Afghanistan
Trump considering plan to send Afghan refugees who helped US to Congo - NYT
AfghanEvac President Shawn VanDiver criticized the move, describing it as giving the refugees a choice between "the world’s number one refugee crisis to the world’s number two refugee crisis.”
Taliban arrests senior co-founder Mullah Mutasim Agha Jan amid deepening internal rifts
Australian former soldier gets bail on Afghanistan war crime charges
Afghan women’s rights advocates urge Melania Trump to support girls facing Taliban restrictions
WHO asks Taliban to lift female aid worker restrictions following earthquakes
WHO urged the Taliban to lift restrictions on Afghan women aid workers after a deadly quake, warning the shortage of female staff is leaving women without vital medical and mental health care.
Trump signs executive order paving way for states to be designated sponsors of wrongful detention
Trump's new order order is intended to deter offending nations from engaging in ‘hostage diplomacy'.
Two powerful aftershocks hit Afghanistan after earthquakes killed 2,200
Two powerful aftershocks struck eastern Afghanistan within 12 hours, as fears of more devastation grow following a series of deadly earthquakes that have killed over 2,200 people.
Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200, survivors face aid crunch
The tremor, at a depth of 10 km (six miles), followed the earlier quakes that flattened villages in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, left tens of thousands homeless, and injured more than 3,600 people.
Bomb blast kills 11 at rally in southwestern Pakistan, officials say
The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement released on Wednesday.
Afghanistan airdrops commandos to rescue quake survivors, UN warns food may run out
Afghanistan quakes kill 1,400 as rescuers race to save survivors, and the UN warns food aid could run out in weeks.
Rescuers in Afghanistan race to reach remote quake-hit mountain villages
"The pre-earthquake fragility of the health system means local capacity is overwhelmed, creating total dependence on external actors," said the update.
Earthquake in Afghanistan kills 800, injures 2,800
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan’s Kunar province, leaving hundreds feared dead and injured as rescuers search for survivors.
Germany to resume entry of vulnerable Afghans after legal, diplomatic pressure
Afghan nationals deemed at risk under Taliban rule will be allowed to enter Germany after long holds in Pakistani refugee camps.
‘I’m still trapped in August 2021’: Afghan women in exile share haunting memories
Afghan women who fled Taliban rule describe trauma, loss, and fear as they struggle for recognition abroad.
