Tag: Afghans

Half of Afghans suffer from multi-dimensional poverty

KABUL: More than half of people of Afghanistan's population, which is about 30 million, are multidimensional poor as the poverty-stricken country struggles with militancy, high...

Around one million Afghans living in Pakistan registered recently: UNHCR

CHAGHI: Around one million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have been registered recently while 4.4 million Afghans repatriated to their home country so far. This...

Taliban urge Afghans to boycott polls, reject peace talks

  KABUL: The Taliban on Monday directed Afghans to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections and demanded a complete withdrawal of foreign forces as the only solution...

Japan pledges $2.7m to support Pakistanis, Afghans

Takashi Kurai, Menikdiwela sign agreement with top Afghan affairs official ISLAMABAD: The Japan government on Wednesday pledged a contribution of 2.7 million dollars to support...

NADRA directed to issue 27,825 pending CNICs to Bengalis, Afghans

KARACHI: With the announcement of Prime Minister Imran Khan to issue identity cards to Bengalis and Afghanis who were residing as illegal immigrants up...

Afghans barred from entering Peshawar until Muharram 10

PESHAWAR: Peshawar’s district administration has barred Afghan refugees from entering the city for ten days. Peshawar Deputy Commissioner Dr Imran Hamid Shaikh imposed the ban under...

Afghans, Pakistanis weave a livelihood on Emirati coast

Far from his home in Afghanistan, Nour rises each morning before the sun’s rays touch the coastal Emirati town of Kalba for a new...

‘Pakistanis, Afghan’s hope for peace every year on Jashn-e-Nauroz’

PESHAWAR: Since decades, both Pakistanis and Afghans are dying in an endless war and are hoping every year for a new dawn of peace...

Afghans submit 1.17 million war crime claims to international court

Afghans have submitted 1.17 million statements to the International Criminal Court in the three months since it began collecting material for a possible war...

Seven Pakistanis among undocumented migrants held in Turkey

As many as 579 illegal migrants were held across Turkey on Friday. According to the Anadolu Agency, seven Pakistanis were also among the undocumented...

Police arrest 36 Afghans among 120 suspects

  Law-enforcement agencies apprehended at least 120 suspects, including 36 Afghan nationals, from parts of Peshawar in a search operation on Saturday. According to reports, police...

Afghans say Taliban driven back in Kunduz fighting

Afghan security forces drove back Taliban insurgents attacking areas around the northern city of Kunduz, officials said on Saturday, after heavy fighting overnight in...