Tag: Afghan
Afghanistan: Female Doctor's Home Stormed By Taliban Fighters
A female doctor in Afghanistan's Kandahar province has claimed that her home was stormed by the Taliban fighters and she was beaten along with her family members and a neighbour, the media reported on Monday. ....
Top US General Had Opposed A Full Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The former commander of US troops in Afghanistan told senators on Tuesday that he opposed a full withdrawal from the country and advised Pentagon leadership of his position, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee told reporters after a closed-door briefing with the general. ....
Afghan Female Football Team Evade Taliban Threat
Female footballers from Afghanistan along with their families crossed the Torkham border to reach Pakistan on Tuesday night after the government issued emergency humanitarian visas to evacuate them from their country following the Taliban takeover, Dawn reported.....
Taliban Hands Over Seized Cash, Gold To Afghan Central Bank
The Taliban has handed over about $12.3 million cash and some gold to Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank, a statement said on Thursday. ....
Over 634,000 Afghans Displaced This Year: UN Agency
More than 634,000 Afghans have been internally displaced by conflicts in 2021, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the war-torn nation said on Thursday. ....
Naseeb Khan Appointed New Chief Executive Of Afghanistan Cricket Board
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Monday that it had appointed Naseeb Khan as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Khan replaces Hamid Shinwari, who was appointed in April 2021 to the post. ....
Everything Is 'linked': Pakistan Minister Explains The Reason For New Zealand, England Tour Cancellations
Pakistan's Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry, implied on Tuesday that the withdrawal of England and New Zealand cricket teams from their scheduled series in Pakistan was a result of Prime Minister Imran Khan saying "absolutely not" to the US on using Pakistan as a base for the latter's Afghan operations, the Express Tribune reported. ....
Afghan Airline Flies Out Relatives, Staff Impersonating Journalists
A private Afghan airline flew out at least 155 family members of the company's leadership to Abu Dhabi instead of evacuees, including journalists, according to a media report on Monday. ....
Afghan Govt Launches New Security Plan For Nangarhar Province
The Taliban-led Afghan government has implemented a new security plan for the country's eastern Nangarhar province to ensure security in the provincial capital city of Jalalabad and its adjoining areas, an official statement confirmed. ....
Some Afghans Using Fake Media Documents To Flee The Country: Reports
Hundreds of Afghans used fake documents to prove their association with a particular media outlet in Afghanistan to flee the country, Pajhwok Afghan News reported. ....
