The return of millions of Afghans from Pakistan and Iran pushes Afghanistan to the brink, UN warns

The return of millions of Afghans from neighboring Pakistan and Iran is pushing Afghanistan to the brink, the U.N. refugee ...

Afghanistan aid system severely strained by over 5 million returnees, UN warns

GENEVA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Over five million people have returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring states since expulsion policies began in late 2023, prompting the United Nations to warn on Friday ...

Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine’s adoption of an Afghan war orphan will stand

The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance ...

Pakistan-Afghanistan border closures paralyze trade along a key route

Trucks have been stuck at the closed border since October. Both countries are facing economic losses with no end in sight.
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US government worked against itself to let Marine adopt Afghan girl, documents obtained by AP show

In one of the most revealing stories of the year, investigative reporters Juliet Linderman and Claire Galofaro spent three years fighting to unseal court ...

In Afghanistan, a trail of hunger and death behind U.S. aid cuts

Afghanistan has plunged deeper into a crisis marked by levels of child hunger unseen in 25 years and the closure of almost ...

Afghanistan launches $100 million food security program as hunger crisis deepens

The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization warned in a report that 17.4 million people are projected to face acute food insecurity in 2026.

Afghanistan aid system severely strained as 5 million people return, UN warns

Neighbouring states began expelling Afghans in late 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.