Hijratullah Kakar

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 15 people were killed and several others injured on Friday as a result of a gas explosion at a factory near Faisalabad’s Malikpur area in Pakistan’s Punjab province

KABUL (Pajhwok): Nearly 6,000 Afghan refugees returned to the country yesterday after being forcibly expelled from Iran and Pakistan.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation says it has started distributing food aid to nearly one thousand returning and displaced families in Kabul.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghan ambassador to Kyrgyzstan met with his Indian counterpart and discussed with him strengthening relations between the two countries, economic and trade cooperation, regional connectivity, humanitarian aid and the development of bilateral diplomatic relations.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Balkh Chamber of Commerce and Investment has signed a cooperation agreement with Uzbekistan Exporters’ Union to expand and facilitate the export of agricultural products from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Tatarstan president has expressed readiness to expand all kinds of relations and cooperation with Afghanistan, saying his country could provide necessary goods and services to Kabul in technical and industrial sectors.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for 2026 Men’s Under-19 World Cup.

As many as 10,405 Afghan refugees have been forcibly repatriated from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran in a single day, an official said on Thursday.

Afghanistan’s Under-19 national cricket team defeated India’s Under-19 ‘B’ side by 71 runs in their first One-Day match of a triangular series.

Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi says the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) seeks maintaining positive ties with neighbouring and other countries based on mutual respect, and wants to resolve all issues through dialogue and negotiations and believes that war benefits no one.

Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Mutaqi has criticized the absence of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) representatives from humanitarian activities conducted by UN agencies and emphasized that international organizations should keep humanitarian issues away from political matters.

Afghan Muay Thai athletes returned home after winning ten medals at the Asian championships hosted by Uzbekistan and were honored by the Olympics, Physical Education, and Sports Department.