With Iran expelling more than 1.5 million Afghans since January 2025, questions have arisen over the reasons behind the accelerated pace of forced returns and the economic consequences their absence will leave on Iranian cities, where they made up a significant share of the labor force.

As part of a harsh deportation campaign that accelerated sharply last month, hundreds of thousands of Afghans have been expelled from Iran.

In every war the U.S. enters, Britain follows closely behind, sending its jets, troops, and airbases, even when it has no direct stake, as seen in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Iran.

Russia is moving toward breaking the taboos in its relationship with the Taliban, aiming for full normalization and removal from the list of terrorist organizations.

Russia's success in recruiting Syrian, African, and other foreign fighters for its ongoing war against Ukraine since February 2022 did not stop it from ensnaring dozens of Yemenis as well.