An American citizen who was held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for two months has been released. @BBCNews reports:
Afghanistan Women's National Team players in exile called on athletes worldwide to stand in solidarity as they fight for their right to compete after being excluded from World Cup qualifying since the Taliban takeover. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/26/soccer/afghan-women-fifa-recognition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #afghanistan #women039ssoccer #taliban
Until the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, women were able to freely sell their hair to be made into wigs, bringing in crucial cash. But a ban last year has forced women to brave punishment by covertly trading hair. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/world/society/afghan-women-taliban-hair-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #afghanistan #women039sissues #humanrights #taliban
Pakistan's nascent economic revival may be short-lived if insecurity in the borderlands comes to urban centers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/19/world/pakistans-economy-and-terrorism-are-back/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #balochistanprovince #pakistan #taliban #terrorism #pakistan039seconomy
Forget #autopen: even President Fragile Ego Tinyhands knows that's bullshit. It's a distraction. This administration is:
Killing children and adults in the 100s of 1000s by terminating #USAID's work with #AIDS patients overseas
Turning its back on America's allies while cuddling up to #Russia, a throwback #fascist regime with expansionist ambitions and #nuclearweapons
Abandoning heroes who courageously worked with American troops in #afghanistan leaving them to die at the hands of the #Taliban
Stranding #refugees who'd already been promised a place in America after deep #security and#medical vetting, even pulling them off of planes as they headed to the US
Treating #veterans as disposable while destroying the administrative state (about 1/3 of whose employees are vets) that keeps us all safe
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