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Biden and Congress are mulling big changes on immigration. What are they and what could they mean?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking a more active role in Senate negotiations over changes to the immigration system that Republicans are demanding in exchange for providing money to Ukraine in its fight against Russia and Israel for the war with Hamas. The Democratic...
UN says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan, the U.N. mission in the country said Sunday on Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since seizing power in 2021, the Taliban...
As Pakistan cracks down on illegal migrants, nearly half a million Afghans have left, minister says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Nearly half a million Afghans who were living in Pakistan without valid documents have returned home in just over two months as part of an ongoing crackdown on foreigners in the country without papers, the caretaker interior minister said Friday. The expulsions are...
Today in History: December 7, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2023. There are 24 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as well as...
A roadside bombing in the commercial center of Pakistan's Peshawar city wounds at least 3 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb went off near a school in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding at least three passersby and damaging windows of a nearby bank and several shops, authorities said. The bombing happened in the commercial center of Peshawar, the capital...
Pakistan's highest court hears petition on forceful deportation of Afghans born in the country
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court opened a hearing Friday on a petition by human rights activists seeking to halt the forceful deportation of Afghans who were born in Pakistan and those who would be at risk if they were returned to Afghanistan. The deportations are part of a...
The Taliban's new ambassador arrives in China as Afghanistan's rulers court foreign investment
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban government's new ambassador to China arrived in Beijing on Friday — the first time Afghanistan's rulers have officially sent an ambassador to another country since returning to power more than two years ago. No country recognizes the Taliban...
A Pakistani province aims to deport 10,000 Afghans a day
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani province is setting targets for police to arrest and deport hundreds of thousands of Afghans it says are in the country illegally, officials said Thursday. The measure is part of a nationwide crackdown following a sharp decline in the expulsion...
Four local employees of Germany's main aid agency arrested in Afghanistan
BERLIN (AP) — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan arrested four local employees of Germany's main government-owned aid agency, according to the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. “I can confirm that the local employees of GIZ are in custody although we have...
The Afghan Embassy says it's permanently closing in New Delhi over challenges from India
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Afghan Embassy in New Delhi is permanently closed, it announced Friday, due to challenges from the Indian government and a lack of diplomatic support. In a press release, it said the decision was already effective from Thursday and follows the embassy's...
