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UK U-Turn Grants Asylum to Afghan Human Rights Defender Amidst Plummeting Approval Rates
An Afghan human rights defender, Mina*, had her UK asylum claim initially rejected but later approved after a Home Office U-turn, highlighting inconsistencies in asylum policies amid a dramatic drop in approval rates from 98.5% in late 2023 to 36% in late 2024, leading to a surge in appeals.
UK U-Turn Grants Asylum to Afghan Human Rights Defender Amidst Plummeting Approval Rates
An Afghan human rights defender, Mina*, had her UK asylum claim initially rejected but later approved after a Home Office U-turn, highlighting inconsistencies in asylum policies amid a dramatic drop in approval rates from 98.5% in late 2023 to 36% in late 2024, leading to a surge in appeals.
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28% Bias Score
80 Afghan Citizens Executed in Iran for Drug Trafficking in 2024
80 Afghan citizens were executed in Iran in 2024 for drug trafficking, including Noor Mohammad, whose final words to his mother, expressing concern for his daughters, sparked widespread outrage on social media; his family's struggle to save him highlights the systemic issues and human cost of Iran's...
80 Afghan Citizens Executed in Iran for Drug Trafficking in 2024
80 Afghan citizens were executed in Iran in 2024 for drug trafficking, including Noor Mohammad, whose final words to his mother, expressing concern for his daughters, sparked widespread outrage on social media; his family's struggle to save him highlights the systemic issues and human cost of Iran's...
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40% Bias Score
Taliban Urges Afghan Refugees to Return Amidst Human Rights Crisis
The Taliban is urging Afghan refugees to return home, promising amnesty, despite widespread human rights abuses, poverty, and food insecurity caused by policies such as the ban on poppy cultivation, affecting 80% of the agricultural population. Millions are below the poverty line, and mass deportati...
Taliban Urges Afghan Refugees to Return Amidst Human Rights Crisis
The Taliban is urging Afghan refugees to return home, promising amnesty, despite widespread human rights abuses, poverty, and food insecurity caused by policies such as the ban on poppy cultivation, affecting 80% of the agricultural population. Millions are below the poverty line, and mass deportati...
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64% Bias Score
Taliban Develops Kamikaze Drone Program in Afghanistan
The Taliban is developing a fleet of kamikaze drones at former US and UK bases in Afghanistan, using international expertise and potentially abandoned military hardware, conducting test flights and using them in attacks on Pakistan.
Taliban Develops Kamikaze Drone Program in Afghanistan
The Taliban is developing a fleet of kamikaze drones at former US and UK bases in Afghanistan, using international expertise and potentially abandoned military hardware, conducting test flights and using them in attacks on Pakistan.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Issues Sweeping New Travel Ban, Facing Criticism
President Trump issued a new travel ban impacting 12 countries, beginning Monday, citing security concerns and visa overstays, despite criticism of its disproportionate effect on African nations with low visa overstay rates and retaliatory bans from some affected countries.
Trump Issues Sweeping New Travel Ban, Facing Criticism
President Trump issued a new travel ban impacting 12 countries, beginning Monday, citing security concerns and visa overstays, despite criticism of its disproportionate effect on African nations with low visa overstay rates and retaliatory bans from some affected countries.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Issues New Travel Ban Targeting 12 Countries
Former US President Donald Trump issued a new executive order banning entry to the US for citizens of 12 countries, including Iran and Afghanistan, citing national security concerns and high visa overstay rates, effective June 9th.
Trump Issues New Travel Ban Targeting 12 Countries
Former US President Donald Trump issued a new executive order banning entry to the US for citizens of 12 countries, including Iran and Afghanistan, citing national security concerns and high visa overstay rates, effective June 9th.
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56% Bias Score
Taliban Call for Afghan Refugee Return Amidst Human Rights Crisis
The Taliban called for all Afghan refugees to return home, promising amnesty and safety, despite widespread human rights abuses, economic collapse due to an opium ban, and mass deportations from neighboring countries.
Taliban Call for Afghan Refugee Return Amidst Human Rights Crisis
The Taliban called for all Afghan refugees to return home, promising amnesty and safety, despite widespread human rights abuses, economic collapse due to an opium ban, and mass deportations from neighboring countries.
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72% Bias Score
Afghan Man's Indefinite Commitment Sought After Aschaffenburg Stabbing Spree
In Aschaffenburg, Germany, on January 22, 2024, a 28-year-old Afghan man with a history of mental illness stabbed two people to death and injured three others in a park; prosecutors are seeking his indefinite commitment to a psychiatric hospital.
Afghan Man's Indefinite Commitment Sought After Aschaffenburg Stabbing Spree
In Aschaffenburg, Germany, on January 22, 2024, a 28-year-old Afghan man with a history of mental illness stabbed two people to death and injured three others in a park; prosecutors are seeking his indefinite commitment to a psychiatric hospital.
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Travel Ban Exacerbates Afghan Immigration Crisis
President Trump's recent travel ban, effective June 10, blocks entry from Afghanistan and 11 other countries, causing further hardship for vulnerable Afghans already facing significant immigration challenges due to prior policy changes and the dismantling of support systems.
Trump's Travel Ban Exacerbates Afghan Immigration Crisis
President Trump's recent travel ban, effective June 10, blocks entry from Afghanistan and 11 other countries, causing further hardship for vulnerable Afghans already facing significant immigration challenges due to prior policy changes and the dismantling of support systems.
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56% Bias Score
Kabul's Impending Water Crisis: Aquifer Depletion Threatens Seven Million
Kabul faces a severe water crisis, with aquifer levels dropping 30 meters in a decade due to over-extraction and climate change; almost half of its boreholes have dried up, threatening seven million residents by 2030 unless significant action is taken.
Kabul's Impending Water Crisis: Aquifer Depletion Threatens Seven Million
Kabul faces a severe water crisis, with aquifer levels dropping 30 meters in a decade due to over-extraction and climate change; almost half of its boreholes have dried up, threatening seven million residents by 2030 unless significant action is taken.
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48% Bias Score
US Sanctions Four ICC Judges Over Afghanistan and Gaza Investigations
The US sanctioned four International Criminal Court judges—Solomy Balungi Bossa, Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou, and Beti Hohler—for authorizing investigations into US and Israeli actions in Afghanistan and Gaza, respectively, escalating tensions between the US ...
US Sanctions Four ICC Judges Over Afghanistan and Gaza Investigations
The US sanctioned four International Criminal Court judges—Solomy Balungi Bossa, Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou, and Beti Hohler—for authorizing investigations into US and Israeli actions in Afghanistan and Gaza, respectively, escalating tensions between the US ...
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68% Bias Score
Soviet Deserter Returns to Russia After 40 Years in Afghanistan
Sergey Krasnopevov, a Soviet soldier who deserted his post in Afghanistan in 1983, returned to Russia after 40 years to seek citizenship, offering conflicting accounts of his desertion, ranging from claims of abuse to selling army supplies.
Soviet Deserter Returns to Russia After 40 Years in Afghanistan
Sergey Krasnopevov, a Soviet soldier who deserted his post in Afghanistan in 1983, returned to Russia after 40 years to seek citizenship, offering conflicting accounts of his desertion, ranging from claims of abuse to selling army supplies.
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48% Bias Score
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