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Top human rights prize targeted by Qatargate corruption suspects
Suspects allegedly interfered with EU Sakharov Prize nominations to help foreign governments, leaked police files suggest. The EU’s…
Drug Trafficking in Tajikistan: A Very Deep but not Incurable Evil
For many years, Tajikistan has been gravely affected by drug trafficking. At least 15-20 tons of opium and between 75 and…
Canada Admits Nearly 40,000 Afghans, Willing to Take More
Canada is on the brink of fulfilling its commitment to accept 40,000 Afghans before the end of this…
US to Announce $12 Million in Aid for Afghanistan Following Earthquakes
The United States is providing $12 million in immediate humanitarian assistance to respond to earthquakes in Afghanistan this…
An Afghan Interpreter Shot by the Taliban May Soon Be Coming to Canada, After a 2-year Fight to Help Him
There’s been a big leap forward in a Newfoundland man’s campaign to bring an imperiled Afghan interpreter to safety.…
Tajikistan’s Pamirs: A Perfect Political Storm on the Roof of the World
The table is set for the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast to remain a geopolitical hotspot, as important as it…