Joining this statement I’m deeply concerned for millions of #Afghans living in #Iran marginalized and without legal status or community support - including single women. De-escalation and accountability are priorities. This war is not the answer, it merely worsens the problems.
Source: UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett (@SR_Afghanistan)
[ https://x.com/SR_Afghanistan/status/2029456176681820236 ]

Joining this statement I’m deeply concerned for millions of #Afghans living in #Iran marginalized and without legal status or community support - including single women. De-escalation and accountability are priorities. This war is not the answer, it merely worsens the problems.
Il Tempo: Fuga dall'Iran, gli afgani usciti dal Paese: è il caos
Teheran, 3 mar. (askanews) - In fuga dall'Iran, a tre giorni dall'inizio dell'attacco di Usa e Israele. Al confine con l'Afghanistan si affollano sempre più persone che scappano dai missili, raccontando il caos.
"La situazione, che ho visto con i miei occhi, è paragonabile a una guerra. Giorno e notte, entrambe le parti lanciano missili", dice un afgano. "La situazione era diventata molto grave, soprattutto intorno alle stazioni di servizio, dove il traffico era intenso. La maggior parte delle persone si dirige verso centri più piccoli perché la situazione nelle grandi città è pessima", racconta un altro.
Escape from Iran, Afghans leaving the country: it’s chaos.
Teheran, March 3 (askanews) - Fleeing from Iran, three days ahead of the start of the US and Israel attack. More and more people are gathering at the border with Afghanistan, fleeing the missiles, recounting the chaos. “The situation, which I saw with my own eyes, is comparable to a war. Day and night, both sides are launching missiles,” says an Afghan. “The situation had become very serious, especially around gas stations, where traffic was heavy. Most people are heading to smaller centers because the situation in the big cities is terrible,” another says.
Quote from HIJAZ Persian (@HijazPersian):
Ziaulhaq Amarkhail: Attacks on Pakistan have caused an increase in Afghan hatred towards this regime and strengthened unity among them.
👤@ZiaulhaqAmarkhi
🔴 ضیاءالحق امرخیل: حملات پاکستان، باعث افزایش نفرت افغانها از این رژیم و تقویت وحدت در میانشان شده است.
👤@ZiaulhaqAmarkhi
Source: HIJAZ Persian (@HijazPersian)
[ https://x.com/HijazPersian/status/2025520777823392040 ]
Still analyzing the Taliban’s new Criminal Procedure Code, including from a human rights and sharia perspectives, but it is already very clear that the implications for #Afghans are extremely concerning. I will be issuing more detailed statements in due course.
Source: UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett (@SR_Afghanistan)
[ https://x.com/SR_Afghanistan/status/2015075366772101292 ]

Still analyzing the Taliban’s new Criminal Procedure Code, including from a human rights and sharia perspectives, but it is already very clear that the implications for #Afghans are extremely concerning. I will be issuing more detailed statements in due course.
Winter Warmers
I have completed two crocheted afghans in the last few weeks and through them I was pleased to learn the corner-to-corner technique. It is surprisingly easy once you get the hang of it, although I had to find a YouTube video in order to get started. Come to think of it, YouTube should probably be renamed TheHangOfIt because that’s what most of us go there to get.
Rep. Crow joins four Dems condemning Trump's Afghan immigration policies as excessive
'The horrific actions of one individual should not be used to vilify every individual from Afghanistan who legally seeks to live in the United States'