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War-torn Afghanistan now safe enough to resume deportations, UK court rules

Afghan asylum seekers can now be sent back to their war-ravaged country after an appeal by Home Secretary Theresa May saw a blanket ban on deportations overturned. The ruling that Afghanistan is now safe enough for asylum seekers to be returned appears to defy evidence of the volatile situation in …

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Senior Official Admits Pakistan Housing Afghan Taliban Leaders

For years, Pakistan has denied that the Afghan Taliban enjoys a safe haven on its soil or that Islamabad could do anything to end their violent campaign in Afghanistan that has seen tens of thousands of Afghan civilians and international troops killed since 2002. But in an unusually candid admission, …

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U.S. AIRSTRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN ARE KILLING CIVILIANS AT GREATEST RATE IN SEVEN YEARS

In what could point to decreased accuracy in targeting or a possible shift in the rules of engagement, the rate at which civilians are being killed by United States airstrikes in Afghanistan is now at its highest point since 2008, an analysis of newly published United Nations data reveals. On …

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Toyota recalls 2.9 million cars over seatbelt defect

Global recall affects 4×4 models produced between July 2005 and January 2016. Toyota Motor Corp is conducting a global recall of 2.87 million 4×4 vehicles because their rear seatbelts could be damaged in the event of a crash. The world’s largest carmaker said in an email on Thursday that the …

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Afghanistan on verge of political breakdown: US spy chief

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In a briefing to the United States Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, the Director of National Intelligence said that Afghanistan is on verge of political breakdown in 2016. In his report and briefing to the Senate panel over threats to the United States, James Clapper also …

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Japan readies to ‘destroy’ North Korea rocket

Planned “satellite” launch seen as a ballistic missile test draws shoot-down threat from Japan’s defence ministry. Japan vowed on Wednesday to shoot down any missiles or rockets fired over its territory after North Korea announced plans to launch a satellite in the coming days. “Today the defence minister issued an …

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Afghan National Arrested at Pathankot Cantt Railway Station

A 25-year-old Afghan national has been arrested and booked for staying in India without proper visa and passport, police said today. The accused, identified as Najok Mir, son of Wali Mohammad, from Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan, has also been booked for travelling without a ticket and misbehaving with a government …

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Sweden to expel up to 80,000 refugees

Tens-of-thousands have had asylum applications denied as European countries expand measures to limit flow of refugees. Sweden intends to expel as many as 80,000 refugees and migrants who arrived in 2015 and whose applications for asylum have been rejected. “We are talking about 60,000 people, but the number could climb …

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Is this the boy in the Messi bag shirt photo?

The mystery about the identity of the boy in the homemade football shirt that enchanted the internet appears to have been solved. BBC Trending has been told that the child who has become known as “Messi’s biggest fan” is actually five-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi from a rural area in Afghanistan. This …

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IS in Afghanistan: We will bury them, says President Ghani

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has promised to “bury” the Islamic State (IS) militant group, whose local offshoot has clashed with government forces and Taliban fighters. In a BBC interview, Mr Ghani said IS was “not an Afghan phenomenon” and its atrocities had “alienated the people”. “Afghans are now motivated by …

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