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Afghan Migrants In Sweden Say Deportation Is A ‘Death Warrant’

Some 7,000 Afghan migrants in Sweden face an uncertain future after authorities handed them formal deportation orders requiring them to return to Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Releases Activists Who Exposed Alleged Pedophile Ring

Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency says it has released two activists who helped expose an alleged pedophile ring operating in the country's schools, a scandal that has sparked national outrage.

Afghan President Orders Probe Into Alleged Pedophile Ring

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said he had ordered an investigation into an alleged pedophile ring operating in the country's schools, and criticized Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency for detaining two activists who helped expose the scandal.

Climate Change Takes Toll On Women As Men Pushed To Leave Home

Afghanistan: Nearly 6,500 Incidents Of Violence Against Women Recorded In Past Year

Afghan women, both in cities and the countryside, suffer from violence and abuse. Domestic violence is common while forced marriages, marriages to settle disputes, sexual abuse, and violence such as honor killings and grave injuries to women are common.

Rights Group Raises Alarm Over 'Hazardous Smog' In Pakistan

Poor air quality "poses a risk to the health of every person" in Pakistan’s second largest city of Lahore, an international rights group warns.

Human Rights Watchdogs Call On Pakistani Authorities To Produce Disappeared Researcher

Global and Pakistani human rights watchdogs have called on Islamabad to release or produce a researcher who probed forced disappearances in the country’s restive northwest.

Two-Thirds Of Afghan Children Affected By Conflict, Says Charity

Almost two-thirds of Afghan children have been impacted by the ongoing conflict in the war-wracked country, the British-based Save the Children charity says. 

Air Pollution In Afghan Capital Deadlier Than War

Storm Adds To Misery At Migrant Camp Deemed ‘Dangerous,’ ‘Inhumane’

A storm in Bosnia-Herzegovina has blasted through the improvised Vucjak camp for migrants trying to reach Western Europe, sending tents tumbling and further endangering the estimated 2,000 people stranded there.

Afghan Bonesetters Remain Trusted Healers, Despite Doctors' Warnings

Afghans who can't afford doctors, can't reach one easily, or don't trust them often opt for a visit to a bonesetter. These traditional practitioners offer low-cost treatment for breaks, sprains, and other injuries. But some doctors say patients who use them are putting themselves in danger.