Nearly 90 Afghans released from Pakistani jails, return home
Eighty-nine Afghan refugees have been released from prisons in Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan this week, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Thursday.
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Afghanistan ranks 3rd globally for explosive ordnance casualties: UNAMA
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan ranks third globally in terms of casualties caused by unexploded ordnance, with children accounting for around 80 per cent of the victims, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Sunday. UNAMA said large areas…
327 would-be migrants stopped, 753kg of medicines seized in Nimroz
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Security forces have prevented 327 people from being smuggled into neighbouring Iran through illegal routes and seized 753 kilogrammes of medicines being smuggled from Pakistan into southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Saturday. Police spokesman Mawlawi Gul…
2 detained on murder, robbery charges in Herat
Two suspects have been detained on charges of murdering a shopkeeper and robbing him in the capital of western Herat province, an official said on Saturday.
Over 550kg of drugs seized in Badakhshan, Maidan Wardak
More than 550 kilogrammes of drugs have been seized and three people arrested in separate operations in northeastern Badakhshan and central Maidan Wardak provinces, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Wednesday.
US, allies have failed to provide justice for Afghan war victims: HRW
KABUL (Pajhwok): Human Rights Watch (HRW) says that 25 years after the start of the war in Afghanistan, the United States and its allies have still failed to provide meaningful justice and adequate remedies to victims of war crimes and…
Afghan, UNODC officials stress stronger counter-narcotics cooperation
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior says its deputy minister for counter-narcotics and the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Kabul have discussed ways to strengthen and expand cooperation in the fight against drugs.
12 items of explosive remnants safely destroyed in Parwan
Twelve items of explosive remnants and war-related ammunition have been discovered and safely destroyed in the capital of central Parwan province, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Saturday.
EU condemns civilian casualties in Pakistani airstrikes on Kunar, Helmand
KABUL(Pajhwok): The European Union has condemned civilian casualties resulting from Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces and called on both countries to exercise restraint and resolve their differences through dialogue. Officials of the Islamic Emirate Afghanistan said Pakistani…
Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions to be discussed at Moscow Format meeting: Kabulov
KABUL (Pajhwok): Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan, says tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan will be discussed at the upcoming Moscow Format meeting on October 5, adding that Moscow is ready to help the two sides find a…
Pakistan must be held accountable for civilian casualties in Afghanistan: Bennett
KABUL (Pajhwok): Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has condemned the Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan, saying there is no justification for killing civilians and that those responsible must be held accountable. In…
Pakistan must stop killing innocent Afghans: Khalilzad
KABUL (Pajhwok): Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, has condemned Pakistan’s latest attacks on Afghanistan and called on the country to stop the killing of innocent Afghans. Khalilzad wrote on his X account today that the…
Karzai condemns Pakistani airstrikes on Kunar, Helmand as aggression
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned Pakistani airstrikes on residential areas in eastern Kunar and southern Helmand, calling them aggression against Afghanistan’s territory and a violation of its sovereignty.
8 civilians martyred, 7 injured in Pakistani airstrikes on Kunar, Helmand
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) says the Pakistani military regime has carried out airstrikes targeting civilian homes in Shultan district of eastern Kunar and Garmser district of southern Helmand, martyring eight people and injuring seven others. One child is also missing.
3 children killed in old mortar shell explosion in Nangarhar
Three children have been killed and another injured when an old mortar shell exploded in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, the provincial governor’s office said.
Afghan judoka defeats Cambodian opponent at Asian Games
Afghan judoka Hikmatullah Rahmani has defeated his Cambodian opponent in the 66-kilogramme category at the 20th Asian Games in Japan, the Afghanistan Judo Federation (AJF) said on Wednesday.
MoD: Operations against Pakistan-backed militants in Kamdesh conclude
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence says operations against militants who crossed into Kamdesh district of eastern Nuristan province with Pakistan’s assistance have concluded, with 41 militants killed and 62 others arrested.
Woman arrested for allegedly killing husband in Jawzjan
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing her husband in northern Jawzjan province, a police official said on Tuesday.
5 arrested over smuggling of 270 people in Nimroz
Nimroz police said security forces have prevented more than 270 passengers from being illegally smuggled out of the country in Zaranj, the capital of the southwestern province, and arrested five suspected smugglers.
2 brothers arrested over alleged killing of maternal cousin in Herat
Two brothers have been arrested in western Herat province for allegedly killing their maternal cousin, the provincial police said.
4 detained over murder, drug sale in Jawzjan
Security forces have detained four people in two separate cases on charges of murder and selling drugs in Aqcha district of northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Monday.
