A coalition of 19 European Union countries and Norway has formally urged the European Commission to authorize deportations of illegal and criminal Afghan migrants back to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
The Associated Press (AP) has retracted a story after incorrectly quoting a Taliban official on Afghanistan’s recent Internet blackout, admitting it mistakenly relied on an unverified WhatsApp message. The correction comes after nearly four days of near-total Internet and mobile disruption across Afghanistan, a move widely believed to have been ordered by Taliban Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada.
The Taliban internet blackout has plunged Afghanistan into near-total digital silence, cutting off millions from the outside world and crippling essential services.
A routine traffic stop in Fairfax County, Virginia, escalated into a deadly confrontation on April 23, 2025, when 36-year-old Jamal Wali opened fire on police officers.