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Pakistan Demolishes Hundreds of Afghan Refugee Homes in Karachi
Pakistan has demolished hundreds of homes in an Afghan refugee settlement in Karachi, citing land encroachment, while residents claim they legally purchased the plots years ago. Authorities in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi have begun...

Taliban assures security for Hindu temples and Sikh gurdwaras in Afghanistan : Amir Khan Muttaqi, Foreign Minister of Afghanistan
A delegation of Hindus and Sikhs meets Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi New Delhi – Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, who is currently on a visit to India, met a delegation of Afghan-origin Hindus and Sikhs at the...

From Turkey to France: Iranian women’s rights activist continues her work despite ongoing threats from Iranian regime
Mahshid Nazemi, an Iranian human rights activist, left her home one day in the fall of 2022 to walk to the corner store to buy yogurt for dinner. The sun had set in the valley in Isparta, a city in southwestern Turkey, and the air was crisp....

Iran Urges Unity As Pakistan, Afghanistan Agree on Ceasefire
Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that enemies continually seek to create discord among Muslim nations to weaken them. He made the remarks during a session outlining Iran’s position on the recent tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pezeshkian...

Peace on Edge: Why Pakistan-Afghanistan ceasefire may not last?
Pakistan and Afghanistan’s fragile ceasefire may collapse as tensions over the Durand Line and Pashtun issues resurface. Pakistan-Afghanistan border clash. (File Image) Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a ceasefire, which is going on...

Afghan man faces trial over knife attack on toddlers in Germany
Afghan man faces trial over knife attack on toddlers in Germany FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct 16, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - An Afghan man will go on trial in Germany on Thursday accused of a deadly knife attack targeting a group of toddlers that inflamed a...

Pakistan and Afghanistan Agree to 48-Hour Ceasefire Amid Escalating Border Clashes
Islamabad/Kabul, October 15, 2025 – In a bid to de-escalate one of the most volatile border disputes in recent years, Pakistan and Afghanistan announced a 48-hour ceasefire on Wednesday, effective immediately. The agreement, confirmed by official...

10 more Afghan refugee camps closed down in KP
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of States and Frontier Regions, Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan has officially closed down ten more Afghan refugee camps, bringing the total denotified refugee villages to 26, official documents revealed on Wednesday....

48-hour ceasefire after Pakistan pounds terrorist targets in Kabul, Kandahar
Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban regime on Wednesday agreed to a temporary 48-hour easefire, effective from 6:00pm Wednesday, following days of intense cross-border fighting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. “At the request of the Taliban...

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban agree to ceasefire after another clash along the border
Afghan Taliban fighters ride in a motorcycle convoy in Logar province in 2009. Image from the Taliban’s Voice of Jihad. Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire after their forces exchanged fire across the border on October 15....

802 News: Afghan woman finds new life in Vermont after fleeing Taliban
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - When the last American troops departed Afghanistan in August 2021, they left behind a country in chaos and countless lives forever changed. Among those whose world was turned upside down was Mitra Mahtab, a 29-year-old...

Evening Brief: Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing, Pakistan and Afghanistan Agree to 48-hour Ceasefire
Top stories this Wednesday evening, October 15, 2025. Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing in UK After Windshield Crack Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s aircraft made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom on Wednesday...

Afghan interpreter released on bond after ICE detention
CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create more of it with a tax-deductible donation today. An Afghan interpreter who once worked with U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan was released on bond on Tuesday after...
'Will Crush Violent Criminals': FBI Chief Kash Patel Vows Intensified Crackdown Amid Immigration Unrest
Taliban Confirms India’s Intel, ISI And Pakistan Army Backing IS-Khorasan Terror Network Operations Indian intelligence has been vindicated as the Taliban confirms ISI and Pakistan military links to IS-Khorasan operations. Attacks in Iran and...

Violent conflict ensues at demolition of Afghan refugee camp in Karachi.
October 15th 2025. In Karachi, a heated clash broke out between protestors and police during a demolition and clean-up operation by Pakistani authorities in the Afghan Basti, a refugee camp located on the outskirts of the city. This incident...

India-Taliban rapprochement sparks women's rights debate
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi began a week-long trip to India last Thursday in what's the first diplomatic visit by a top leader of the Islamic fundamentalist group since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021. The...


Ulster County Nonprofit to Host Harvest Fest for Afghan Refugees
The Department of Homeland Security ended temporary protected status, or TPS, in May for Afghan immigrants looking to resettle in the United States. Still, that hasn’t stopped community members in Ulster County from supporting their neighbors....

Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Report Rising Police Abuse and Arrests After Border Tensions
Afghan refugees in Pakistan say police harassment, arrests, and evictions have sharply increased after recent border tensions, deepening fear and uncertainty among thousands of displaced families. Afghan refugees living in Pakistan say arrests and...

Afghan Man Jailed for Five Years Over TikTok Death Threat to UK’s Nigel Farage
A London court sentenced an Afghan man to five years in prison after he threatened to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a TikTok video. A 26-year-old Afghan man who threatened to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a TikTok video has been...