KARACHI: Malik Muhammad Bostan, president of the Forex Association of Pakistan, claimed on Monday that the country was hemorrhaging dollars owing to smuggling and its trade with Afghanistan. “We are …
Afghan Man Takes Daughters To Pakistan To Get Them An Education
Mohammad Asif Shakuri and his family moved to Balochistan Province in Pakistan from the city of Kandahar in Afghanistan after his eldest daughters were shut out of university. The Taliban in Afghanistan has prevented many women from attending university since retaking power in 2021.
4 NGOs in Afghanistan suspend work after Taliban bar women
Four major international aid groups on Sunday suspended their operations in Afghanistan following a decision by the country’s Taliban rulers to ban women from working at non-governmental organizations …
Turkmenistan to extend electricity supplies to Afghanistan
Turkmenistan will extend electricity supplies to Afghanistan, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported. In particular, the state electricity corporation Turkmenenergo is allowed to conclude an …
Pakistan and Afghanistan: Acts of kindness by British Asians
“They trust us that we’re going to give them something which is both a mix of British culture and something to do with their Muslim faith,” says writer and director Abdullah Afzal. “The fact that the …
3 non-government organizations shut down work in Afghanistan due to Taliban order
Three non-governmental organizations have ceased operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban announced a ban on women employees.
Turkmenistan renews electricity contract with Afghanistan
Turkmenistan says it will renew electricity contract with Afghanistan for the next year and would accelerate the completion of Noor Aljihad substation in Herat province. Noor Aljihad substation is …
Afghanistan is the Least Peaceful Country on Earth
By many yardsticks, Afghanistan is one of the worst places to live in the world. According to the World Bank, GDP per capita in current U.S. dollars was a mere $517 in 2020, among the lowest in the world.
Despite his claim, Joe Biden has not visited Afghanistan or Iraq as president
State of the Union address, Biden said, “I’ve been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times.” We rated his statement False. The actual number was about half …
Soldier, militant dead in Pakistan after clash near border
A soldier and a militant were killed near the border with Afghanistan, the Pakistani military said Sunday, when a group of militants attempted to sneak into the country’s northwest, triggering a …