Trump’s funding cuts and USAID shutdown will hit everything from vaccinations to mine clearance – and make many Afghans jobless.
UN warns Pakistan against forced Afghan refugee deportations, cites rights concerns
The UN experts urged Pakistan not to proceed with plans to forcibly remove Afghans from the cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, nor to deport them to Afghanistan.
Christians among Afghan refugees deported by Pakistan, facing ‘life-threatening dangers’
Christians are among hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees that Pakistan was to begin forcibly repatriating on Tuesday (April 1) to Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban has asserted they will kill …
Uncertainty Torments Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation from Pakistan
Monday marks the deadline for Afghans sheltering in Pakistan to leave the country, with the prospect of a dangerous future in Taliban-led Afghanistan ahead.
An Eid that widens the rift between Pakistan and Afghanistan
As Pakistan is set to start the expulsion of nearly 3 million Afghans in the coming days, the rift between Pakistanis and Afghans is set to widen …
American woman detained in Afghanistan released by Taliban, source says
Zalmay Khalilzad, a former U.S. envoy to Kabul who is working on Taliban hostage releases, posted a picture of Faye Hall smiling with Qatar representatives ahead of her departure from Afghanistan on …
Taliban leader cites Quran in Eid message calling for unity and reconciliation in Afghanistan
The Taliban leader says Afghanistan has a “golden opportunity” for unity and reconciliation. Hibatullah Akhundzada, who seldom leaves the southern province of Kandahar and is rarely seen in public, al …
Ruth Marcus: Signal Leak Is Comparable To Biden’s “Messed Up” Exit From Afghanistan, Bush Saying “Heck Of A Job, Brownie”
New York Times columnist David Brooks and columnist Ruth Marcus join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Trump officials sharing sensitive information on a commercial app, the …
Who is Faye Hall? American woman freed from Taliban custody in Afghanistan
The Taliban has freed American citizen Faye Hall, who was detained earlier this year along with two British nationals and their Afghan interpreter. Ha …
US woman released by Taliban in Afghanistan
An American woman has been freed by the Taliban in Afghanistan after she, two Britons and their Afghan translator were detained earlier this year, Washington’s former envoy to Kabul, Zalmay …