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The Afghan man who shot the National Guardsmen in Washington had cooperated with the US military before coming to the United States

29-year-old Ramanoallah Lakanwal arrived in the United States in 2021 and was granted asylum this year – “Biden brought him here,” Trump says, as he suspends Afghan immigration applications

Germany legalises the Taliban regime so that it can deport Afghans from Germany en masse

This shift represents a break with the Angela Merkel era, when Germany was the main European destination for asylum seekers

“One of the most powerful and dangerous seismic zones on the planet has been activated” – Why deadly earthquakes strike Afghanistan

British seismologist notes collision of India-Eurasia tectonic plates releases 15% of global seismic energy - Dozens of catastrophic earthquakes in recent decades

Afghanistan: The major earthquake leveled entire villages, with hundreds dead and 2,500 injured (updated)

Hundreds of injured people were taken to hospitals

Britain secretly admitted thousands of Afghans after a massive data leak in 2022

The personal information of some 19,000 Afghans seeking asylum in the UK after working for the British authorities before the Taliban's return to power was leaked in 2022 - The leak led to the implementation of a secret reception programme for Afghans in 2024, whose safety had been compromised

The Taliban have banned chess in Afghanistan – They put it on the gambling list

Chess is considered a means of betting for monetary gain, which is prohibited by the Law for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, according to the government

“Bacha Bazi” or “boy toy” – The barbaric custom of child abuse in Afghanistan

The customary sexual - and not only - abuse of young boys in Afghanistan - Children as young as 10 years old are dressed in women's clothes and turned into sex slaves for the country's elite

Washington and the Taliban in negotiations for prisoner exchange

The administration of outgoing President Joe Biden is seeking the return of three Americans arrested in 2022, Ryan Corbett, George Glasman and Mahmoud Habibi

Afghanistan: Taliban to close all NGOs employing women

Afghan women can no longer receive education beyond the primary level, go to parks, gyms, beauty salons, or even leave their homes without male escort - Some local media have also stopped broadcasting women's voices

A total of 76 immigrants detected by the Coast Guard – Incidents in Samos, Rhodes, and Syros

The 29-year-old operator of one of the boats in Samos did not comply and a chase followed - Patient disembarkation from a tanker in Syros

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