Families Are Split as Pakistan Deports Thousands of Afghan Refugees
Many undocumented Afghan migrants have Pakistani spouses and have lived in the country for years. Nevertheless, the government says they must leave.
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Indian Envoy Meets Taliban Leadership Amid Diplomatic Friction With Pakistan
Indian Special Envoy Anand Prakash, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, met with Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, in Kabul to discuss a broad range of issues aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation between India and Afghanistan.The meeting, which took place amid heightened regional tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack
Pakistan Says It Killed 54 Militants Trying to Enter From Afghanistan
The Pakistani military is under strain on several fronts as it also faces the possibility of armed conflict with India.
Russia removes Taliban from list of banned terrorist groups
Move paves the way for Moscow to normalise ties with leadership of Afghanistan Russia has suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more than two decades as a terrorist organisation, in a move that paves the way for Moscow to normal…
Trump Will End Temporary Protections for Afghans and Cameroonians
More than 10,000 people will be put on track for deportation in May and June as a result of the Department of Homeland Security’s action.
Liberal candidate co-authored inquiry submission suggesting Hazaras not persecuted for ethnicity in Afghanistan
Exclusive: Zahid Safi, who is running in Melbourne seat of Bruce, listed as last author on 2021 Senate submission which says victims of Afghanistan war ‘not based on ethnicity’Polls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Ca…
Elderly British couple ‘interrogated 29 times by Taliban’ since imprisonment
Daughter of Peter and Barbie Reynolds, 79 and 75, says they have ‘no idea’ why they have been in jail for two monthsAn elderly British couple taken captive by the Taliban have been interrogated 29 times since they were imprisoned more than two months a…
Trump Team Divided Over Future of U.S. Embassy in Somalia
Some State Department officials have proposed closing the embassy in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, as a precaution after recent gains by Al Shabab militants.
British couple held by Taliban describe dire conditions in Kabul jail
Peter Reynolds, 79, detained with his wife Barbie since February, says prison is ‘nearest thing to hell I can imagine’A Briton held captive by the Taliban for more than nine weeks has said he is living in dire conditions in a prison in Kabul, describin…
Briton held by Taliban with wife describes dire conditions in Kabul jail
Peter Reynolds, 79, detained with his wife, Barbie, since February, says prison is ‘nearest thing to hell I can imagine’A Briton held captive by the Taliban for more than nine weeks has said he is living in dire conditions in a prison in Kabul, describ…