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The Azadi Briefing: Afghans Protest Taliban's Decision To Abolish Pension System

Radio Free Europe 26 Apr 2024
I'm Abubakar Siddique, senior correspondent at RFE/RL's Radio Azadi ... "We are just trying to claim our rights," Aafandi Sangar, the head of the Afghan Pensioners Association, told RFE/RL's Radio Azadi.
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Taliban detain 3 Afghan radio journalists for playing music, talking to female callers

CPJ 25 Apr 2024
Last month, authorities in Khost Province banned women and girls from phoning broadcasters, the Afghan Journalists Center said, adding that female listeners sometimes called in to ask questions on educational programs.
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The two issues delaying Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill

AOL 22 Apr 2024
Protection to Afghans who served in UK military ... Deputy foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell told Times Radio that while the UK has an "absolute obligation" to Afghan interpreters and people who served the British military.
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Peers amend the Rwanda Bill AGAIN by 240 to 211 as bitter showdown continues after ...

The Daily Mail 22 Apr 2024
The government will now stage a review of asylum decisions for Afghans who helped British forces to ensure they are not deported to Rwanda unfairly ... He told BBC Radio 4's World At One programme ... Mr Mitchell told Times Radio.
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Sleeping bags at the ready... MPs and peers dig in for late-night showdown on Rwanda ...

The Daily Mail 22 Apr 2024
He told BBC Radio 4's World At One programme ... The Lords also reinserted an exemption from removal for those who worked with the UK military or Government overseas, such as Afghan interpreters ... Mr Mitchell told Times Radio.
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Migrants trying to enter UK illegally from France say threat of being flown to Rwanda won

The Daily Mail 22 Apr 2024
The Lords also reinserted an exemption from removal for those who worked with the UK military or Government overseas, such as Afghan interpreters. Mr Mitchell rejected the calls for Afghans to get special treatment ... Mr Mitchell told Times Radio.
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The Daily Mail 22 Apr 2024
The Lords also reinserted an exemption from removal for those who worked with the UK military or Government overseas, such as Afghan interpreters. Mr Mitchell rejected the calls for Afghans to get special treatment ... Mr Mitchell told Times Radio.
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Senior Taliban special advisor killed in Pakistan

Khaama Press 19 Apr 2024
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesperson, confirmed the killing of Mohammad Omar Jan Akhundzada, a member of the Taliban’s supervision department ... The Afghan National Radio Television, under Taliban control, reported that Mr ... .
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Journalist jailed as Taliban continue media crackdown

Beijing News 17 Apr 2024
Several Azadi Radio journalists were killed in bombings in Afghanistan during the U.S ... Ahmad Hanayesh, a prominent Afghan journalist who previously worked for Azadi Radio, was critically injured in a shooting in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 3.
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Iran's Afghan Community Worried About Prospect Of War With Israel

Radio Free Europe 17 Apr 2024
Afghans in Iran, speaking to RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi, described a wartime atmosphere in Iran since Tehran’s first-ever direct ...
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Torkham border closed to Afghan patients without legal documents

Khaama Press 16 Apr 2024
Officials in Nangarhar province say that once again, the Torkham border crossing has been closed to Afghan patients by Pakistan ... Afghan migrants holding Afghan citizenship cards and registration cards are particularly targeted.
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Facebook Restrictions The 'Last Nail In The Coffin' For Free Speech In Afghanistan

Radio Free Europe 14 Apr 2024
It is unclear what exactly the "finalized" policy announced last week will entail or how it will be implemented and enforced, but Afghans are bracing for the worst-case scenario ... Radio Azadi.
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Taliban leader stands firm on his Islamic governance in Afghanistan

Beijing News 10 Apr 2024
At the same time, we expect that Islam will not be disrespected," stated Akhundzada in his defiant Pashto-language speech aired by the state-run Afghan radio station ... Afghan Schools Reopen, Girls Banned For 3rd Consecutive Year.
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Exiled Afghan journalist Ahmad Hanayesh shot in Pakistan

CPJ 04 Apr 2024
“It is imperative for Pakistan to safeguard the hundreds Afghan journalists who have sought refuge within its borders, out of fear for their lives, because of the Taliban’s crackdown on media freedom.”.
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RFE/RL Freelance Journalist Attacked By Armed Men In Islamabad

Radio Free Europe 04 Apr 2024
One of Hanayesh's relatives told Radio Azadi that three armed men on a motorcycle attacked the Afghan national as he was ...
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