raha news agency

Russian military plane with 92 people on board crashes enroute to Syria

A Russian military plane with at least 92 people on board has crashed in Black sea shortly after it disappeared from Radar following its takeoff from Sochi.

Truck attack in Berlin raises concerns for refugees fearing backlash

The Berlin terrorism attack has raised concerns about violence against Germany’s asylum seekers.

Nine Afghan migrants killed in deadly traffic accident in Iran

At least 12 people have been killed and three injured in a recent car accident in the Iranian southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

Afghan migrants in Germany claim ties to Taliban to escape deportation

Called the “Taliban trick”, Afghan migrants who are scheduled to be deported are claiming to be members of the Taliban, forcing police to open criminal investigations so that they could escape their deportation.

More than 3,000 Afghan refugees voluntarily left Germany in 2016

Germany officials say that more than 3,000 undocumented Afghan refugees who have no chance to stay in Germany, voluntarily left the country in 2016.

A group of rejected Afghan asylum seekers to be deported from Germany soon

A German news website says a flight returning failed Afghan asylum applicants to Afghanistan is due to take place soon.

Shrbat Gula bail plea rejected, Afghan envoy calls on PM Nawaz to intervene

Expressing “utmost disappointment” at the rejection of bail of Nat Geo’s famed ‘Afghan Girl’ Sharbat Gula, the Afghan envoy to Pakistan has called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to intervene in the case for her release.

Twenty two missing Indian nationals have joined ISIS in Afghanistan

Twenty two Indian nationals accused of leaving India to join the Islamic State are learnt to have reached “the caliphate” in Afghanistan in the first week of July, officials said.

Ex-Pak Army chief’s son exchanged for Al Qaeda’s Zawahiri’s daughters

The terrorist group al-Qaida has said it extracted the release of two daughters of its chief Ayman al-Zawahiri and the widow of slain 9/11 planner in exchange for the kidnapped son of former Pakistan army Chief Pervez Ashfaq Kayani.

Twin suicide attacks in northwest Pakistan leaves 12 dead

At least 12 people were killed and 52 wounded when two bomb blasts were detonated outside a district court in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, a rescue official said.