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On Tiny Greek Island, 14 Migrants and Man’s Body Found after Dinghy Sinks

A group of Syrian refugees, who say they were walking in the woods for three days and decided to leave it because of a wildfire burning in the area, are detained by Greek authorities near the town of Soufli in the region of Evros, Greece, September 3, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
A group of Syrian refugees, who say they were walking in the woods for three days and decided to leave it because of a wildfire burning in the area, are detained by Greek authorities near the town of Soufli in the region of Evros, Greece, September 3, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
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On Tiny Greek Island, 14 Migrants and Man’s Body Found after Dinghy Sinks

A group of Syrian refugees, who say they were walking in the woods for three days and decided to leave it because of a wildfire burning in the area, are detained by Greek authorities near the town of Soufli in the region of Evros, Greece, September 3, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
A group of Syrian refugees, who say they were walking in the woods for three days and decided to leave it because of a wildfire burning in the area, are detained by Greek authorities near the town of Soufli in the region of Evros, Greece, September 3, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis

Greece's coast guard found a group of 14 migrants and the body of a man on the shore of a tiny island in the eastern Aegean Sea on Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The five men, six women and three children were found on the remote island of Farmakonisi, along with the body of one man. It was not immediately clear how he died, The Associated Press reported.

The group had apparently arrived on the island from the Turkish coast in a dinghy that sank, the coast guard said. There were no reports of anyone missing. The migrants and the deceased man were taken to the nearby island of Leros, the coast guard added.

There has been a rise in sea crossings to European Union member Greece by people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia and seeking a better life in the wealthy 27-country bloc.

Despite the increase in migration to Greece, Italy is still the main entry point for the EU for migrants, with about 114,200 arrivals so far this year. Spain follows with more than 21,000 arrivals, according to United Nations figures, while the figure for Greece is nearly 18,600.

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Afghan Taliban Forces Target 'Several Points' in Pakistan in Retaliation for Airstrikes

Taliban security personnel stand guard at the site two days after air strikes by Pakistan in the Barmal district of eastern Paktika province on December 26, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad SAHEL ARMAN / AFP)
Taliban security personnel stand guard at the site two days after air strikes by Pakistan in the Barmal district of eastern Paktika province on December 26, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad SAHEL ARMAN / AFP)
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Afghan Taliban Forces Target 'Several Points' in Pakistan in Retaliation for Airstrikes

Taliban security personnel stand guard at the site two days after air strikes by Pakistan in the Barmal district of eastern Paktika province on December 26, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad SAHEL ARMAN / AFP)
Taliban security personnel stand guard at the site two days after air strikes by Pakistan in the Barmal district of eastern Paktika province on December 26, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad SAHEL ARMAN / AFP)

Afghan Taliban forces targeted "several points" in neighboring Pakistan, Afghanistan's defense ministry said on Saturday, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardment inside Afghanistan.
The statement from the Defense Ministry did not specify Pakistan but said the strikes were conducted "beyond the 'hypothetical line'" - an expression used by Afghan authorities to refer to a border with Pakistan that they have long disputed.
"Several points beyond the hypothetical line, serving as centers and hideouts for malicious elements and their supporters who organized and coordinated attacks in Afghanistan, were targeted in retaliation from the southeastern direction of the country," the ministry said.
Asked whether the statement referred to Pakistan, ministry spokesman Enayatullah Khowarazmi said: "We do not consider it to be the territory of Pakistan, therefore, we cannot confirm the territory, but it was on the other side of the hypothetical line."
Afghanistan has for decades rejected the border, known as the Durand Line, drawn by British colonial authorities in the 19th century through the mountainous and often lawless tribal belt between what is now Afghanistan and Pakistan.
No details of casualties or specific areas targeted were provided. The Pakistani military's public relations wing and a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Afghan authorities warned on Wednesday they would retaliate after the Pakistani bombardment, which they said had killed civilians. Islamabad said it had targeted hideouts of militants along the border.
The neighbors have a strained relationship, with Pakistan saying that several militant attacks that have occurred in its country have been launched from Afghan soil - a charge the Afghan Taliban denies.