Nov 17 Over a million Afghans will be sent back after Pakistan begins expelling foreigners without papers By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Since Nov. 1, police in Pakistan have been going door-to-door to check migrants' documentation after a deadline for migrants without papers to leave or face arrest. Continue reading
Nov 09 Analysts warn that Pakistan’s anti-immigration crackdown risks radicalizing deported Afghans By Riazat Butt, Associated Press More than 250,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in recent weeks as the government rounds up, arrests and kicks out foreigners who it says are in the country illegally. Continue reading
Nov 08 Pakistan says nearly 25,000 Afghans waiting for U.S. visas won’t be deported as part of clampdown By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Islamabad has launched a clampdown on illegal migration, saying any unregistered foreign national and migrant lacking proper documentation would face arrest and deportation. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 4:18 Afghans seeking refuge in Pakistan ordered to leave or face forced deportation By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev Following the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and subsequent Taliban takeover, hundreds of thousands of Afghans sought safe haven in Pakistan. Many spent years working with the U.S. and Afghan government and fled a Taliban crackdown. But as Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 4:30 News Wrap: U.S. reports rise in hate, domestic threats in wake of Israel-Hamas war In our news wrap Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed a rise in hate towards Arab Americans, Muslims and Jews in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, the Biden Administration is deepening its crackdown on so-called junk fees by… Continue watching
Oct 23 U.S. watchdog says the Taliban are benefiting from international aid through ‘fraudulent’ NGOs By Associated Press The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan is warning that the Taliban are benefiting from international aid through the establishment of fraudulent nongovernmental groups. Continue reading
Oct 22 Afghan women, girls face array of challenges after deadly earthquakes, UN says By Associated Press An update from U.N. Women highlighted some of the problems women are facing in areas of Herat province, where a series of violent earthquakes and aftershocks this month killed thousands of people, more than 90% of them women and children,… Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 1:57 News Wrap: Aid groups warn of humanitarian crisis after repeated Afghan quakes In our news wrap Sunday, another powerful earthquake rocked Afghanistan’s western region where thousands died in last week’s quakes, six people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine, Poland held what’s considered to be its most significant national election since… Continue watching
Oct 15 Another earthquake hits same region of Afghanistan suffering from multiple deadly quakes By Associated Press A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same province. Continue reading
Oct 14 What causes earthquakes, and why they’re more common in some regions By Jaime Toro, The Conversation A deadly earthquake in Afghanistan, following one in Morocco, highlights the risks in the region. Continue reading