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KABUL – Pakistan has intensified its crackdown on Afghan refugees, forcibly deporting thousands—including those with valid legal status—under a campaign that has drawn strong condemnation from international rights groups. Since April 1, more than 80,000 Afghans have been expelled, many of them women, children, and individuals holding Afghan Citizen Cards …

KABUL – In a startling revelation, a Russian spy ring led by fugitive ex-Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek and Bulgarian national Orlin Roussev was clandestinely involved in the 2021 evacuation of Kabul, Afghanistan. Operating from a guesthouse in Great Yarmouth, UK, the group was covertly hired by U.S. defense contractor Constellis …

KABUL – FIFA has officially approved the formation of the Afghanistan Women’s Refugee Team (AWRT), a groundbreaking initiative aimed at empowering Afghan female footballers who have sought refuge abroad due to the Taliban’s prohibition of women’s sports. This decision is part of FIFA’s broader “Strategy for Action for Afghan Women’s …

KABUL – As the Taliban’s prohibition on girls’ secondary education enters its fourth year, Afghanistan confronts a deepening crisis with far-reaching implications for its societal and economic fabric. Since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, approximately 2.2 million girls have been barred from attending school beyond the sixth …

KABUL – In an unprecedented geopolitical development, the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan has been chosen as the host for the sixth round of trilateral foreign ministers’ dialogue with China and Pakistan—marking the first high-level diplomatic summit of its kind to take place in Kabul under Taliban rule. This announcement, confirmed …

KABUL – Afghanistan has categorically denied Pakistan’s claim that Indian missiles struck Afghan territory during recent cross-border hostilities. “There is no truth to such claims,” said Inayatullah Khawarizmi, spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of Defense, in an interview with Hurriyat Radio on Saturday. The statement comes in response to comments …

KABUL – In a dramatic shift in South Asia’s strategic landscape, new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reveals that China has emerged as the dominant supplier of military hardware to Pakistan—accounting for a staggering 81% of Islamabad’s total arms imports between 2019 and 2023. This deepening …

KABUL – India has claimed that Abdul Rauf Azhar, a senior leader of the Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and brother of the group’s founder Masood Azhar, was killed during retaliatory airstrikes on May 7 targeting militant infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. According to Indian officials, Abdul Rauf Azhar …

KABUL – In the wake of India’s recent air and missile strikes on Pakistan, dubbed “Operation Sindoor,” Afghanistan finds itself on high alert, concerned about the potential repercussions of the escalating conflict between its two neighboring countries. The strikes, which targeted alleged terrorist infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, were …

KABUL — In a major diplomatic development, the United States has secured the release of three American prisoners from Taliban custody following a high-level U.S. delegation’s visit to Kabul — a move signaling a potential shift in Washington’s strategy toward the Afghan regime. The quiet but unprecedented mission was led …