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Trump Criticizes Female Reporter During Florida Press Session

Trump Criticizes Female Reporter During Florida Press Session

November 29, 2025 11:14 am

US President Donald Trump lashes out at journalists over Afghan resettlement questions, continuing a pattern of confrontations with women in the media.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday November 27, 2025, sharply criticized a female journalist during a press briefing at his Florida estate, continuing a pattern of confrontations with women in the media.

The exchange unfolded as the reporter questioned Trump about the vetting of Afghan nationals resettled in the United States following the 2021 withdrawal of US forces.

“Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?” Trump said, interrupting the reporter. He held up a photograph of a …

Pakistan Deports 13,000 Afghans In Massive Migrant Crackdown

Pakistan Deports 13,000 Afghans In Massive Migrant Crackdown

November 19, 2025 11:28 am

Thousands of Afghan refugees returned to a struggling homeland as Pakistan enforces strict immigration policies, sparking humanitarian concerns.

Pakistan deported more than 13,000 Afghan refugees over the weekend, continuing a sweeping crackdown on migrants from its western neighbor. Authorities sent at least 6,000 people back to Afghanistan on Saturday November 15, 2025, followed by 7,700 more on Sunday November 16, 2025, including women, children, journalists, and former security personnel.

The mass deportations are part of a controversial policy introduced in October 2025, requiring all undocumented foreigners — estimated at 1.7 million, predominantly Afghans — to leave voluntarily or face arrest. …

Afghanistan Earthquake: 27 Dead, Hundreds Injured as Winter Looms

Afghan Earthquake: 27 Dead, Hundreds Injured as Winter Looms

November 4, 2025 10:20 am

Residents in northern Afghanistan were digging through debris and helping the injured on Tuesday after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Mazar-i-Sharif, killing at least 27 people and destroying hundreds of homes, according to local authorities.

The earthquake, which struck early Monday, left nearly 1,000 people injured and caused extensive damage to the city’s historic Blue Mosque, the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said. While the sparsely populated epicentre helped limit casualties, officials warned that the timing of the disaster, just before Afghanistan’s freezing winter, could worsen humanitarian conditions.

Hundreds of homes were flattened or severely damaged, leaving families exposed …

Pakistan Afghanistan Border Clashes As Talks Press On

Pakistan Afghanistan Border Clashes As Talks Press On

October 26, 2025 12:52 pm

Five Pakistani soldiers and twenty five militants have been killed in fresh fighting along the border with Afghanistan, Pakistan’s military said on Sunday. The violence erupted in Kurram and North Waziristan on Friday and Saturday while officials from both countries attended peace talks in Istanbul.

The Pakistani army said the clashes began when armed fighters attempted to cross from Afghan territory into Pakistan. The military added that the latest attacks have raised serious doubts over whether the Taliban authorities in Kabul intend to curb groups operating from their soil.

A statement from Pakistan’s military communication office described the attackers …

Pakistan Afghanistan Ceasefire: Minister Warns Of “Open War”

Pakistan Afghanistan Ceasefire: Minister Warns Of “Open War”

October 25, 2025 6:30 pm

Officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan gathered in Istanbul beginning Saturday for a second round of negotiations aimed at cementing a recently brokered cease fire, with Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif warning that failure to reach an agreement could lead to “open war” between the neighbours. 

The diplomatic meeting in Turkiye follows a truce negotiated in Doha last week by Qatar and Turkey to stop deadly cross-border clashes that killed dozens and wounded hundreds. The discussions intend to move beyond the cease-fire and craft a lasting mechanism for preventing future violence.

Asif said from the Pakistani city of Sialkot, “We …

Pakistan, Afghanistan Extend Ceasefire Amid Rising Tensions

Pakistan, Afghanistan Extend Ceasefire Amid Rising Tensions

October 17, 2025 1:38 pm

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend their temporary ceasefire following a week of deadly border clashes, a senior diplomatic source confirmed on Friday. The truce, initially set for 48 hours, was renewed to allow further talks between the two sides.

A Pakistani delegation has already arrived in Doha, while an Afghan delegation is expected in the Qatari capital on Saturday to discuss conditions for de-escalation, according to officials familiar with the matter. The sources, who requested anonymity, said both governments had shown interest in maintaining calm while pursuing dialogue through diplomatic channels.

The ceasefire comes after a series of …

Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes Kill Dozens

Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes Kill Dozens

October 15, 2025 9:39 am

Renewed fighting erupted Wednesday along the volatile Pakistan-Afghanistan border, killing more than a dozen civilians and military personnel, destroying a fragile truce following deadly weekend clashes.

Afghan Taliban authorities said Pakistani forces launched attacks in Spin Boldak district in the early hours, killing over a dozen civilians and wounding around 100. In a statement carried on social media, a Taliban spokesman accused Pakistan of firing “light and heavy weapons” into Afghan territory.

On the Pakistani side, authorities reported that four civilians were wounded in Cross-border shelling in Chaman, opposite Spin Boldak.

In another front, fierce combat in Pakistan’s Orakzai district …

UN Appeals For $179M As Afghans Reel From Deadly Quakes

UN Appeals For $179M As Afghans Reel From Deadly Quakes

September 9, 2025 9:45 am

The United Nations is appealing for $179 million in emergency aid for survivors of the earthquakes that struck eastern Afghanistan late last month, urging governments to put politics aside as winter looms over communities already battered by conflict and poverty.

The twin earthquakes, which hit on the night of Aug. 31 into Sept. 1, killed more than 2,200 people and left tens of thousands homeless across remote mountain districts. Entire villages were reduced to rubble, and fears of landslides continue to haunt families camping in makeshift shelters.

“This is a moment where the international community must dig deep and show …

Why The World Must Condemn Taliban’s Unfair War On Women

Why The World Must Condemn Taliban’s Unfair War On Women

January 2, 2023 3:31 am

Just like Leopards are never known to possess the ability to change the indelible spots on their skins, the Islamic extremist group that runs Afghanistan known as the Taliban will struggle to eternity to stop itself from manifesting its true, ugly, and wicked colours through its actions.

A fortnight ago, the group added another absurdity to their long list of atrocities against humanity. This time, women were their victims and as usual, they had zero apologies.

The Taliban has taken another stride in its war against women with its recent ban which prevents women from attending universities, and also from …

Blast In Mosque At Afghan Interior Ministry Kills 2

Blast In Mosque At Afghan Interior Ministry Kills 2

October 6, 2022 3:59 am

No fewer than two people were killed on Wednesday after a bomb blast tore through a mosque on the grounds of Afghanistan’s interior ministry in Kabul, a hospital has confirmed.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that since the Taliban made their way back to power last August they made security a priority but attacks have ramped up in recent months, even as officials have continued to make attempts to downplay them.

Italian non-governmental organisation Emergency, which operates a hospital in Kabul, revealed it had received 20 patients ‘after a bomb attack in a mosque at the interior ministry’.

‘Two …

More Deaths Recorded In Afghanistan Classroom Attack

More Deaths Recorded In Afghanistan Classroom Attack

October 3, 2022 7:12 pm

In the recent tragedy bombing which had recently taken place in Afghanistan, it has been reported that up to forty-six girls and young women had been among those killed in a suicide bombing on an Afghan education centre last week, as had been reported by the United Nations on Monday who had also announced that the total death toll had risen to 53.

It had been reported that a suicide bomber had blown himself up on Friday next to some women who had been at a gender-segregated study hall which had been packed with hundreds of students sitting a practice …

U.S. Kills Al-Qaeda Leader, Ayman Al-Zawahri In Drone Strike

U.S. Kills Al-Qaeda Leader, Ayman Al-Zawahri In Drone Strike

August 2, 2022 7:22 am

The United States killed Al-Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahri in a drone strike over the weekend in Afghanistan, Africa Daily News, New York has gathered.

A senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday that ‘over the weekend, the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant Al Qaeda target in Afghanistan. The operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties.’

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the early-morning strike in the heart of downtown Kabul over the weekend capped a 21-year manhunt for an Egyptian radical who more than anyone besides Bin Laden was deemed responsible for …

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