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Regional peace and security: Pakistan, Afghanistan recognise terrorism as threat
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have recognised terrorism as a serious threat to regional peace and security. Islamabad has also emphasised the need for concrete actions against terrorist groups operating on Afghan soil, noting that such...

‘Emergency’ at Iran-Afghan border as migrants return
ISLAM QALA: Tens of thousands of Afghans streamed over the border from Iran in the days before a return deadline set for Sunday, the United Nations said, sparking an “emergency” situation at border points. In late May, Iran said undocumented...

India Abstains On UNGA Afghanistan Resolution Calls For Preventing Let, Jem Exploiting Territory
(MENAFN- IANS) United Nations, July 8 (IANS) While abstaining on a General Assembly resolution on Afghanistan, India has called on the international community to prevent Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and their sponsors from...

Pakistan urgesdecisive Afghan action on terror
ISLAMABAD: The inaugural round of the additional secretary-level mechanism between the foreign ministries of Pakistan and Afghanistan was held in Islamabad on Monday, with the Pakistani side urging "concrete actions" against terrorist groups...

Pakistan, Afghanistan to accelerate framework for UAP Railway Project
Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan, Afghanistan to accelerate framework for UAP Railway Project Close Both sides recognised terrorism as a serious threat to regional peace Updated On: Mon, 07 Jul 2025 23:56:56 PKT ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan and...

First round of Pak-Afghan talks concludes, focusing on trade, security
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The first round of additional secretary-level talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been completed, focusing on the implementation of decisions made during Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's...

Pakistan, Afghanistan discuss trade, security
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan held the inaugural session of the Additional Secretary-Level Mechanism of Foreign Ministries to discuss key bilateral issues, including trade, transit cooperation, security, and regional connectivity. The...

Pakistan, Afghanistan recognise terrorism as serious threat in 1st round of additional-secretary talks
Pakistan and Afghanistan recognised terrorism as a serious threat as the inaugural round of the Additional Secretary-Level Mechanism between the Foreign Ministries of Pakistan and Afghanistan was held in Islamabad on Monday. The talks are the...

Pakistan, Afghanistan to further strengthen legal movement across borders
Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday agreed on two-sided efforts to further strengthen the legal movement of individuals across borders. It was decided in the inaugural round of the additional secretary-level mechanism between the foreign ministries...

Pak-Afghan bilateral ties discussed
Pakistan and Afghanistan recognised terrorism as a serious threat to regional peace and security during an additional secretary-level engagement in Islamabad on Monday. The Pakistani side emphasised the need for concrete actions against terrorist...

UN CEDAW Committee Publishes Findings On Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino and More
Geneva, 7 July 2025 The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Tuvalu, after reviewing...

Nearly 450,000 Afghans left Iran since 1 June following order
Around six million Afghan refugees live in Iran, many of them undocumented [Getty/file photo] Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, the UN's refugee agency said on Monday, after Tehran ordered those without...

WFP able to help 1m Afghans out of 10m at risk
KABUL (Pajhwok): The World Food Program says nearly 10 million people need food aid this summer in Afghanistan while it is only able to help one million. The World Food Program today wrote on its X page that this summer, the organization will...

Afghan border faces emergency as thousands return from Iran ahead of deadline
Tens of thousands of undocumented Afghans rushed back home from Iran in recent days, creating a crisis at border points, especially at Islam Qala in Herat province. Iran had set a July 6 deadline for undocumented Afghans to leave, impacting...

Afghan Refugees in Pakistan urge US to resume USRAP Resettlement Program
Afghan refugees in Pakistan urged the U.S. to resume the USRAP resettlement program, saying delays have left them stranded and increasingly vulnerable. A number of Afghan refugees holding U.S. P1 and P2 immigration cases and currently residing in...

Nearly 450,000 Afghans returned from Iran this summer: UN
Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, the United Nations’ migration agency said on Monday, after Tehran ordered those without documentation to leave by July 6. From June 1 to July 5, 449,218 Afghans returned from...

Climate Futures: World Leaders’ Failure To Act Is Pushing Earth Past 1.5°C
By Claire Asher This two-part Mongabay mini-series examines the current status of the climate emergency; how world leaders, scientists and the global community are responding; and what may lie ahead as the world warms beyond the crucial 1.5°...

Iran deports single Afghan women to country where solo travel is banned
Iran has deported single Afghan women to Afghanistan, where strict laws prohibit women from traveling alone, raising serious humanitarian and safety concerns. The Guardian has reported a sharp rise in the forced deportation of Afghan migrants from...

UN: 1.4 million Afghans forcibly returned in 2025
In 2025, the UN reported 1.4 million Afghans forcibly returned from neighboring countries, worsening Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis amid shrinking aid. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that over 1.4 million...

WFP warns 10 million Afghans at risk of hunger this summer due to sharp aid cuts
WFP warns that 10 million Afghans face hunger this summer, with aid cuts limiting assistance to just one million vulnerable people. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has raised the alarm that over 10 million Afghans will face hunger...