On Tuesday, India’s Supreme Court is set to give a ruling on petitions seeking to legalise same-sex marriage. The petitioners say not being able to marry violates their constitutional rights …
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Afghan, Iranian foreign ministers discuss Herat earthquake aftermath
by HamidTaliban and Iranian foreign ministers on Monday held a phone call to discuss the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes that struck Afghanistan’s northwestern Herat province on Saturday. Offering “condolences and …
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U.N. warns Pakistan that forcibly deporting Afghans could lead to severe human rights violations
by HamidForcibly deporting Afghans from Pakistan could lead to severe human rights violations including the separation of families and deportation of minors, the United Nations warned Saturday. Pakistan recently announced a …
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Taliban reject Pakistan’s ‘unacceptable’ expulsion threat to Afghan immigrants
by HamidPakistan’s threat to forcibly expel undocumented Afghan immigrants is unacceptable, a spokesman for the Taliban administration in Kabul said on Wednesday, adding that Afghans were not to blame for Pakistan’s security problems. Estimating …
Amid uncertainty over whether the Afghanistan Embassy in Delhi would shut down in the coming week, India took part in the nine-nation “Moscow Format” meeting, which included the Taliban’s Acting Foreign Minister as …
A refugee from Afghanistan who moved to Ukraine two decades ago has been talking about his motivation for supporting the relief effort for people affected by the ongoing war there. …