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The rate of conversion from the rupee is sometimes quoted as 1 afghani = 1 rupee 6 paisas, [14] based on the silver contents of the last rupee coins and the first afghani coins. The afghani initially contained 9 grams of silver. [15] Alongside the new currency, the various units of weight used in Afghanistan were replaced by a single metric ...
In January 2008, BBC reported that about 6,000 Pakistanis from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa crossed into Afghanistan, which included women and children. While fighting in northwest-Pakistan between the Pakistani Armed Forces and the Pakistani Taliban may have been one reason, Sunni Shia sectarian strife was also suggested as a possible driver for their flight. [5]
Afghan migration to Pakistan dates back to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, which led to over three million Afghans seeking refuge in Pakistan. [10] Significant waves of Afghan refugees also came to Pakistan after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and in 2021 when the Taliban returned to power following the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. [11]
Pakistan's diplomatic mission in Kabul has been attacked multiple times. On 30 March 1955, a group of pro-Pashtunistan agitators attacked the embassy and ambassador's residence, also tearing down the Pakistani flag, to protest against the merger of the Pashtun-dominated North-West Frontier Province into West Pakistan province as part of the One Unit policy. [5]
The Afghan rupee was the currency of Afghanistan between the mid-18th century and early 20th century. [2] [1] It was subdivided into 60 paisa, each of 10 dinar.Other denominations issued included the shahi of 5 paisa, the sanar of 10 paisa, the abbasi of 20 paisa, the qiran of 1 ⁄ 2 rupee and the tilla and later the amani, both of Rs. 10/-.
Pakistani police are arresting Afghan women and children in southern Sindh province as part of a government crackdown on migrants, activists said Saturday. More than 250,000 Afghans have left ...
The Pakistani rupee depreciated against the United States dollar until the turn of the century when Pakistan's large current account surplus pushed the value of the rupee up against the dollar. The State Bank of Pakistan then stabilized the exchange rate by lowering interest rates and buying dollars, to preserve the country's export ...
Pakistan inherited the Durand Line agreement after its independence in 1947 but there has never been a formal agreement or ratification between Islamabad and Kabul.The Afghan government has not formally accepted the Durand Line as the international border between the two states, claiming that the Durand Line Agreement has been void in the past. [35]