threats, abuse, and detention to …

Afghans leave Pakistan as deadline to expel undocumented migrants looms
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghans leave Pakistan as deadline to expel undocumented migrants looms

Firstpost  

The Taliban government in Afghanistan said some 60,000 Afghans returned between 23 September and 22 October from Pakistan, which announced on 4 October it will expel undocumented migrants that do not leave As the clock ticked down to the 1 November deadline Pakistan set for undocumented migrants to leave the country, Muhammad Rahim boarded a bus from Karachi to the …

Pakistan shuts down schools for Afghan refugees as November 1 deadline for deportation approaches
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan shuts down schools for Afghan refugees as November 1 deadline for deportation approaches

Op India  

Following Pakistan’s decision to expel nearly 1.7 million foreign nationals, primarily Afghans, schools teaching Afghan children in Pakistan have started closing their doors for them, reported Khaama Press. The Pakistani government initiated an extensive crackdown on the estimated 1.7 million Afghans residing in the country without legal status, leaving them until October 31 to leave or face mass arrests, Khaama …

Thousands of Afghan refugees fleeing Pakistan as deportation deadline looms
1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands of Afghan refugees fleeing Pakistan as deportation deadline looms

Al Jazeera  

People head to the border before the expiration of a deadline for ‘illegal’ migrants to leave or face deportation. Earlier this month, Pakistan’s interim interior minister, Sarfaraz Bugti, issued an October 31 deadline for all “illegal” refugees and migrants to leave, citing security concerns. Khan said removing Afghans who had been living in Pakistan for many years – and even …

Sharp increase in Afghans leaving Pakistan due to illegal migrant crackdown, say UN agencies
1 year, 5 months ago

Sharp increase in Afghans leaving Pakistan due to illegal migrant crackdown, say UN agencies

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — U.N. agencies have reported a sharp increase in Afghans returning home since Pakistan launched a crackdown on people living in the country illegally. They urged Pakistan to suspend the policy before it was too late to avoid a “human rights catastrophe.” Pakistan earlier this month said it will arrest and deport undocumented or unregistered foreigners after Oct. …

Pakistan says its planned deportation of 1.7 million Afghan migrants will be ‘phased and orderly’
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan says its planned deportation of 1.7 million Afghan migrants will be ‘phased and orderly’

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan will carry out its recently announced plans to deport all migrants who are in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans, in a “phased and orderly manner,” the foreign ministry said Friday. The statement is likely meant to assuage international concerns and calm fears among Afghan refugees in Pakistan after Islamabad unexpectedly said Tuesday that all migrants …

Pakistan says its planned deportation of 1.7 million Afghan migrants will be ‘phased and orderly’
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan says its planned deportation of 1.7 million Afghan migrants will be ‘phased and orderly’

LA Times  

Afghan families wait to board a bus to depart for their homeland, in Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday. Pakistan’s government announced a major crackdown Tuesday on migrants in the country illegally, saying it would expel them starting next month and raising alarm among foreigners without documentation who include an estimated 1.7 million Afghans. Pakistan will carry out its recently announced plans …

Hitting new low with Kabul, Pakistan orders illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghans, to leave
1 year, 5 months ago

Hitting new low with Kabul, Pakistan orders illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghans, to leave

Firstpost  

Islamabad has received the largest influx of Afghan refugees since the Soviet invasion of Kabul in 1979. Violence in Pakistan has increased since local Taliban known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, an umbrella group of hardline Sunni Islamist militants, revoked a ceasefire with the government in 2022 Pakistan on Tuesday ordered all illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghan nationals, to leave the …

Torkham border: Key transit point between Pakistan, Afghanistan reopens days after clashes among border forces
1 year, 6 months ago

Torkham border: Key transit point between Pakistan, Afghanistan reopens days after clashes among border forces

India TV News  

The Torkham border crossing, a main transit point between Pakistan and Afghanistan, reopened for vehicular movement and pedestrians on Friday, eight days after its closure following clashes between the border forces of both countries, Dawn reported. Pakistani and Afghan border forces exchanged fire at the Torkham border earlier this month, causing the main point of transit for travellers and goods …

Key Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing reopens after nine days
1 year, 6 months ago

Key Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing reopens after nine days

Al Jazeera  

Torkham crossing was closed after forces from both sides exchanged fire, stranding thousands of travellers and hundreds of trucks. Islamabad, Pakistan – A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been reopened for pedestrian and vehicular traffic after remaining closed for nine days, following an exchange of fire between the security forces of the two countries. Muhammad Anas, an …

Afghanistan and Pakistan trade blame as key border crossing remains closed
1 year, 6 months ago

Afghanistan and Pakistan trade blame as key border crossing remains closed

Al Jazeera  

Taliban rejects Pakistani claims of indiscriminate firing at Torkham border crossing as travellers remain stranded after one week of closure. The Taliban on Tuesday rejected Pakistani government accusations that they are to blame for the closure of the Torkham border crossing, which is the main point of transit for travellers and goods between Pakistan and landlocked Afghanistan. Baloch’s remarks have …

Just two Afghans promised safe haven by UK army brought from Pakistan in past three months
1 year, 8 months ago

Just two Afghans promised safe haven by UK army brought from Pakistan in past three months

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. My children are not getting any education and they feel so bad.” open image …

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut after brief reopening
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut after brief reopening

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened on Thursday, officials said, the latest twist in the controversial closure of the Torkham junction that started earlier this week. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Sunday closed the crossing, claiming Islamabad was not abiding by an agreement with Kabul to allow Afghan patients …

Taliban back to bite Islamabad: How closure of crucial Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing is upending daily lives
2 years, 1 month ago

Taliban back to bite Islamabad: How closure of crucial Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing is upending daily lives

Firstpost  

Pakistan is facing trouble from all corners. The talks — led by Pakistani defence minister Khwaja Asif along with ISI chief Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum and Afghanistan’s acting deputy prime minister for economic affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar — are being held after Afghan authorities closed the Torkham border crossing, a key trade route, accusing Pakistan of not abiding by …

Pakistan Defence Minister in Kabul over shut border crossing
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan Defence Minister in Kabul over shut border crossing

The Hindu  

Pakistan's Defence Minister was in Afghanistan on Wednesday, meeting with officials there in an effort to resolve this week's closure by the Taliban administration of a key border crossing between the two neighbouring countries, officials said. Taliban security forces on Sunday closed the Torkham border crossing with Pakistan and on Monday traded fire with Pakistani border guards. The Taliban government …

Pakistan defense minister in Kabul over shut border crossing
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan defense minister in Kabul over shut border crossing

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s defense minister was in Afghanistan on Wednesday, meeting with officials there in an effort to resolve this week’s closure by the Taliban administration of a key border crossing between the two neighboring countries, officials said. Taliban security forces on Sunday closed the Torkham border crossing with Pakistan and on Monday traded fire with Pakistani border guards. The …

Traders troubled after Taliban shut Afghan-Pakistan crossing
2 years, 1 month ago

Traders troubled after Taliban shut Afghan-Pakistan crossing

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The main crossing on the Afghan-Pakistan border remained shut Tuesday for the third straight day, officials said, after Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers earlier this week closed the key trade route and exchanged fire with Pakistani border guards. Trucks carrying various items also travel to Central Asian countries from Pakistan, through Torkham crossing point and Afghanistan. The Taliban closed …

WATCH: Pakistan Army, Afghan Taliban exchange gunfire at Torkham border crossing
2 years, 1 month ago

WATCH: Pakistan Army, Afghan Taliban exchange gunfire at Torkham border crossing

Firstpost  

Pakistan has demanded that the Afghan Taliban must stop offering sanctuary in Afghanistan to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan – or the Pakistani Taliban - and prevent cross-border attacks from across the Durand Line Peshawar: Fierce cross-border firing took place between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani border guards at the Durand Line on Monday, a day after Afghanistan’s current rulers closed the …

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban trade fire at border crossing
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban trade fire at border crossing

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani border guards and Afghan Taliban forces traded cross-border fire on Monday morning, officials said, a day after Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers closed the Torkham border crossing amid increasing tensions between the two neighbors. On Sunday, the Afghan Taliban shut Torkham, a key trade route, over Pakistan’s alleged refusal to allow Afghan patients and their caretakers to enter …

Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan, Pakistan closed
2 years, 1 month ago

Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan, Pakistan closed

Al Jazeera  

The closing of the Torkham border crossing comes after relations between Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban and Pakistan deteriorated. Torkham, the main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been closed with residents of the area reporting hearing gunfire near the normally bustling border transit point. It was not immediately clear whether Afghan or Pakistani authorities closed the Torkham border crossing, near …

Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing reopens after deadly firing
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing reopens after deadly firing

Al Jazeera  

Chaman crossing reopens two days after cross-border exchange of fire killed at least nine Pakistani civilians and an Afghan soldier. Islamabad, Pakistan – A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan has reopened two days after a cross-border exchange of fire killed at least nine Pakistani civilians and an Afghan soldier. On Sunday, the Pakistani military said “unprovoked and indiscriminate” …

Taliban warns Pakistan after rocket attacks kill 5 Afghan children
2 years, 11 months ago

Taliban warns Pakistan after rocket attacks kill 5 Afghan children

India Today  

The Taliban authorities warned Pakistan on Saturday after five children and a woman were killed in Afghanistan in alleged rocket attacks by the Pakistani military in a pre-dawn assault along the border. Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have risen since the Taliban seized power last year, with Islamabad claiming militant groups were carrying out attacks from Afghan soil. "Five …

Pakistan-Afghan border still closed two days after deadly clash
3 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan-Afghan border still closed two days after deadly clash

The Hindu  

Hundreds of people were stranded on Saturday at a key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, days after fighting between security forces left at least three dead. Border tensions have risen since the Taliban's return to power last year, with Pakistan alleging militant groups are planning attacks from Afghan soil. The Taliban deny harbouring Pakistani militants, but are also infuriated …

Aid group says 4,000-5,000 Afghans crossing into Iran daily
3 years, 4 months ago

Aid group says 4,000-5,000 Afghans crossing into Iran daily

Al Jazeera  

Norwegian Refugee Council says as many as 300,000 Afghans have crossed the border since the Taliban took power in August. As many as 4,000-5,000 Afghans have been crossing into Iran daily since the Taliban seized Kabul in August and hundreds of thousands more are expected to arrive in the coming winter, the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Wednesday. The aid …

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