Although they were born in Pakistan to Afghan families, many girls could be deported to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where they would not be allowed to attend school and would not enjoy equal rights.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has announced that an estimated 220,000 people require immediate humanitarian assistance due to the catastrophic impact of tropical cyclone Gamane in Northeast Madagascar.
The move to empty a migrant camp is the latest effort to get migrants out of public view before the global spotlight is trained upon Paris this summer. Rights groups fear the evicted will be left even more vulnerable.
The former Soviet country with a population of around 10 million is listed as Central Asia's most prone nation to suffering the effects of global warming. But it is only joining a growing list of regions around the globe which are f1
The Olympic torch has been lit in Greece, but a fire of a different kind is raging over Afghanistan's participation in the upcoming Paris Games. One former Afghan athlete is calling for her country to be barred from the event.