6,584 immigrants return to Afghanistan in 24 hours

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November 7, 2023

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials said Tuesday that 6,584 Afghan nationals living in Pakistan returned home in the last 24 hours.

These immigrants returned through Chaman and Torkham border crossings, officials said.

The authorities have established temporary transit camps for returning migrants in various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces.

This is in addition to the thousands of Afghans who crossed into Afghanistan on Sunday. Thousands more are meanwhile waiting to cross at the Torkham border.

This comes after Pakistan ordered all undocumented Afghans to leave the country by November 1.

On Saturday 7,135 Afghan citizens returned to Afghanistan from Torkham border crossing, Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees (CAR)
said in a statement.

Mostly Afghan nationals staying in Pakistan as undocumented immigrants. Repatriation of the illegal Afghans through the Chaman and Torkham borders has been underway.

Last month, caretaker minister of interior in Pakistan, Sarfraz Bugti directed the authorities to formulate a comprehensive strategy for the deportation of foreigners residing illegally in Pakistan.

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Tajikistan says two soldiers killed in clash with militants near Afghan border

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Tajik authorities say their border guards clashed with militants who crossed into Tajikistan’s Khatlon region from Afghanistan on Tuesday night.

Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security said in a statement that militants intended to carry out an armed attack on one of the border outposts.

Three militants were killed and two Tajik soldiers died in the clash. From the scene, three firearms—an M-16 rifle and a Kalashnikov assault rifle—three foreign-made pistols equipped with suppressors, ten hand grenades, one night-vision device, explosives, and other military equipment were seized, according to the committee.

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Afghanistan’s first aluminum can factory launched in Herat with $120 million investment

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, laid the foundation stone of the “Pamir” aluminum can production company at the industrial parks of Herat on Thursday.

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December 25, 2025

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Afghanistan’s first aluminum can manufacturing plant was officially launched on Thursday in Herat province, marking a significant step toward industrial development and economic self-reliance.

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, laid the foundation stone of the “Pamir” aluminum can production company at the industrial parks of Herat on Thursday.

According to officials, the Pamir factory is the first of its kind in Afghanistan and is being established with an investment of $120 million. The project will be built on 16 jeribs of land within Herat’s industrial zones.

Once completed, the factory is expected to create employment opportunities for around 1,700 Afghan citizens. Officials say the project will play a key role in boosting domestic production, reducing reliance on imports, and strengthening the national economy.

Authorities described the launch of the project as a clear sign of growing investment in the industrial sector and ongoing efforts to promote economic self-sufficiency in the country.