Iranian Border Guards Shoot At Afghan Migrants Again, Reports Halvash

A number of short films by Afghan directors won awards at the festival.

The festival, which was held in the Swedish capital on October 19 and 20, showcased the best short film, feature film, best documentary, and best animated film by various directors.

In this festival, a film directed by Kazem Ajram was announced as the winner of the best short film category. Other awards at the festival included- Best Fiction film by Ahmad Ebrahimi, Best Documentary by Naved Mahmoudi, and Best Film by Shoaib Sharifi in collaboration with Phil Grabsky.

As part of the festival, an Afghan girl held a painting exhibition calling for justice for gender equality in Afghanistan.

Afghan singer Wajiha Rastagar also performed her new song at the festival and dedicated it to Afghan protesting girls.

According to the front, the attack took place in the village of Mughal Baik Khel in Kapisa province.

So far, the Taliban has not commented on the incident.

The National Resistance Front said that the Taliban's weapons were also seized by its forces and a Taliban military vehicle was destroyed in the attack.

This is the second attack by this front against the Taliban in the past three days. On Sunday, the NRF said that it attacked a Taliban base in Takhar on Friday, October 18.

This front wrote in a statement that this operation started with the launch of several rockets and inflicted heavy casualties on the Taliban.

This front has not provided statistics on the number of casualties.

The statement said that the attack first began with the firing of several missiles at specific targets, and after inflicting casualties and creating panic in the enemy's ranks, the infantry section of the Afghanistan Freedom Front took action.

AFF said that the operation lasted ten minutes and its forces left the area after the operation was successful.

According to the details published by this front, the Taliban had taken strict security measures in the last two days and were busy repairing worn-out war planes.

AFF, however, said that in addition to causing severe casualties to the Taliban, they also disrupted the repair programme of warplanes during the attack on the Kabul airport.

On Sunday night, local sources contacted Afghanistan International and reported the occurrence of two powerful explosions in the vicinity of Kabul Airport. Sources said that the explosions occurred around 8 pm on Sunday.

The Taliban has not yet commented on this matter.

According to the court’s statement, the two individuals were each sentenced to 39 lashes, which were carried out in public on Sunday.

The statement, released on Sunday, October 20, clarified that the punishment was based on a ruling from the primary court in Farkhar district.

Despite condemnation from international human rights organizations, the Taliban continues to administer corporal punishment and public floggings.

In the past week alone, the group has publicly flogged 34 individuals, including women, across the provinces of Khost, Kunar, Laghman, and Kabul, on various charges.

According to the report, more than 100,000 returnees have received assistance, with one-quarter of these families being female-headed households. The UNHCR published this report on Sunday, detailing the scale of Afghan repatriation from Pakistan over the past year.

Of the 111,700 Afghan returnees from Pakistan who received aid, approximately 48 percent were women. The report further highlights that 2.5 percent of all aid recipients are individuals with disabilities.

The UNHCR noted that around 33 percent of returnees expressed intentions to return to five key provinces, namely Kabul, Nangarhar, Helmand, and Balkh. The agency also observed that the highest numbers of returnees were recorded in May and July 2023, with 38,000 Afghans returning from Pakistan each month during these peak periods.

The report also revealed that, since the beginning of the year, approximately 6,094 Afghans have been arrested or imprisoned in Pakistan.

The deportation of Afghan migrants from Pakistan, which commenced in October 2023, has drawn widespread international criticism. Despite this, Pakistan continues its deportation of Afghan refugees.