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Articles by Farhad Shinwari
Costs Mount As Afghanistan-Pakistan Trade War Strands Thousands Of Trucks
For nearly two months, Sayed Wali, a young Afghan truck driver, has watched the sun rise, and the sun set in the fabled Khyber Pass, which connects western Pakistan to eastern Afghanistan. But he's not here for the view. He's stuck. Wali can't even leave his 10-wheel truck and its cargo unattended for fear it could be robbed or ransacked.
Pakistan Forcibly Deports Thousands Of Afghan Refugees
Thousands of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have been forcibly repatriated since Pakistani authorities set an April 10 deadline for those without documents to leave the country. Truckloads of Afghans have crossed the Torkham border from Pakistan into Afghanistan. Many refugees are reluctant to return to the Taliban-controlled country.
For Afghan Refugees In Pakistan, A ‘Cruel’ Countdown Has Begun
Pakistan’s plan to deport millions of Afghan migrants has drawn sharp criticism as the country begins implementing its controversial policy. Rights groups warn that many returnees face severe risks in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, including persecution, violence, and economic hardship. Vulnerable individuals such as women, journalists, human rights defenders, and former government officials are particularly at risk.
Masses Of Afghans Being Deported From Pakistan Face Angst And Uncertainty
With Pakistan beginning to enforce a deportation deadline that passed on March 31, hundreds of thousands of Afghans who fled the Taliban's takeover in 2021 now face an uncertain future. Other Afghans have lived in Pakistan's Mardan camp for generations, and many have never lived in Afghanistan. Some have established businesses in the camp that they say could never function under a ruined, Taliban-run economy. Share Masses Of Afghans Being Deported From Pakistan Face Angst And Uncertainty
After Police Shootings, Pashtun Rights 'Jirga' Begins In Pakistan Original
Tens of thousands of ethnic Pashtuns attended the beginning of a three-day Jirga or grand assembly on October 11 near Peshawar in northwest Pakistan. The meeting was called by the nonviolent PTM, or Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, to advocate for Pashtun rights. Four PTM members have died after police shot at them on October 9 as they tried to clear the Jirga venue. Share After Police Shootings, Pashtun Rights 'Jirga' Begins In Pakistan
After Journalist Gunned Down In Pakistan, Mourners Call For More Protection
Hundreds of people gathered in Pakistan's Khyber tribal district on June 19 for the funeral of journalist Khalil Afridi, who was gunned down a day earlier in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack but Afridi's family said he had faced harassment and death threats.
Truckers Stalled For Days: Pakistan Restricts Key Border Crossing With Afghanistan
Hundreds of trucks, many loaded with perishable goods, were blocked at a key Pakistan border crossing with Afghanistan on January 16. Citing security concerns, Islamabad has demanded Afghan truckers have visas before passing the Pakistan checkpoints. It has led to days of traffic jams on both sides of the Torkham border crossing, a vital commercial-goods link. The new barriers are part of escalating security tensions between the two countries.
Truckers Cite Corruption, Distress At Pakistan-Afghanistan Border
KHYBER PASS, Pakistan – Truckers hauling cargo from Pakistan into Afghanistan though the main border crossing between the two countries have complained of bribes, long delays, and harassment by police and transport union officials.
Pashtun Tribes Continue Khyber Pass Protest Over Alleged Extrajudicial Killing
LANDI KOTAL, Pakistan – Members of Pashtun tribes in northwestern Pakistan’s Khyber district are reluctant to end their protest over the alleged extrajudicial killing of a local young man. On February 25, members of the Shinwari and Afridi tribes continued to block the main trade artery connecting eastern Afghanistan with northwestern Pakistan through the historic Khyber Pass for the fourth consecutive day.
Sikh Grocer Seeks Ramadan Blessings Over Profit
JAMRUD, Pakistan -- Instead of profiting from the increased demand for food and drinks among his predominantly Muslim clientele during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, one Sikh shopkeeper in northwestern Pakistan is offering discounts to earn their goodwill. Gurmeet Singh, a grocery store owner in Jamrud, a dusty town at the gateway to the historic Khyber Pass, says he is upholding a family tradition.
In Khyber Pass, Pashtun Tribes Protest Raids
LANDIKOTAL, Pakistan -- Taking turns before government officials, angry Pashtun tribal leaders criticized the security forces for raiding their homes. The civilian officials in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber tribal district listened to a litany of complaints from more than 100 community leaders. They represented important clans from the Afridi, Shinwari, Mullagori, and Shalmani Pashtun tribes whose 1 million members populate the region.
Taliban Infighting Displaces Thousands In Remote Afghan Region
The scantly reported fighting between Afghan and Pakistani militants in a remote district of eastern Afghanistan has forced thousands to flee their homes. Locals say recent clashes between the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani militant faction Lashkar-e Islam have forced them to leave Naziyan, a mountainous district near Pakistan's border in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. Naziyan tribal leader Malak Suhail told Radio Mashaal that more than 1,500 families left the district in late April.
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