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Stranded Afghans get visas extended in Pakistan

KABUL on Friday extended the mandated period of visas to Afghan nationals, days after closing its border at Torkham and Chaman. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan directed the regional passport office in Peshawar to extend visas of Afghan nationals,…

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Sending Afghans to Syria war be investigated: MPs

KABUL members on Sunday criticized the government for keeping mum over Afghans fighting in Syria, saying the issue should be seriously investigated. A recent report released by Middle East Monitor or MEMO organization said more than 1000 Afghans sent to…

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‘Above 1,000 pro-Assad Afghans killed in Syria’

A research organization has said that more than 1000 Afghans have been killed in Syria fighting in support of Bashar al-Assad regime. According to a report by Azadi Radio, the deaths of Afghans have been revealed by an…

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Germany may deport more than 12,000 Afghan migrants

KABUL are considered safe, a media report said on Thursday. According to a German government document reviewed by a German newspaper Neue Osnabruecker Zeitung, about five percent of the 247,000 Afghans who had reached Germany by the end of September…

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Afghans urge proper use of Brussels aid money

KABUL at the just concluded conference in Brussels. International donors on Wednesday pledged $15.2 billion in aid for Afghanistan over the next four years at Brussels conference. More than 70 governments in Brussels led by the United States and the European…

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Afghans hope for lasting peace after govt-HIA deal

KABUL (HIA) and hope the deal would lead to sustainable peace in the country. The agreement was signed successfully between the government and the Gulbadin Hekmatyar-led HIA in capital Kabul on Thursday. Qudratullah, a resident of Aino Mina area of…

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Afghans travelling via Chaman face increased harassment

Residents of southern provinces say Pakistani police have increased harassing Afghans who cross into the country through the Spin Boldak-Chaman border. Thousands of people from southern Afghanistan in connection with treatment, trade and other needs. But these travelers…

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Afghans make majority of missing persons in Europe

KABUL, has said around 58 percent of the missing migrants in Europe are Afghans. During an interview, she said they had registered 1,251 missing individuals in Europe and of them 722 were Afghan nationals, 105 from Senegal and 73 from…

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Facilities promised for Afghan patients at Northwest hospital

KABUL’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has discussed with officials of the Northwest General Hospital problems being faced by Afghan patients. The Afghanistan Consulate in Peshawar in a statement said Consul General Dr. Abdullah Wahid Poyan on Monday held a meeting with…

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No deal on forced deportation of Afghans: Ministry

The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation on Tuesday said 250,000 Afghans applied for asylum in 44 countries in 2015 and the Afghan government would not sign any memorandum of understanding (MoU) with any country on forcibly deporting Afghans.…

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TAPI launch sends a wave of happiness across Afghanistan

KABUL-India (TAPI) gas pipeline in Turkmenistan on Sunday sent a wave of happiness across Afghanistan, with people asking the four partner countries to take effective steps for the vital project’s completion. Turkmenistan on Sunday began building its segment of the…

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5 Afghans killed in Syria war buried in Iran, says report

Five Afghan refugees, who were killed in the Syrian conflict, have been buried in neighbouring Iran, a media report said on Friday. The Afghans, aged between 19 to 21years, were allegedly part of a group of refugees and…

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Indian police creating problems for Afghan visitors

Some Afghans, who visited India, complain about complicated and lengthy registration process and ill-treatment at the hands of police at New Delhi foreigners’ registration offices. It is compulsory for foreigners in India to register with Foreigner Registration…

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Another 3 Afghans killed in Syria clashes

Another three Afghan nationals have been killed during clashes in Syria few days ago, a media report said on Friday. Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported that at least five Iranians and three Afghans have been killed in…

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100,000 Afghan carpet-weavers work in Pakistan

Afghan businessmen and carpet-weavers in Pakistan say hand-knotted rugs produced by Afghan refugees are exported to foreign countries as Pakistan-made. A Pajhwok Afghan News reporter discussed problems that forced Afghan carpet weavers to move to Peshawar and other…

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Afghan athletes win 15 medals in Iran, US

Afghan karate and power-lifting teams have won seven gold, three silver and five bronze medals in Iran and the United States. The karate team secured third position by winning five gold medals, one silver and five bronze in…

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Pakistan detains 40 Afghans after Peshawar attack

Pakistani police and other security forces have arrested over 40 Afghan nationals residing around an airbase in the capital of southwestern Balochistan province, a media report said on Wednesday. The Afghans said to be illegally residing an area around…

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Afghans stage anti-Pakistan protest in Washington

KABUL protest, calling for immediate steps to stop further bloodshed of their countrymen.  Mohammad Shafiq Hamdam, a protester and civil society activist, told Pajhwok Afghan News dozens of protestors, including Afghans and Americans, chanted anti- Pakistan slogans on the eve…