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UN halts Afghan returnee aid over curbs on women staff
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UN halts Afghan returnee aid over curbs on women staff

The UN says women staff were barred from workplaces in Kabul, Herat, and Mazar-i-Sharif as restrictions tighten

Iran expels Afghan refugees over Mossad spy fears
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Iran expels Afghan refugees over Mossad spy fears

Kamran Khan says Iran sees Afghan refugees as Mossad spies and is forcing them out by the hundreds of thousands

122 million forcibly displaced worldwide 'untenably high': UN
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122 million forcibly displaced worldwide 'untenably high': UN

UNHCR warned that the course of major conflicts worldwide would determine whether the figure would rise again

Islamabad says more than 100,000 Afghans left Pakistan in April
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Islamabad says more than 100,000 Afghans left Pakistan in April

Analysts say the expulsions aim to pressure Afghanistan’s Taliban, whom Islamabad accuses of enabling cross-border attacks

Trapped between borders: Afghan women fear gender-based violence as deportation looms
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Trapped between borders: Afghan women fear gender-based violence as deportation looms

Many Afghan women in Pakistan, including former activists, educators, and athletes, live in hiding and fear arrest