About 20,000 Afghans were approved for resettlement in the U.S. under a program that helps people at risk because of their work with the American government, media, aid agencies and rights groups. They were among tens of thousands of Afghans who fled to neighboring Pakistan after their country fell to the Taliban in 2021.

Afghan refugees hold placards during a meeting to discuss their situation after President Donald Trump paused U.S. refugee programs, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2025. Pakistan is planning a new round of deportations of Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers.

The Pakistan government has devised a plan to move registered Afghan refugees out of Islamabad and Rawalpindi and gradually repatriate them back to their country. Authorities have also been directed to implement the plan without making any public announcement,

However, Memon’s family opposed the marriage — forcing him to decline the union and allegedly leaving Robinson stranded in the South Asian country after her tourist visa expired. A non-governmental organization offered to pay to send her back to the United States but she refused the offer.

An American woman who initially refused to leave Pakistan after a failed marriage situation is reportedly returning to the United States.

A U.S. woman refuses to leave Pakistan after going to the country for a failed marriage plan to a 19-year-old she met online.

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari says his country’s friendship with China has “gone through ups and downs” but it won’t be broken down by extremist attacks

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari says his country’s friendship with China has “gone through ups and downs” but it won’t be broken down by terrorist attacks