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Baradar-Led Team Travels To Azerbaijan For ECO Summit

Baradar-Led Team Travels To Azerbaijan For ECO Summit

(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): A high-level delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar departed for Azerbaijan on Tuesday to attend the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation...

“Now I feel complete.” One man's journey to reunite with children amidst Trump immigration crackdown

“Now I feel complete.” One man's journey to reunite with children amidst Trump immigration crackdown

At Kabul International Airport back in 2021, thousands of people rushed to flee the country. The Taliban had regained control of the government in Afghanistan and civilians who were trying to escape were getting killed in the airport. At the time,...

Taliban government eager to welcome tourists into Afghanistan

Taliban government eager to welcome tourists into Afghanistan

By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travellers and tour groups gradually venturing into a country that until recently was wracked by war. And the country’s Taliban...

Tourists trickling back into Afghanistan; Taliban eager to welcome them

Tourists trickling back into Afghanistan; Taliban eager to welcome them

By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travellers and tour groups gradually venturing into a country that until recently was wracked by war. And the country’s Taliban...

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and Taliban government is eager to welcome them

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and Taliban government is eager to welcome them

By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing into a country that until recently was wracked by war. And the country’s Taliban...

Of The Sikh Paratroopers And A Slow-Moving Earthquake

Of The Sikh Paratroopers And A Slow-Moving Earthquake

“A rumour can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes” Mark Twain The times surrounding the Partition of India in 1947 were uncertain and scary. We lived in Peshawar where there was absolutely no danger of any...

Taliban denies Afghanistan is a haven for terrorists

Taliban denies Afghanistan is a haven for terrorists

In response to a US Congressional hearing that discussed the security situation in South and Central Asia, the Taliban denied that foreign terror organizations are operating in Afghanistan. The Taliban has made this claim for two decades, despite...

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan, Taliban eager to welcome them

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan, Taliban eager to welcome them

Women visit the Sakhi Shah-e Mardan Shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. FILE PHOTO/Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with...

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan; Taliban government eager to welcome them

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan; Taliban government eager to welcome them

By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travellers and tour groups gradually venturing into a country that until recently was wracked by war. And the country's Taliban...

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan; Taliban govt eager to welcome them

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan; Taliban govt eager to welcome them

Afghanistan is cautiously reopening to tourism, drawing adventurous travelers despite security concerns and Taliban rule. While the regime promotes tourism for economic gain and cultural exchange, critics question ethical implications amid ongoing...

No Safe Return: The Case Against Deporting Afghan Refugees

No Safe Return: The Case Against Deporting Afghan Refugees

As deportation campaigns intensify across countries like Pakistan, Iran, Turkiye, and parts of Europe, the reality facing Afghan refugees is growing more perilous by the day. Millions who have been forced to flee persecution, war, and systemic...

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing into a country that until recently was wracked by war. And the...

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome...

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome...

“The Afghan people are warm and welcoming and wish to host tourists from other countries and engage with them,” Deputy Minister of Tourism Qudratullah Jamal told The Associated Press in an early June interview. “Tourism brings many benefits to a...

Tension may shoot up as Pakistan closes Afghanistan border

Tension may shoot up as Pakistan closes Afghanistan border

Tension is building up along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after a suicide attack on a Pakistan army convoy on Saturday left many soldiers dead. The development threatens to snowball into a diplomatic crisis. A statement from the Pakistani army...

Bulgaria to begin trial for human traffickers linked to 18 Afghan migrant deaths

Bulgaria to begin trial for human traffickers linked to 18 Afghan migrant deaths

Bulgaria to begin trial for five individuals accused of organizing human trafficking, linked to the deaths of 18 Afghan migrants. A Bulgarian court in Sofia is set to begin the trial of five individuals accused of being involved in a human...

City of Lamar refuse pickup schedule for 4th of July holiday

City of Lamar refuse pickup schedule for 4th of July holiday

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Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them

Iraqi and Afghan migrant smugglers jailed over deadly small boat crossing

Iraqi and Afghan migrant smugglers jailed over deadly small boat crossing

Seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds have each been sentenced to seven or eight years in jail over the deadly capsizing of a boat carrying migrants from France to England in 2022. A French court heard the small, inflatable boat left France in...

British YouTuber travelled to Pakistan for stolen AirPods. Easier to buy new pair, people say

British YouTuber travelled to Pakistan for stolen AirPods. Easier to buy new pair, people say

New Delhi: British YouTuber Miles Routledge’s hunt for his AirPods became a year-long international saga involving police, a cross-border trail of ownership, and an unexpected moment of publicity in Pakistan. Twenty-four-year-old Routledge, better...

Korea to raise travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba, lowers alerts for 4 countries

Korea to raise travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba, lowers alerts for 4 countries

Korea will raising the travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba region starting next month, due to growing instability from intensifying anti-government protests and rising organized crime, the foreign ministry said Monday. A Level 3 travel alert,...

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