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Palestinian militants, some with guns raised in the air, celebrate by an Israeli tank at the border fence of the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land, and sea and catching the country off-guard on a major holiday. (AP Photo)

A year of war: 2023 sees worst-ever Israel-Hamas combat as Russian attacks on Ukraine grind on

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

U.N. agency warns of Afghans dying in harsh winter if no proper shelter after leaving Pakistan

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An Afghan women's soccer team poses for a photo in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. The Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan, the U.N. mission in the country said Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, on Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since seizing power in 2021, the Taliban have erased basic rights and freedoms, with women and girls deeply affected. They are excluded from most public spaces and daily life, and the restrictions have sparked global condemnation. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

U.N. says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan

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Illustration on President George W. Bush and the legacy of the Afghanistan occupation by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

American hubris: Disastrous consequences of U.S. occupation of Afghanistan linger to this day

By Andrew P. Napolitano

FILE- A cyclist pedals past the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. The Afghan Embassy in New Delhi is permanently closed, it announced Friday, Nov. 24, due to challenges from the Indian government and a lack of diplomatic support. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

The Afghan Embassy says it’s permanently closing in New Delhi over challenges from India

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Members of the social group Aurat March hold signs during a demonstration against the Pakistani government, in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. The U.N. health agency is warning that about 1.3 million Afghans are expected to return to Afghanistan from Pakistan where authorities earlier are expelling foreigners, mostly Afghans, living in the country illegally. It had forced at least 340,000 Afghans to leave Pakistan after spending decades, officials said Friday. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

More than 400,000 Afghans have returned home from Pakistan following crackdown on migrants

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

India's Mohammed Shami, left, celebrates the wicket of England's Moeen Ali , right, during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between India and England in Lucknow, India, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Cricket World Cup final four includes the hosts, the 5-time champions, 2 contenders. But no England

By Chetan Narula - Associated Press

Police officers arrive to conduct a search operation against illegal immigrants, at a neighbourhood of Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Pakistan government launched a crackdown on migrants living in the country illegally as a part of the new measure which mainly target all undocumented or unregistered foreigners. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistan opens 3 new border crossings to deport Afghans in ongoing crackdown on migrants

By Abdul Sattar - Associated Press

Human rights lawyer Moniza Kakar, right, speaks during a news conference at Karachi Press Club, in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Kakar said police in Sindh launch midnight raids on people's homes and detain Afghan families, including women and children. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistani police cracking down on migrants are arresting Afghan women and children, activists claim

By Adil Jawad - Associated Press

South Africa's captain Temba Bavuma exercises before the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Afghanistan and South Africa in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Van der Dussen leads South Africa to Cricket World Cup win over Afghanistan

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Police officers try to control immigrants, mostly Afghans, gather to verify their data at a counter of Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Pakistan government launched a crackdown on migrants living in the country illegally as a part of the new measure which mainly target all undocumented or unregistered foreigners. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Analysts warn that Pakistan’s anti-migrant crackdown risks radicalizing deported Afghans

By Riazat Butt - Associated Press

In this photo released by Uzbekistan's President Press Office, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev attends the Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Uzbekistan's President Press Office via AP)

Uzbekistan hosts summit of regional economic alliance

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Afghanistan players stand for their national anthem before the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Afghanistan and Australia in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Nov. 07, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Glenn Maxwell smashes astonishing 201 to lead Australia past Afghanistan at Cricket World Cup

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Armed Afghan policemen destroy an opium poppy field in Noorgal, Kunar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on April 13, 2013. Afghan farmers have lost income of more than $1 billion from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation, according to a report from the U.N. drugs agency published Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation

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Afghan refugees settle in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. A huge number of Afghans refugees entered the Torkham border to return home hours before the expiration of a Pakistani government deadline for those who are in the country illegally to leave or face deportation. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Afghans fleeing Pakistan lack water, food and shelter once they cross the border, aid groups say

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Afghanistan's players acknowledge the crowd after winning their match against Sri Lanka during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match in Pune, India, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Big win over Netherlands keeps Afghanistan in hunt for Cricket World Cup semifinal spot

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Afghans retrieve useful stuff from their damaged mud homes demolished by authorities during a crackdown against an illegal settlement and immigrants, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Dozens of Afghans who were illegally in Pakistan are detained and deported in nationwide sweeps

By Munir Ahmed and Riaz Khan - Associated Press

Afghans wait for transport to depart for their homeland, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. U.N. agencies have reported a sharp increase in Afghans returning home since Pakistan launched a crackdown on people living in the country illegally. Pakistan earlier this month said it will arrest and deport undocumented or unregistered foreigners after Oct. 31. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Afghans in droves head to border to leave Pakistan ahead of a deadline in anti-migrant crackdown

By Riaz Khan and Abdul Sattar - Associated Press

Afghanistan's captain Hashimatullah Shahidi celebrates their win against Pakistan during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Chennai, India, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Afghanistan wins the toss, sends Sri Lanka in to bat at Cricket World Cup

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Afghanistan's captain Hashimatullah Shahidi celebrates their win against Pakistan during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Chennai, India, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Afghanistan on a high after upsetting England and Pakistan at Cricket World Cup

By Rizwan Ali - Associated Press