Some 4 years after fleeing Afghanistan, a group of refugees returns to international competition

Some four years after players from the Afghanistan women’s national team fled their homeland amid the Taliban’s takeover, a ...
Times Union

ICE arrests Afghan refugee living in New Paltz after asylum interview

OYSTER BAY — An Afghan refugee who resettled with his family in Ulster County more than three years ago was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after a routine asylum interview ...
KCCI Des Moines

Family of Afghan refugees finds new beginnings in West Des Moines

An Afghan family has resettled in West Des Moines, Iowa, after escaping the Taliban, with the help of local residents. KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT TEN. SOME JOURNEYS TO IOWA START ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ...
UNHCR

UNHCR expresses concern over the denotification of Refugee Villages and forced returns of Afghan refugees

ISLAMABAD, 8 October 2025: During the week of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)’s Executive Committee in Geneva, the agency has expressed concern over the government’s decision to de-notify some Refugee ...
Long War Journal

Afghan Taliban, Pakistani military clash along the border

The Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani military skirmished along their joint border overnight after the Taliban launched a “retaliatory operation” for the Pakistani Air Force targeting the head of the ...
The New York Times

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted. By Zolan Kanno ...
WLWT

Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar says

The two sides agreed to establish mechanisms to consolidate lasting peace and stability, the Qatari statement said The two sides agreed to establish mechanisms to consolidate lasting peace and ...
Military.com

Russia Hosts Taliban Delegation and Warns Against Foreign Military Presence in Afghanistan

MOSCOW — Russia hosted a delegation of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban government Tuesday and issued a strong warning against a foreign military presence in the country. Speaking at the start of an ...
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Demolition of empty Afghan refugee homes continues at Karachi's Northern Bypass

The demolition of vacated houses at the Northern Bypass Afghan Refugee Camp continued smoothly on Thursday, following the repatriation of Afghan refugees from the area. Under the supervision of the ...
Long War Journal

Pakistani Taliban leader thought to be targeted in airstrike on Afghan capital

Noor Wali Mehsud, the emir of the TTP. The leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan (TTP) is rumored to have been killed in a Pakistani military airstrike in the Afghan capital of Kabul ...
Newsday

Afghanistan withdraws from Twenty20 cricket tri-series in Pakistan over military strikes

ISLAMABAD — The Afghanistan Cricket Board has withdrawn its national team from next month’s Twenty20 tri-series in Pakistan after it said three local cricketers were killed in Pakistan military ...
The Hill

US military kills senior al Qaeda-affiliated attack planner

The United States military killed a senior al Qaeda-affiliated attack planner last week in Syria, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced on Tuesday. Centcom said its forces conducted a strike on Oct ...