A human rights group has reported that Iran executed 96 prisoners during July. Among those executed were five Afghan nationals. The executions took place in various prisons across the country. The organization did not reveal the names of the Afghan citizens. Iranian officials also did not share the charges against them. The report has raised […]
Afghans
Security mechanism at Torkham border meant to ensure entries, not humiliating Afghans
Islamabad: Security mechanism at Torkham border meant to ensure entries not humiliating Afghans. The measures like Integrated Border Management System and coordination mechanism introduced at Afghan borders is purely an effort to ensure secure entries within Pakistan’s territories, having nothing to do with humiliating the Afghan people. According to security officers, like any other sovereign […]
IsDB sign charter of Humanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on Monday signed the Charter of Humanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan to raise donations for the people of the country suffering from a humanitarian crisis. OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha and President IsDB Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser inked the Charter witnessed by Foreign […]
Afghans prepare for Eid, hope for peace
Jalalabad: At a bustling outdoor market in the eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad, farmers tend to long-haired goats and customers choose an animal to slaughter for the upcoming Islamic festival of Eid Al-Adha. But a key question looms over preparations: is peace about to come to Afghanistan, or will four decades of war continue unabated? […]
Afghans react angrily to Trump’s boast that the US could ‘wipe Afghanistan off the face of the Earth’
KABUL: The Afghan government demanded clarification from Washington on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said that the country “would be wiped off the face of the Earth” if he decided to win the conflict there. Trump made his remarks at the White House ahead of a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday in […]