Pajhwok Afghan News findings show some people have demanded tens of thousands of dollars from people wishing to leave the country against a promise of individual and family visas. However, government officials say those behind of such cases have…
Former US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said on Wednesday the war in Afghanistan was over with the withdrawal of US forces, but the Afghans were still faced with great economic and security challenges. Khalilzad’s statement…
US Department of Homeland Security has said that US will start shifting Afghans who are temporarily evacuated to the country’s military bases abroad. Thousands of Afghans who had worked with foreigners were evacuated to foreign countries through Kabul…
Afghans in the United Arab Emirates complain about lack of flights to Afghanistan, saying they are awaiting resumption of flights to transfer the bodies of two Afghans died there days ago. During the departure of US and other…
Intending to enter Pakistan, thousands of people, including families, have been stranded in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province for the past two weeks. The families, mostly from the northern and eastern provinces of the…
The United Nations food stocks in Afghanistan may run out this month, a senior official warns, seeking support for the vulnerable Afghans. At least $200 million were needed only for food to ensure delivering essential items to the…
Up to half a million more Afghans refugees could leave their country by the end of the current year, the United Nations has warned. UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner Kelly Clements told journalists in Geneva on Friday: “The humanitarian…
At least 200 stranded individuals, including Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, are set to be evacuated from Kabul to India today (Thursday). With the Taliban refusing to extend the August 31 deadline for the US control of the airport,…
Thousands of Afghans have crossed into their homeland after the reopening of the Durand Line at Chaman by Pakistan. The Afghan citizens had been stuck in the town due to the closure of the Durand Line after the…
Indian police have claimed detaining four Afghan citizens and seizing 17 kilograms of heroin worth 900 million rupees, Indian media reported. With the seizure, the Punjab Police have dug up another trail leading to Uttar Pradesh and a…
Dozens of Afghans have reached Australia after being granted a safe haven for their work with Australian troops in Afghanistan. About 80 Afghan interpreters and their families had flown to Australia on commercial flights since Thursday, Guardian Australia…
Pakistan has issued special instructions to its security agencies to refrain from inconveniencing the Afghan refugees living on its soil. Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Sahibzada Mehboob Sultan said on Wednesday that the special instructions had…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Saturday said 98 Afghan prisoners released from Saudi prisons have been brought home on a special flight.
More than 1400 Afghan refugees returning home from Iran in recent months have been diagnosed with Covid-19. Public health and Children were among those testing positive for the coronavirus. More than 3,000 Afghan refugees returned to their homeland…
KABUL may play their maiden Test match against the Aussies in Perth in December, a leading cricket website reported on Wednesday. The two boards are at an advanced stage of negotiations before firming up the schedule for the one-off Test,…
A delegation from Kabul recently visited Iran to explore ways of legalising the presence of Afghan refugees in the neighbouring country. IRNA quoted Afghan Ambassador to Iran Abdul Ghafoor Liwal was as saying the visiting team sought to…
Thousands of individual have crossed the Durand Line, officials say. Pakistan opened the border crossing with for a day for the first time on Saturday following a flag meeting between the military commanders of the two countries. Several…
A Greek court has sentenced two Afghan citizens to six years and nine months each in jail, a media report says. The men were found guilty of participating in riots at a migrant detention center in northern Greece,…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Wednesday said 224 Afghan prisoners had returned home after being freed by Saudi Arabia. MoFA said in a statement that of the 600 prisoners, 224 had returned home after their release…
Nearly 3,000 Afghans citizens stranded in different areas of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province have crossed into their homeland. Officials said 2,977 Afghans returned to their country late on Saturday when Pakistani border guards opened the Friendship Gate in…
At least 8,200 Afghans stranded in India and the United Arab Emirates due to non-availability of flights have been brought home, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday.. The process of bringing home the Afghans from foreign…
Pakistan, an official says. At least 500 Pakistanis were taken to a quarantine centre in Khyber tribal district after their return from the neighbouring country on Saturday. Pakistan’s consulate in Jalalabad had set up an office to facilitate…
KABUL, more than 60,000 Afghans returned to their homeland in past three days, sources said Wednesday. A source said 13,000 individuals arrived in the country via Torkham crossing point, 36,000 via Spin Boldak, 8,000 via Islam Qala and 3,000 passengers…
Pakistan and immigration officials say. The Afghans were sent to their homeland after scanning at Torkham on Friday when their travel history revealed they had gone to China recently and also had health problems for some days. On…
