Uncertainty Torments Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation from Pakistan
Monday marks the deadline for Afghans sheltering in Pakistan to leave the country, with the prospect of a dangerous future in ...
UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls’ education as new school year begins in Afghanistan
The appeal by UNICEF comes as a new school year began in Afghanistan without girls beyond sixth grade. The ban, said the ...
Rights group says Pakistan steps up pressure on Afghans to return home where they risk persecution
A leading rights group says that Pakistan's authorities have intensified pressure on Afghan refugees to go back to ...
UN Tells Afghan Rulers: No Peace and Prosperity Until They Reverse Bans on Women and Girls
The U.N. Security Council is telling Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers that peace and prosperity are “unattainable” until they ...
Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes ease, thousands seek shelter
Overnight clashes between Pakistani and Afghan security forces at the main border crossing between the countries caused thousands of people to flee their homes but the situation had calmed down by ...