Afghans Hold Rare Public Protests Against Taliban Rules NYT - Top Stories By: Yaqoob Akbary and Zane Irwin 12 June 2026 at 23:56 The United Nations said it was “deeply concerned” about the arrests of dozens of women, and reported that two people were killed in protests organized to support them. © Mohsen Karimi/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesIn Herat, Afghanistan, on Monday.
Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say NYT - Top Stories By: Megha Rajagopalan and Hamed Aleaziz 11 June 2026 at 10:05 The women are among nearly two dozen people slated to be sent to a country where the U.S. government has advised “Do not travel for any reason.” © Valerie Plesch for The New York TimesThe Trump administration is working to find ways to deport some migrants to third countries as a way around court orders barring their return home.