In Afghanistan, the rate of opium addiction is still rising even after 20 years of government treatment programs and a Taliban-imposed ban on poppy cultivation.Some Afghans who are addicted to drugs say the Taliban should crack down harder on the sales and purchase of illicit drugs.
Many Afghans, including Nizakat Parsa, are requesting relocation for greater freedom and security in the United States.The journalist and his family embarked on a three-month journey through the Americas in search of safety.
Three Afghan and Ukrainian refugee students have received scholarships from a private high school in California.
The path that Afghan journalist Sadiq Torabzai took to escape from Taliban rule went through almost a dozen countries. He is currently waiting to be reunited with his children in Canada.
Two years ago, Fatima Amiri and her family fled Afghanistan for Pakistan because the Taliban government would not allow her and her sisters to go to school. But going to school is impossible, she says, even in their new country.
Amid a severe economic situation, radio stations in the northern Faryab region of Afghanistan are trying to keep broadcasting.
After fleeing Taliban repression back home, a former political reporter for TOLOnews in Afghanistan found a new job with a Canadian broadcaster.
The Pakistan’s government started deporting Afghans who had been living there illegally on November 1. Since then, thousands of refugees have returned to Afghanistan and living near the border in makeshift camps. These family say that with winter is approaching, they need jobs and housing.
The ongoing deportations of undocumented Afghan refugees by Pakistan, according to the Afghan owners of textile mills there, have left them with multiple problems in operating their businesses.
Pakistan has decided to forcibly deport all undocumented refugees starting on November 1. Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have expressed concern about this decision.