Afghanistan

Pakistan crackdown on Afghan refugees leaves ‘four dead’ and thousands in cells

Pakistan crackdown on Afghan refugees leaves ‘four dead’ and thousands in cells

Refugees are reportedly dying in Pakistani prisons, and children are being arrested and tied together with ropes, as a wave of detentions and deportations spreads fearamong the hundreds of thousands of Afghans who have crossed the border since the Taliban…
Afghan refugees protest in Islamabad against UNHCR’s failure to review their cases

Afghan refugees protest in Islamabad against UNHCR’s failure to review their cases

Dozens of Afghan migrants in Islamabad on Monday said they have protested for more than three weeks in front of the Society for Human Rights and Prisoners’ Aid (SHARP) Office, however, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has…
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif carries out charitable activities

Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif carries out charitable activities

The office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, distributed large quantities of winter clothes to dozens of students of religious sciences and orphaned children. The office said…
At least 60 migrants including newborn dead after boat falls apart off coast of Italy

At least 60 migrants including newborn dead after boat falls apart off coast of Italy

At least 60 migrants have been killed after the vessel carrying them sunk off the coast of Italy. The Italian coast guard spotted about 30 bodies after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas off the southern coast of…
Report says donors ‘turning away’ from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Report says donors ‘turning away’ from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

A new report by Crisis Group warns against international donors cutting aid to Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s curbs on women’s education and ability to work at NGOs, instead arguing for Western countries to find a “liminal space…
Taliban bans, restricts media operations in 2 Afghanistan provinces

Taliban bans, restricts media operations in 2 Afghanistan provinces

On Tuesday, February 21, Taliban officials, in a meeting with journalists in the southern province of Helmand, announced a ban on all media outlets—including Taliban-run Radio Television of Helmand and Bakhtar News Agency —preparing and distributing photos and videos, according…
Scientific courses for Afghan school students launched in cooperation with Mesbah Al-Hussein Foundation

Scientific courses for Afghan school students launched in cooperation with Mesbah Al-Hussein Foundation

The Imam Ali Center for Scientific Development in Herat city of Afghanistan, has organized intensive scientific courses for school students. The initiative launched in cooperation with Mesbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, affiliated to the Supreme Religious Authority. The…
Dozens of radio stations off air since return of Taliban in Afghanistan

Dozens of radio stations off air since return of Taliban in Afghanistan

Since Taliban returned to power in 2021, 117 Afghan radio stations have closed due to economic hardships, displacing 1,900 people including 1075 women from their jobs, according to a report released by Afghan Independent Journalist Union (AIJU). The reported said…
Border crossing with Afghanistan closed after clash injures Pakistani soldier

Border crossing with Afghanistan closed after clash injures Pakistani soldier

Afghanistan and Pakistan Monday closed the main border crossing between them after an exchange of fire amid soaring ties between the Afghan Taliban and Islamabad. At least one Pakistan border guard was injured in the border clash near the Torkham…
Avalanches, flash flood destroys 20 houses in Afghanistan

Avalanches, flash flood destroys 20 houses in Afghanistan

Heavy rainfall that triggered avalanches and flash flood has inflicted property damages and rendered scores of people homeless in northern Afghanistan, a provincial official said Sunday. Mawlawi Mohammad Akram Akbari, provincial government director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs,…
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