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Trump to shut down Afghan evacuee camp
President Trump has informed Congress he will shut down the migrant camp in Qatar where the U.S. holds Afghan evacuees before they are…
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Two teen Afghan asylum seekers learn fate for raping 15-year-old in local park
Two teenage asylum seekers from Afghanistan have been jailed after admitting to the rape of a 15-year-old girl in a U.K. park, officials…
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A New Afghan Bakery, in New York’s Golden Age of Bread
As the city’s bakeries have grown increasingly culturally specific, representing far-flung cuisines and styles—see Librae, in the East…
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Afghan, Pakistani forces exchange heavy fire as tensions flare
Afghanistan and Pakistan’s forces have exchanged heavy fire along their border as tensions between the South Asian neighbours escalate…
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'Ticking time bomb': How dangers lurked in Afghan evacuee population
Tucked inside the tens of thousands of Afghans airlifted out of Kabul in 2021 were some ticking time bombs. Suddenly, they are starting to…
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Trump’s Crackdown on Afghan Refugees Will Have Dire Consequences
Not only are Afghans themselves confused about their legal status, the organizations that assist them as they navigate the process of…
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Third Afghan evacuee arrested in less than a week on terror-related charges
Homeland Security arrested another Afghan evacuee Wednesday, accusing Jaan Shah Safi of supporting the terrorist group ISIS-K. Source link
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Bomb kills three Pakistani police officers close to Afghan border
A roadside bomb has killed three Pakistani police officers near the Afghan border, officials say. The blast on Wednesday, in which two…
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Afghan migrant charged with threatening suicide bombing in Texas
The Justice Department announced charges Tuesday against an Afghan immigrant who allegedly appeared in a TikTok video threatening a…
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Afghan accused of shooting guardsmen faces first-degree murder charge
The man arrested for ambushing and shooting two National Guard members the day before Thanksgiving will now face a first-degree murder…
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Homeland Security suspends processing for Afghan immigrants after ambush on National Guard
The Department of Homeland Security shut down all immigration processing for migrants from Afghanistan late Wednesday. Source link
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Trump vows immigration crackdown after Afghan named as shooter in Guard ambush
The man suspected of gunning down two National Guard soldiers near the White House on Wednesday was an immigrant from Afghanistan who came…
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Afghan opium crop plummets after Taliban ban - UN report
Opium farming in Afghanistan has dropped significantly following a ban imposed by the Taliban government in 2022, the United Nations said.…
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Months-old video shows Pakistani missile, not Afghan test
As a ceasefire halted a week of deadly violence between Pakistan and Afghanistan in mid-October, footage of a missile launch was shared in…
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Dozens killed as Pakistani army, fighters clash near Afghan border
Eleven military personnel have been killed in a gunfight with armed fighters in the country’s northwest, according to the Pakistani army.…
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Man fears family 'at risk' over Afghan data breach
An Afghan man who worked with British forces for nearly a decade has said he fears family members still in Afghanistan are at "very high…
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‘We lost everything twice’: Afghan returnees struggle after earthquake
Noorgal, Kunar, Afghanistan – Four months ago, Nawab Din returned to his home village of Wadir, high in the mountains of Afghanistan’s…
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Afghan who served with UK forces at risk from Taliban if deported, says son
An Afghan man, whose details were accidentally leaked by the UK in a major data breach, has been detained in Pakistan for imminent…
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Pakistan says soldiers kill 33 fighters near Afghan border
Pakistani security forces have killed 33 fighters who tried to cross into the southwestern province of Balochistan from neighbouring…
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Pakistan resumes forced expulsions of 1.4 million Afghan refugees despite UN concerns
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan have resumed the forced deportations of Afghan refugees after the federal government…
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Defence secretary 'unable to say' if anyone killed after Afghan data breach
The defence secretary has said he was "unable to say for sure" whether anyone had been killed as a result of a data breach that revealed…
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Pakistan’s army says it killed 30 fighters trying to cross Afghan border
Pakistan’s army has said it has killed 30 fighters who tried to cross the border from Afghanistan, just days after a suicide attack in the…