Russia signals major policy shift on Taliban terror status
In a significant diplomatic shift, Russia has initiated proceedings to remove the Taliban from its terrorist organisation ...
Afghan women to get support from refugee fund
Female cricketers from Afghanistan are to become the first recipients of support from a Global Refugee Cricket Fund.
The resurgence of the Taliban in Pakistan
This surge in violence is causing increasing tension between Islamabad and Kabul, with Pakistan accusing the Taliban regime ...
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Taliban ambassador warns Rubio against bounty threat over Americans detained in Afghanistan
A Taliban ambassador is warning new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio against making threats after he said he would place bounties on Afghanistan’s rulers for their continued detention of U.S. natio ...
The maternity ward standoff that exposes Taliban hypocrisy towards women
Restrictive laws imposed by the Taliban last year mean women cannot train to become doctors or midwives in Afghanistan.
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Roanoke-area refugees remain separated from families under Trump order
One family’s dream of reuniting remains half a world apart, split not only by an ocean, but also by newly erected political barriers.
MCC announces fund for Aghan women's refugee team
Afghanistan's exiled women cricketers will be the first beneficiaries of a new refugee fund started by the Marylebone Cricket Club, the MCC said on Friday.
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Local Jewish groups aiding refugees reel as borders shut and their funding is threatened
Local Jewish agency heads knew Trump would clamp down on undocumented immigrants but didn’t expect the doors to close on ...
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Afghan family finds hope in Evanston after fleeing war-torn homeland
Sayeda Jamshidi met Marilyn Wroblewski on a snowy day i 2022. Jamshidi was walking up the sidewalk path in front of her ...
Fleeing the Taliban: former Afghan journalist shares his journey two years after fleeing his home country
In 2016, moments after speaking on a TV interview about the dangers of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Zia Danesh’s car was ...
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Exiled but not forgotten: Afghan women’s cricket team reunites in Australia after fleeing Taliban rule
Afghanistan's women's cricket team played their first match in three years on 30 January, reuniting in Melbourne for a charity fixture after fleeing the Taliban's rule. Captain Nahida Sapan described ...
2 Pakistani soldiers and 6 militants are killed in a raid in the northwest, the military says
Pakistan's military says its forces have raided a militant hideout in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the restive northwest, triggering an intense shootout in which two soldiers and ...