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Pakistan Expresses Heartfelt Condolences to Afghanistan over Base Attack
Pakistan’s civil and military leadership has strongly condemned the Friday’s terrorist attack on a military base in Balkh province of Afghanistan.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa condemned the terrorist attack on the military base.
The premier expressed deep grief and sorrow over the terrorist attack in Afghanistan.
In his message, he said that the government and people of Pakistan stand in solidarity with the government of Afghanistan and Afghan brethren in the hour of grief.
“Terrorists have struck the Balkh province leading to the loss of the precious lives of Afghan soldiers and we [Pakistan] strongly condemn this barbaric act of terrorism. Our heart goes out to the victims of this terrorist attack.”
The neighboring Iranian ministry of foreign affairs calls peace and reconciliation as the only way out.
Iranian spokesman, Bahram Qasimi said, “The Islamic republic of Iran insists over ensuring peace and prosperity for the region as whole and for Afghanistan in particular. We believe, the only way out of the long war is reconciliation and avoiding consistent involvement of U.S forces and its international allies.”
India and Resolute support mission in Afghanistan called the attack as brutal and coward and insist over continued support of their nations to Afghanistan long term peace and instability.
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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days
As many as 837 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country through Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings in the last two days, officials announced on Saturday.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement that 90 families comprising 468 people returned through Torkham crossing.
Another 67 families comprising 369 people returned through Spin Boldak crossing, it said.
The returnees have been introduced to international organizations to receive aid, and the Islamic Emirate has also paid 10,000 Afghanis to each family.
Pakistani government launched the second phase of deporting illegal refugees five days ago.
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Iran executes four Afghan prisoners
Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.
Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.
This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.
Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.
Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.
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Roof collapse kills two in Helmand
Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.
Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.
According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.
This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.
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