Over and out: Why international human rights group wants the Black Caps to boycott Afghanistan
As New Zealand Cricket officials mull over a proposed series with Afghanistan amid the country’s “terrorist” Taliban rule, a high-profile international human rights group has called on the Black Caps ...
The Rising Crisis in Afghanistan: Escalating Violence and Human Rights Violations Under Taliban Rule
Afghanistan is currently experiencing a rapidly deteriorating situation marked by escalating violence, severe human rights abuses, and deepening economic hardship under Taliban governance. This ...
Pakistan Is Trying to Integrate the ‘Most Dangerous Place’ on Earth. It’s Failing.
The country’s former tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are plagued by escalating militancy, leading to widespread ...
Bangladesh has limited time to choose between anarchy and democracy
Muhammad Yunus is at best a useful idiot for Jamaat-e-Islami and other war criminals; at worst, he is also a pawn for the ...
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Voices of Afghanistan Interview Series: ‘We, Afghan girls and women, will call for freedom with every breath’
In August 2021, the world watched as the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, sweeping away two decades of progress toward democracy, human rights, and gender equality. While international ...
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Legal aid groups file suit against a Biden-era rule that changes fear screenings for asylum seekers
The suit includes the Arizona-based Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, which provides pro-bono legal services to asylum seekers, and focuses on a Biden-era rule enacted just days before ...
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The hijacking of a train marks a watershed in the Balochistan insurgency
Yet Pakistan’s government shows little signs of engaging with the political solution required to end the conflict.
UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls’ education as new school year begins in Afghanistan
A United Nations agency is urging Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately lift a lingering ban on girls’ education to ...
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Taliban Release U.S. Detainee and Other Headlines of the Day
Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. Subscribe to the Daily News Brief to receive it every weekday morning.Top ...