Pakistan’s Deportation of Afghan Refugees: A Misguided and Short-Sighted Policy

Pakistan’s decision to deport Afghan migrants by September 1, 2025, under the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan, marks a troubling chapter in its humanitarian and strategic policies. The order applies not only to undocumented Afghans but also...

Instability in Afghanistan impacts law & order in KP: CM

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has said that instability in Afghanistan continues to impact law and order in the province. Talking to a delegation of the participants from the 26th National Security and War Course under the...

Gandapur claims Centre agreed to his proposal on talks with Kabul

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Friday claimed that the federal government had agreed with his proposal to hold negotiations with Afghanistan. According to an official handout, he said this while talking to a...

Afghan instability directly affects K-P: Gandapur

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has said that instability in Afghanistan is adversely affecting the peace and order in the province. He emphasised that sustainable peace requires dialogue with Kabul. “Our armed...

Virginia Tech establishes committee to search for new head football coach

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ/Virginia Tech Release) - Virginia Tech President Tim Sands and Athletics Director Whit Babcock have announced who is on the university’s search committee to find the Hokies’ next head football coach. The search is to replace...

Twenty Seven Airmen from the 67th Airlift Wing Recognized for OAR Afghanistan Evacuation Efforts

This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Twenty-seven Airmen assigned to the 167th Operations Group were recognized for their actions while supporting Operation Allies Refuge (OAR), the August 2021...

Afghan quake death toll crosses 1,400

The death toll from Afghanistan's worst earthquake in years jumped to over 1,400 on Tuesday with thousands more injured, authorities said, as difficult terrain hindered rescue efforts in isolated villages of the country's mountainous eastern...

EOS and DroneShield step up as European drone threats drive global demand for air defence tech

Update, October 2025: In the past month, European airspace has once again come under threat from unidentified drones, prompting flight diversions in Norway and a military alert in Denmark. These incidents, described by Danish officials as...

Afghan FM Amir Khan Muttaqi will visit New Delhi next week

Monitoring Desk: Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is visiting New Delhi next week, reports India Today. UN exempted Muttaqi to visit India between October 9 to 16. It may be remembered that DND News Agency on September 27, 2025 reported...

Defence Conclave '25: Dr. Rajendra Kumar outlines tech-driven border security plan

Dr. Rajendra Kumar during his address in the Inaugural Session of the Bharat Defence ConclaveThe Bharat Defence Conclave 2025, organised by ETGovernment at the Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, on September 25, brought together the nation’s foremost...

From Afghanistan to Simcoe County: A soldier’s journey home

Chris Middleton recently retired from the Canadian Armed Forces after serving his country for more than three decades For the first time in more than three decades, Lt.-Col. (ret.) Chris Middleton doesn’t have to be ready to move at a moment’s...

Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal Raises Water Security Fears

Water has long been one of Central Asia’s most contested resources, shaping agriculture, energy policy, and diplomacy across the region. Recently, Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal project has emerged as a central point in this debate. Promoted by the...

Strong aftershocks hit Afghanistan after earthquakes kill 2,200

Two powerful aftershocks shook eastern Afghanistan in a span of 12 hours, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, triggering fears of more deaths and destruction on Friday in a region where about 2,200 people died in quakes in four...

Taliban ban women’s books, 18 university subjects in Afghanistan

The Afghan Taliban government has removed books written by women from Afghanistan's university teaching system as part of a new ban that also prohibits teaching about human rights and sexual harassment. Some 140 books by women, including titles...

The Bolduc Brief: Special Operations Forces and Afghan Local Police Programs

Editor’s Note: Today’s “Bolduc Brief” was co-authored by Donald C. Bolduc and Chris Hensley – GDM U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) deployed to Afghanistan in October 2001 to conduct unconventional warfare to topple the Taliban regime. The fall...

Afghanistan’s cellphone, internet services down after Taliban ordered cut

[Source: Reuters] The Taliban have ordered internet and mobile phone data services to be cut across Afghanistan, diplomatic and industry sources said. As residents and monitoring services reported no connectivity and disruption to flights and...

Afghans relieved after internet restored

Afghan men use their mobile phones in Kabul on Wednesday. AFP Just before nightfall on Wednesday, the near-deserted streets of Afghanistan's capital Kabul suddenly filled with people -- mobile phones everywhere had pinged back to life. With phones...

Tech News | Scientists Just Found Strongest Signs of Life on Mars Yet: Study

Washington DC [US], October 1 (ANI): A new study suggests a habitable past and signs of ancient microbial processes on Mars -- and Imperial scientists provided crucial context. Led by NASA and featuring key analysis from Imperial College London,...

Afghanistan back online after nationwide shutdown

Internet services and mobile networks were restored in Kabul and other provinces across Afghanistan on Wednesday, local media reported, after a 48-hour telecoms shutdown. Residents and media outlets confirmed the systems were operating again after...

Over 11 Million Students Enrolled in Afghan Schools, Says Ministry

The Ministry of Education has announced that more than 11.17 million students across the country are currently engaged in learning at schools and educational centers. Mansoor Ahmad Hamza, the spokesperson for the Ministry, stated that over 18,600...