18+ hour, 16+ min ago   (629+ words) The United States has deported Afghan lawful permanent resident Nazira Haji Zada to Afghanistan in the first case brought before a special terrorism removal court created three decades ago but never previously used. Haji Zada, 47, agreed to be deported after…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (1604+ words) An entire generation of Afghan children risks long-term and “potentially irreversible harm” as Taliban restrictions, widespread poverty, hunger and the dismantling of child protection systems deepen a crisis affecting millions of children, the UN special rapporteur on Afghanistan has warned…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (582+ words) Iran has accused the United States of striking a house where a wedding celebration was taking place in the southern county of Sirik, killing at least five people, including a child, and wounding dozens of others. Esmaeil Baghaei, a spokesman…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (309+ words) The United States has deported 12 Afghan nationals to the Central African Republic. Among them is a young Afghan man whom a US judge had previously protected from deportation to Afghanistan because of fears he could face persecution by the Taliban....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (973+ words) At least 161 people in Afghanistan died after US funding cuts disrupted access to health care, according to a new report by Refugees International, which says women and children have borne much of the impact of a rapidly deteriorating health system....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (446+ words) About 2.4 million people in Afghanistan have received clean water, sanitation and hygiene assistance so far this year, out of 7.8 million targeted for support, as funding shortages, drought and disease risks strain humanitarian operations, according to a new report. The Afghanistan…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (645+ words) The World Food Program says it is turning away six out of every seven acutely malnourished women and children seeking treatment in Afghanistan because of funding shortages, as wasting among children worsens across more than 75% of the country’s provinces. The…...