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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email One in five asylum seekers due to be deported to Rwanda is from Afghanistan, according to a charity supporting the refugees. Care4Calais says that from the first group it has contacted, 18 per

Inadequate protections by the de-facto Taliban authorities in Afghanistan continue to leave the Shia-Hazara community at risk and contribute to their plight, according a report released Friday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report highlighted that endless conflict in the country continues to affect the lives of many marginalized communities in the country, particularly Hazaras

For many Afghans, the country’s armed conflict has never ended. The armed group Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) attracted worldwide attention in March when it attacked the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, killing at least 143 people and injuring many others. Since emerging in Afghanistan in 2015, the group has carried out a bloody

Reporters and media analysts in Afghanistan report steadily increasing censorship and deteriorating conditions for local journalists. Media on the ground feel as though “no stories can be filed” without Taliban approval, said a Kabul-based journalist who asked not to be identified for fear of retaliation. The journalist has been covering politics and security issues in

The Afghanistan cricket team will look to make a strong statement when they head into this year’s T20 World Cup, scheduled to start from June 2. The Asian outfit has already finalised their squad for the mega event, which will be held in the West Indies and the USA. Afghanistan named a 15-player team, which

Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Life Columnists The Resilient Futures program by Montreal non-profit For the Refugees aims to provide Afghan women post-secondary education in Canada. Published May 03, 2024  •  Last updated 31 minutes ago  •  3 minute read Taliban security personnel stand guard as a burqa-clad woman walks along a street at a market in

A Republican candidate for the 1st-distgrict congressional seat, currently held by Congressman Mike Flood, is critical of the Biden Administration’s handling of the situations in Afghanistan and the Ukraine. Michael Connely told News Talk WJAG the billions of dollars worth of military materiel the Biden Administration left in Afghanistan could have been sent to the

Mohammad Reza Kazemi, Iran’s Deputy Head of the Drug Control Headquarters, said that there is still no documented evidence of a reduction in drug production in Afghanistan. Kazemi pointed out that the activities of smugglers in the region indicate that there hasn’t been any significant decrease in drug production. In April 2022, the Taliban banned

A young women’s rights activist from Afghanistan recently left the country and travelled to Iran. Women in both countries have few rights – but the activist told Sky News that when she arrived she saw a massive difference between the two places. That was until Iranian women revealed how they suffered under the Islamic Republic’s