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The ‘Economic Storm’ of Crises That Is Battering Afghanistan

Afghanistan was on a timid recovery path. But four years after the Taliban retook power, it has been badly hit by aid cuts and an inflow of two million Afghans forced out of Iran and Pakistan.

© Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times

In Kabul, Afghanistan, last month.

The ‘Economic Storm’ of Crises That Is Battering Afghanistan

Afghanistan was on a timid recovery path. But four years after the Taliban retook power, it has been badly hit by aid cuts and an inflow of two million Afghans forced out of Iran and Pakistan.

© Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times

In Kabul, Afghanistan, last month.

Judge Blocks Pillar of Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign

30 August 2025 at 10:42
Judge Jia M. Cobb rejected what she called “a truly startling argument” from the government that it could use a fast-track procedure to remove people arrested far from the southern border.

© Adam Gray for The New York Times

The Trump administration has sought to expand the process known as expedited removal, which typically avoids court proceedings.

Trump Administration Weighs Having Military Lawyers Work as Immigration Judges

No final decision has been made, but the proposal comes as President Trump increasingly uses the military in various aspects of domestic life.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

The proposal would send military lawyers to work at the Justice Department in an effort to reduce the capacity of the immigration system to process a backlog.

Trump Administration Plans Immigration Crackdown in Chicago

29 August 2025 at 16:41
The plans involve sending in hundreds of homeland security officers and using a naval base as a staging area.

© Kiichiro Sato/Associated Press

The main entrance on Thursday of the Naval Station Great Lakes, located about 35 miles north of Chicago.

Lawyers for Abrego Garcia Seek Gag Order Against Trump Officials

29 August 2025 at 10:11
The request came after President Trump and several of his top aides had attacked Mr. Abrego Garcia as a threat, even though federal judges have ruled that he is not a danger to the public.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Baltimore on Monday.
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