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Jobless, homeless and helpless without a man: Afghan women expelled by Iran into hands of the Taliban
ByFarshid Aram and Rad Radan, for Zan Times August 4, 2025

Those who fled Afghanistan fearing gender apartheid have been forced back to live in a society in which, without a male ‘guardian’, they cannot work or rent a home, leaving them in poverty and open to abuseSafia* thought she had finally found safety …

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The Guardian view on the other Afghan scandal: countries are forcing refugees back to Taliban rule | Editorial
ByEditorial July 31, 2025

The British government’s secret scheme to bring those at risk to the UK has dominated headlines, but, worldwide, many times more are losing protectionThe British public discovered only very belatedly that an enormous accidental data breach by an offici…

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The Guardian view on the other Afghan scandal: countries are forcing refugees back to Taliban rule | Editorial
ByEditorial July 31, 2025

The British government’s secret scheme to bring those at risk to the UK has dominated headlines, but, worldwide, many times more are losing protectionThe British public discovered only very belatedly that an enormous accidental data breach by an offici…

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Why So Many Afghans Have Been Forced Out of Iran
By July 16, 2025

More than 1.4 million Afghans have been forced out of Iran since January amid a governmental crackdown. Elian Peltier, an international correspondent at The New York Times, reports from the Afghanistan-Iran border. There, he met with Afghans grappling …

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Why So Many Afghans Have Been Forced Out of Iran
By July 16, 2025

More than 1.4 million Afghans have been forced out of Iran since January amid a governmental crackdown. Elian Peltier, an international correspondent at The New York Times, reports from the Afghanistan-Iran border. There, he met with Afghans grappling …

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As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’
ByElian Peltier, Farnaz Fassihi, Yaqoob Akbary and Jim Huylebroek July 16, 2025

Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.

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As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’
ByElian Peltier, Farnaz Fassihi, Yaqoob Akbary and Jim Huylebroek July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.

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Afghan Women and Girls Deported From Iran Fear Returning to Afghanistan
ByElian Peltier and Jim Huylebroek July 16, 2025July 17, 2025

“Get ready to cope” was the message from an aid worker to women returning to Taliban rule in Afghanistan after their expulsion from Iran.

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Iran Carries Out Mass Expulsion of Afghan Refugees
ByNick Cumming-Bruce July 7, 2025July 8, 2025

About 800,000 people have been deported to Afghanistan, a desperately poor country, under an Iranian campaign that accelerated sharply in June.

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