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Taliban Faces International Backlash

Afghanistan's Taliban government is under growing international scrutiny for its handling of security and human rights, per Eurasia Review.

U.S. lawmakers have criticized the Trump administration's plan to deport Afghans, warning of potential persecution by the Taliban, Bloomberg reports.

Meanwhile, Turkish intelligence has arrested an ISIS-K member near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, highlighting ongoing cross-border threats, per Kabul Now.

Despite these challenges, Afghanistan's mining sector is seeking investment to tap its mineral wealth, English News Agency notes.

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Why these floors —

E12 · E11 · E10

E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: International backlash. Its words also reach E11 organizations and E10 institutions.

Here it is a dynamic between states, organizations and institutions: Taliban government (E12 states), with ISIS-K member and mining sector (E11 organizations), and U.S. lawmakers (E10 institutions).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E12 Statesmain floor

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: Taliban government.

E11 Organizations

The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: ISIS-K member, mining sector.

E10 Institutions

The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: U.S. lawmakers.

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