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Pakistan orders 1.7 million Afghan asylum seekers out of country by November – BBC News

Pakistan has ordered all unauthorised Afghan asylum seekers – an estimated 1.7 million people – to leave the country by November. A spike in attacks along the two countries’ border, which Islamabad blames on Afghanistan-based operatives, has escalated tensions this year. It has also fuelled resentment in Islamabad, which on Tuesday announced a crackdown on “illegal” migrants. The Taliban government urged Pakistan to rethink its…

Afghan wushu fighters defy money woes to compete in Asian Games

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more about the topic: https://sc.mp/bamj Khalid Hotak and his team of wushu fighters are working hard in the lead-up to the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Despite a lack of financial support from the internationally-sanctioned Taliban government, Hotak is hoping for a repeat of the 2018 games in which he brought home Afghanistan’s first…

Over 200 former Afghan troops, officials killed since Taliban takeover: UN

More than 200 former Afghan soldiers and officials have been killed extrajudicially since August 2021 despite a general amnesty announced by the Taliban immediately after its takeover. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) – in its first report since the Taliban takeover two years ago – documented 800 cases of serious human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture and enforced disappearances….

‘I’m not giving up’: Painting serves as therapy for Afghan women struggling with depression

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube For more on Afghan women: https://sc.mp/cg74 A 19-year-old Afghan girl, Khushi, grew depressed after being banned from education. With the support of her family she began seeing a psychiatrist and taking art classes, where painting began to bring her joy and fulfilment. As a result of decades of war and turmoil, about half of Afghans have…

New Taliban ban on beauty parlours adds to Afghan women's economic woes

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube For more on Afghanistan: https://sc.mp/36ik The Taliban has ordered a ban on all beauty parlours in Afghanistan, effectively closing down thousands of women-owned businesses. The move is part of the government’s continued efforts to restrict women’s participation in public life. Rights experts have expressed concern about the plight of women and girls in the country, highlighting…

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