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Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have left Iran over the past weeks since Tehran gave more than four million undocumented Afghan migrants until July 6 to leave the country, the United Nations said, raising alarm over a dire shortage of funding to assist the returnees.
Russia announced on July 3 that it officially recognizes the Taliban government of Afghanistan, making it the first country in the world to grant recognition since the group seized power in 2021.
Every day, the lack of reliable medical testing facilities forces hundreds of Afghans to seek treatment abroad for diseases that are easily detected in clinical laboratories in neighboring countries.
Thousands of Afghans remain stranded in refugee centers across the Middle East, caught in a web of uncertainty after the Trump travel ban targeting 12 countries, including Afghanistan.
Afghanistan's hard-line Taliban rulers have detained several Islamic clerics. Most of those incarcerated have publicly criticized the Taliban government or offered advice on how to change or improve vital policies.
The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) on has expressed alarm over a sharp rise in the number of Afghan families being deported from Iran, reporting that 15,675 people crossed the border in May -- more than double the figure recorded in April.
The United States will end Temporary Protected Status for Afghans in July, leaving up to 12,000 at risk of deportation to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Human rights groups warn the move could be deadly, while DHS cites national security and claims conditions have "improved sufficiently."
Afghan women athletes who fled to Pakistan to escape Taliban restrictions now face poverty, lack of training facilities, and stalled asylum cases. Stranded in limbo for years, many are calling out the UN refugee agency for inaction as they struggle to survive and pursue their passion in exile.
The hard-line Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have “suspended” the holding of chess matches in the country, citing "religious considerations" and claiming it represents a form of “gambling.”
Russia's recent upgrade to ties with the Taliban have been followed by Indian overtures. China is already circling. “The great powers are starting to compete among themselves to recognize a terrorist organization,” says one Afghan analyst.
The Taliban carried out public executions of four individuals on April 11 -- the highest single-day number since it returned to power -- prompting a wave of condemnation from groups around the world.
A new immigration policy in Iran is depriving undocumented Afghans of accessing healthcare, education and even housing.
US citizen George Glezmann has been released from detention in Kabul following the first visit by a senior US official to Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in the wake of the withdrawal of international troops from the war-torn country in August 2021.
Under the Taliban, Afghan women can't go to university or do most jobs. But 22-year-old Zahra Ali has created a business that brings in an income and provides a resource to her neighbors. At her home workshop, she builds rechargeable battery packs that help compensate for an unreliable power grid.
Under the Taliban, Afghan women can't study at universities or work in most jobs. But 22-year-old Zahra Ali has created a small business that provides a resource to her neighbors. At her home workshop, she builds battery packs that help supplement the country's unreliable power grid.
Afghan women face more than 100 restrictions -- controlling everything from their appearance and movement to their right to work and study. Those accused of violating the Taliban’s so-called "morality laws" are often detained and arrested by the Taliban.
Afghanistan’s Islamist Taliban rulers have banned education and most jobs for Afghan women, who are also barred from parks, gyms, and bathhouses. With such constraints, Afghan women are furious after photos and videos emerged of an American porn actor visiting their country.
Doctors at a hospital in the Afghan city of Kandahar say they've admitted 5,500 malnourished children in the last six months alone. Nearly 3 million children in Afghanistan are suffering from malnutrition, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Afghanistan’s hard-line Islamist Taliban rulers say they no longer consider the Doha agreement -- a peace deal with the United States that paved the way for the withdrawal of Western forces from the country -- to be valid.
German police arrested an Afghan asylum seeker after he rammed a car into a crowd in Munich on February 13, injuring 28 people. The incident comes just before the high-profile Munich Security Conference and 10 days before German elections in which migration is a major political issue.
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