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Displaced Afghan students face uncertain future as they await approval to come to US
Middle East
August 4, 2023
Displaced Afghan students face uncertain future as they await approval to come to US
CNN — For a group of roughly two dozen displaced Afghan university students, the future feels uncertain. They’ve already uprooted…
Afghans awaiting US resettlement say they’re being deported from Pakistan back to the Taliban
Middle East
July 28, 2023
Afghans awaiting US resettlement say they’re being deported from Pakistan back to the Taliban
CNN — Afghans who were promised a home in the United States after their country fell to the Taliban say…
Taliban compounds misery for women in Afghanistan with order to close all beauty salons
Middle East
July 5, 2023
Taliban compounds misery for women in Afghanistan with order to close all beauty salons
CNN — Beauty salons in Afghanistan have been given one month to close as the country’s Taliban leaders extend their…
Qatar’s prime minister met with top Taliban leader in Afghanistan earlier this month, sources say
Middle East
June 1, 2023
Qatar’s prime minister met with top Taliban leader in Afghanistan earlier this month, sources say
CNN — Qatar’s prime minister met secretly with the Taliban’s top leader earlier this month in Afghanistan, two sources familiar…
Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say
Middle East
May 27, 2023
Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say
CNN — The Taliban should be investigated for crimes against humanity over their brutal crackdown on the rights and freedoms…
UN tells Afghan staff to stay home after Taliban bans women from working with the organization
Middle East
April 11, 2023
UN tells Afghan staff to stay home after Taliban bans women from working with the organization
CNN – The United Nations has instructed all of its personnel in Afghanistan to stay away from its offices in…
Taliban detains three British men in Afghanistan, UK non-profit says
Middle East
April 2, 2023
Taliban detains three British men in Afghanistan, UK non-profit says
CNN — Three British men have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to the non-profit Presidium Network. The…
Taliban arrests prominent girls’ education activist as repressive clampdown continues
Middle East
March 29, 2023
Taliban arrests prominent girls’ education activist as repressive clampdown continues
A prominent activist for girls’ education in Afghanistan was arrested by the Taliban on Monday, according to an official, the…
Marine injured in Kabul airport bombing recounts ‘catastrophic’ US withdrawal from Afghanistan at House hearing
Middle East
March 14, 2023
Marine injured in Kabul airport bombing recounts ‘catastrophic’ US withdrawal from Afghanistan at House hearing
Washington CNN — US Marine Corps Sergeant Tyler Vargas-Andrews can remember in specific detail the moment that a suicide bomber…
New wave of Afghan migrants reaches Mexico
Middle East
March 8, 2023
New wave of Afghan migrants reaches Mexico
Nearly two years after US President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, Mexico is seeing a…