“Get ready to cope” was the message from an aid worker to women returning to Taliban rule in Afghanistan after their expulsion from Iran.
Tag: Afghanistan
U.K. Secretly Resettled 4,500 Afghans in Britain After Huge Data Breach
The government said that information about 18,000 Afghans was accidentally revealed in 2022. A legal order had prevented any reporting on the subject.
I.C.C. Seeks Arrests of Taliban Leaders Over Persecution of Women
The arrest warrants, for Afghanistan’s leader and its top justice official, say the restrictions on women and girls are evidence of crimes against humanity.
Iran Carries Out Mass Expulsion of Afghan Refugees
About 800,000 people have been deported to Afghanistan, a desperately poor country, under an Iranian campaign that accelerated sharply in June.
Russia Becomes First Country to Recognize Afghanistan’s Taliban Government
Afghanistan has remained largely isolated since the Taliban seized power nearly four years ago, despite subtle signs of increased cooperation with countries like China and India.
Sandy Gall, Reporter Who Covered a Half-Century of Wars, Dies at 97
He was in intrepid journalist in Vietnam, Africa and the Middle East before becoming a mainstay news presenter on British TV.
Richard A. Boucher, Veteran State Department Spokesman, Dies at 73
Working for six secretaries of state, he was known for explaining and defending U.S. foreign policy in a noncombative tone, without interjecting his own opinion.
In War-Torn Nations, Trump’s Travel Ban Brings a New Hardship
For people in countries like Afghanistan and Myanmar, the president’s order dimmed hopes for sanctuary in the United States.
Trump Travel Order Bans People From 12 Countries From Entering U.S.
The travel ban revives an effort from President Trump’s first term that led to chaos and court battles.
Trump Welcomes White South African Refugees as He Shuts Out Afghans and Others
The Trump administration carved out an exception to its refugee ban for white South Africans. But other groups, including Afghans who helped U.S. forces during the war in their country, are being shut out.