Uncertainty Torments Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation from Pakistan
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Uncertainty Torments Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation from Pakistan

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a refugee settlement on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan, Afghan families gathered on Sunday to observe the festival of Eid al-Adha — not in joyous celebration, but in quiet apprehension. On Monday, thousands who have called Pakistan home for generations face a…

He Was Once a Covert Taliban Operative. Now He’s the Friendly Taxman.
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He Was Once a Covert Taliban Operative. Now He’s the Friendly Taxman.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines He is the Taxman of Kabul, a bearded, black-turbaned Talib with a genial manner and the calculating mind of a computer-savvy accountant. As director of the Taliban’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi has the unenviable task of raising revenue for the government…

Opinion | It’s Time for the U.S. to Reach Out to the Taliban
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Opinion | It’s Time for the U.S. to Reach Out to the Taliban

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump has promised a bold new American approach to the world. Nowhere is that more urgently needed than in Afghanistan. Not only have its Taliban rulers crushed dissent and stripped away the rights of the country’s women and girls; they have also…

Opinion | It’s Time for the U.S. to Reach Out to the Taliban
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Opinion | It’s Time for the U.S. to Reach Out to the Taliban

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump has promised a bold new American approach to the world. Nowhere is that more urgently needed than in Afghanistan. Not only have its Taliban rulers crushed dissent and stripped away the rights of the country’s women and girls; they have also…

2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap
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2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In one of its final acts, the Biden administration secured the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in a prisoner swap for a Taliban member imprisoned in the United States on narcotics charges. The Taliban government freed Ryan Corbett and William Wallace…

Emeralds for Sale: The Taliban Look Below Ground to Revive the Economy
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Emeralds for Sale: The Taliban Look Below Ground to Revive the Economy

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a chilly auditorium in Afghanistan, heaps of freshly mined green emeralds glowed under bright table lamps as bearded gemstone dealers inspected them for purity and quality. An auctioneer asked for bids on the first lot, which weighed 256 carats. With that, the…

Afghanistan: Caught between climate change and global indifference | Climate Crisis

Afghanistan: Caught between climate change and global indifference | Climate Crisis

The world is facing a climate crisis, and few nations are feeling its impact more acutely than Afghanistan. It is currently ranked seventh on the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index of countries most vulnerable and least prepared to adapt to climate change. Afghanistan’s population is caught in a vicious cycle…

Gender, nationality ‘sufficient’ to grant Afghan women asylum: Top EU court | Women’s Rights News

Gender, nationality ‘sufficient’ to grant Afghan women asylum: Top EU court | Women’s Rights News

The ruling follows Austria’s refusal to recognise the refugee status of two Afghan women. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that gender and nationality alone are “sufficient” for a country to grant asylum to Afghan women. The ECJ ruled on Friday that discriminatory measures adopted by the Taliban…

Blast kills at least six people in Afghan capital, 13 wounded | Taliban News

Blast kills at least six people in Afghan capital, 13 wounded | Taliban News

Explosion takes place in southern Kabul area of Qala-e-Bakhtiar, and no group has claimed responsibility so far. An explosion in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has killed at least six people, the police and Ministry of Interior Affairs say. “This afternoon, a person wearing explosives on his body detonated,” Kabul police spokesman…