#afghanistan

#afghanistan

The Conservatives could potentially strike a deal with Afghanistan over migration, the party's chair has said. Asked directly if the Tories would set up a returns agreement with the Taliban-run country, Kevin Hollinrake told Times Radio: Well, potentially, yes. The former minister added that his party's deportation plan, which was published in May, is far more comprehensive than the one we've seen from Reform, in that it dealt with both legal migration and illegal migration.

At least 71 people, including 17 children, have been killed in western Afghanistan after a passenger bus carrying refugees caught fire after colliding with a truck and motorcycle.

The breach affecting up to 3,700 people includes Afghans who were brought to the UK under the MoD's resettlement scheme for those who worked with British troops.

In 2016, a meeting in Kabul revealed China's persistent concern regarding the presence of Uyghur militants associated with the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, reflecting strategic intelligence priorities.

Peter and Barbie Reynolds, both in their 70s, were arrested in early February and taken from their home in central Bamiyan to Kabul, the Afghan capital.

The Trump administration is rolling back programs that were created to assist more than 250,000 Afghans with planned resettlement in the United States.

Trump highlighted that the situation in Afghanistan provided Putin with an opportunity to invade Ukraine, stating that without the Afghan situation, Putin might not have acted.

The elevation in diplomatic representation between Afghanistan and Pakistan paves the way for enhanced bilateral cooperation in multiple domains, promoting a significant improvement in ties.

The main goal of this dialogue is to create a permanent, functional platform within which the representatives of Central and South Asian countries can discuss a wide range of cooperation issues, from interconnectivity, trade and economic cooperation to humanitarian exchange.