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The six-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi became an internet sensation after pictures of him dressed in an improvised Lionel Messi jersey – made out of a plastic bag – went viral. But now Murtaza finally got to meet the Argentine footballer in Doha. The Afghan boy’s dream of meeting his idol came true, according to the Qatar’s World Cup 2022 organising committee. ...

RESEARCH PAPER: Much is in a Name: A Critical Look at Chancellor Merkel’s Refugee Experiment. By Usman Mahar and Sultan Mehmood Abstract: This essay takes a critical perspective regarding the ongoing refugee crisis in light of the roles, responsibilities and policies of many W.I.E.R.D (Western, Industrialized, Educated, Rich, Democratic) countries. Nevertheless, we also call into attention the role played by the wider global ...

Pata Khazana (The Hidden Treasure):  A haze of controversy surrounds the ancient jewel of Pashto Literature (Observations by: Angelina Merisi) One would expect to find some level of controversy, surrounding an obscure, archaic manuscript found in an old village Mosque in 1886, subsequently claimed to disclose Pashto poems and biographical sketches from the eighth century straight down through the eighteenth ...

Heart & Soul Cafe, Heidelberg, Germany The only cafe in the city where you can pay what you want to get a good coffee and if you don’t have money – they will be more than happy to offer you one for free. THE PASHTUN TIMES  

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Saturday rejected the request of the federal government to allow Qatari princes to hunt the houbara bustard in the province. MPA Ishtiaq Urmar, an advisor to CM Pervaiz Khattak for Environment, Forests and Wildlife, told DawnNews he had received a letter from the interior ministry seeking permission for Qatari princes to hunt the protected bird ...

Pakistani officials have expressed concerns regarding the Afghan-India nexus, claiming the growing relations between Kabul and New Delhi is harmful for the region. Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry has said establishment of peace in the region would become difficult, blaming Kabul and New Delhi for negative propaganda. Chaudhry made the remarks during an interview with the state television, according to ...

An Afghan actress has won the Award for the best performance by an actress in Marrakech International Film Festival, it has been reported. The award was given to Fereshteh Hosseini during the 16thMarrakech International Film Festival on Saturday. The 19-year-old Fereshteh appeared in ‘Parting’ movie jointly produced by the Afghan and Iranian filmmakers. Directed by Navid Mahmoudi, the film is ...

A letter has been sent by the Afghan government to United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to remove the leaders of Hezb-e-Islami from the sanctions list, the National Security Council (NSC) officials said. NSC spokesman Tawab Ghorzang said the formal letter by the Afghan government was sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ghorzang further added that the letter was sent ...

A Pakistani official has admitted that some leaders of the Haqqani terrorist network are based in Pakistan but rejected that the terror network uses Pakistani soil for terrorist attacks in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry also claimed that the majority of the Haqqani terrorist network leaders are based in Afghanistan. The Afghan officials have long been criticizing Pakistan for ...

KABUL: During the 2nd Iran-Afghanistan joint economic exhibition, Iranian and Afghan businessmen and firms inked contracts worth $2m, Iranian Commercial attaché in Afghanistan said. Iran, Afghanistan sign $2-million contract Mohammadreza Karimzade said that over 10,000 people visited the exhibition in 4 days which was unpredictable. He noted that Afghan merchants agreed with Iranian side to import some part of their ...