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Afghans who helped Americans fear Taliban retribution after U.S. suspends refugee program
Some 200,000 Afghans left behind during the 2021 U.S. withdrawal are now left in further limbo by the Trump administration’s refugee program suspension. Many fought alongside the U.S. and received ...
Pakistan to launch 'full-scale' operation to free train hostages
Security forces in Pakistan are preparing to launch a full-scale operation to rescue remaining hostages taken by separatist ...
Rapid City Journal3d
They survived the jungle to seek asylum. Now Afghans in Nebraska fear deportation
As he trudged for days through the scorching jungle with about 20 other people following a nameless smuggler, Ashraf Safi felt a tinge of gratitude.
Pakistan train siege over: Army says 346 hostages freed; 33 insurgents and 21 passengers dead
More than 340 train passengers taken hostage by a militant group were freed Wednesday by security forces after a 30-hour ...
Celebrated explorer Levison Wood on finding the good life ahead of Leeds tour date
Best-selling author, explorer and TV presenter Levison Wood is set to embark on an exciting new tour this spring - Walking ...
Greek Reporter6d
A War and the Taliban: Life of a Greek Woman in Male-Dominated Afghanistan
Through time, I learned how to not draw attention and to not offend locals, so I would not do something an Afghan woman wouldn’t do, for example walking in front of the man who was with me instead of ...
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Afghanistan women narrate the story of a battle of survival on the 22 yards
The entire time, they walked as a pack, holding hands, tight together, walking slowly cautiously towards the club ... “By the time I started watching cricket regularly, the Afghan men’s side was ...
Daily Mail4d
The horrifying rise of 'Bacha Bazi': How young Afghan boys from poor families are sold onto warlords, dressed up in skirts and make-up then forced to dance for groups of ...
In Afghanistan, young boys and adolescents are adorned in makeup, dressed in brightly coloured women's clothing and sent before groups of powerful men to dance and entertain. They are victims of ...
Afghan officials walk out of talks with Pak counterparts over border standoff
Talks to resolve a border dispute between Pakistan and Afghanistan broke down after the Afghan delegation accused Pakistan of ...
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The Taliban claim Afghan women's rights are protected
The UN has denounced the Taliban’s repeated attacks on women’s rights, with the special representative saying: "We must stand with Afghan women as if our own lives depend on it — because ...
Indiatimes4d
US aid cut leave 80 Afghan women stranded in Oman, fearing return to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
More than 80 Afghan women studying in Oman face imminent deportation after the Trump administration cut funding for their USAID scholarships. These women, barred from higher education by the ...
The Express Tribune6d
The Afghan paradox
The investigation's results presented overwhelming evidence of the Afghan Taliban's (TTA) increasing support to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) through logistical assistance and operational ...