Aid group says 4,000-5,000 Afghans crossing into Iran daily
As many as 4,000-5,000 Afghans have been crossing into Iran daily since the Taliban seized Kabul in August and hundreds of thousands more are expected to arrive in the coming … Read More
Tag: Afghans
Flags, tears, anthem: How Afghans celebrated their cricket win
Kabul, Afghanistan – Afghanistan erupted in celebration on Monday evening, with those following the national cricket team sharing a rare moment of joy with a 130-run win over Scotland in … Read More
Thousands of Afghans seeking refuge in regional countries: UNHCR
Tens of thousands of Afghans in neighbouring countries are thought to be in need of international refugee protections, having sought refuge there after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last … Read More
Veteran group says it moved 630 Afghans to Kabul airport: Report
An all-volunteer group of American military veterans, aid workers and intelligence officials has shepherded more than 630 vulnerable Afghans to Kabul international airport as part of an unofficial operation conducted … Read More
IS believed behind Kabul attack; 11 US Marines, 13 Afghans killed
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 26, (AP): At least 12 US service members were killed in the Afghanistan bombings, including 11 Marines and one Navy medic, according to two US officials. Officials … Read More
‘All Afghans’ should feel safe under Taliban, says security chief
Kabul, Afghanistan – Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, a leading Taliban figure currently in charge of security for Kabul, has echoed the group’s claims that “all Afghans” should feel safe under their … Read More
Thousands of Afghans enter Pakistan via Chaman border crossing
Chaman, Pakistan – Thousands of Afghans have entered Pakistan through the Spin Boldak/Chaman border crossing in Afghanistan’s southeast after the Afghan Taliban’s takeover of the country earlier this week, including … Read More
Kuwait receives 400 Afghans in transit
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 16: The Kuwait International Airport Hotel received about 400 Afghans who are in transit in Kuwait before heading to the United States of America, reports Al-Rai daily … Read More
Afghans chant ‘Allahu Akbar’ in defiant protests against Taliban
Kabul, Afghanistan – On Monday evening, Ahmadullah Azadani climbed on the roof of his house in the Western Afghan city of Herat and awaited something that would have been unthinkable … Read More
Afghans who helped US concern being overlooked
‘We will not be protected’ KABUL, Afghanistan, May 17, (AP): He served as an interpreter alongside US troopers on lots of of patrols and dozens of firefights in jap Afghanistan, … Read More