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    7 Pakistani soldiers, 23 militants killed in Afghan border shootouts

    7 Pakistani soldiers, 23 militants killed in Afghan border shootouts

    27 May 2024

    Pakistan's security forces were conducting several raids in the country's volatile northwest, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, when shootouts ensued leaving seven soldiers and 23 militants...

    Border dispute strands 3,000 trucks at Afghanistan-Pakistan crossing

    Border dispute strands 3,000 trucks at Afghanistan-Pakistan crossing

    15 Jan 2024

    Thousands of trucks were stranded at the busiest frontier crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday, Afghan officials said, days after border points were closed to trade in the latest...

    UN agency warns of Afghans dying in harsh winter if there's no proper shelter after leaving Pakistan

    UN agency warns of Afghans dying in harsh winter if there's no proper shelter after leaving Pakistan

    11 Dec 2023

    The UN refugee agency has warned that Afghans could die in harsh winter conditions if they don’t get adequate shelter once they cross the border from Pakistan. Almost half...

    Suicide bombing carried out by Afghan national, says Pakistan army

    Suicide bombing carried out by Afghan national, says Pakistan army

    27 Nov 2023

    Pakistan's army said on Monday that an Afghan national carried out a suicide bombing on a military convoy, killing two people, in the latest in a string of attacks that...

    Afghan border trade resumes after Pakistan suspends new visa rule

    Afghan border trade resumes after Pakistan suspends new visa rule

    22 Nov 2023

    Cross-border trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan was back to normal Wednesday, officials in both countries said, after Islamabad suspended a new visa rule. Commercial traffic ground to a halt...

    Afghans driven from Pakistan rebuilding lives from 'zero'

    Afghans driven from Pakistan rebuilding lives from 'zero'

    18 Nov 2023

    Rocked gently on his mother's knees, a fly on his nose, a baby sleeps fitfully in a tent in a barren border camp as his family prepares to leave the...

    Pakistan opens three new border crossings to expedite repatriation of Afghans

    Pakistan opens three new border crossings to expedite repatriation of Afghans

    13 Nov 2023

    Tariq Butt / Agencies Pakistan on Monday opened three new border crossings to accelerate the repatriation of undocumented Afghan nationals who have been ordered to leave the...

    Pakistan exempts Afghan refugees awaiting resettlement to US from deportation

    Pakistan exempts Afghan refugees awaiting resettlement to US from deportation

    05 Nov 2023

    Tariq Butt / Agencies The government has ordered authorities not to arrest Afghans who are waiting to be relocated to the United States, as it wages a crackdown on illegal...

    More than 165,000 Afghans flee Pakistan after deportation order

    More than 165,000 Afghans flee Pakistan after deportation order

    02 Nov 2023

    Torkham: More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since its government ordered 1.7 million people to leave or face arrest and deportation, officials said on Thursday. ...

    'I consider myself Pakistani:' Settled Afghans forced to flee

    'I consider myself Pakistani:' Settled Afghans forced to flee

    27 Oct 2023

    Maroza Bibi and her children are among hundreds of Afghans waiting at the Pakistani border, hurriedly leaving a country she has called home for decades in fear of arrest. ...

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