Thousands of Afghans who helped the U.S. military blocked from reaching American soil
He was not alone. Thousands of Aghan families were separated in the rushed withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Babies ...
U.S. aid cuts could be ‘death sentence’ for Afghan women studying abroad
A group of more than 80 Afghan women who fled the Taliban regime to study in Oman say they are at risk of imminent ...
Pakistan’s security crisis deepens as train hijacking ends in bloodshed
The Pakistani military said it had completed a deadly rescue operation in the embattled southwest of the country after armed ...
190 freed from attacked Pakistan train, roughly 130 still held hostage
Pakistan freed 190 hijacked train passengers held hostage Wednesday as the battle to free remaining hostages held by the ...
Afghanistan: Opium prices soar after Taliban banned poppy farming, UN says traffickers earning 'massive profits'
Opium prices in Afghanistan have skyrocketed, nearing record highs and primarily benefiting large traffickers and organised ...
Russia fines veteran journalist for 'justifying terrorism'
A Russian military court fined veteran war correspondent Nadezhda Kevorkova 600,000 roubles ($6,900) on Wednesday after ...
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Afghans who helped Americans fear Taliban retribution after U.S. suspends refugee program
Some 200,000 Afghans left behind during the 2021 U.S. withdrawal are now left in further limbo by the Trump administration’s refugee program suspension. Many fought alongside the U.S. and received ...
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The Afghan Refugee Program Is an Unfixable Mess—and May Bring the Next Terrorist Attack
The State Department has resettled some 200,000 Afghans in the U.S., but whistleblowers point to corruption and lax security vetting.
What's behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s neglected southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a ...
Pakistani military says 21 hostages killed, remaining rescued after train hijacking
More than 400 people were on the Jaffar Express on Tuesday when militants fired on the train and blew up the track in the Balochistan region, Pakistani security officials said.
Public shaming of alleged thieves ‘Taliban-style punishment’: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The incident came to light after a video went viral on social media, showing three girls, an elderly woman, and a boy with ...
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They crossed the world to reach the US; now deported under Trump, they're stuck in Panama
They crossed oceans to get to the U.S., fleeing conflict, religious persecution, poverty and government crackdowns in ...