CPJ Urges US to Release Afghan Journalist Facing Deportation

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged US immigration authorities to release Afghan journalist Shaban Ali Rafat and grant him a full hearing on his asylum application, warning that deporting him to Afghanistan could expose him to persecution and retaliation by the Taliban. In a statement issued on November 13, 2026, CPJ said Rafat […] The post CPJ Urges US to Release Afghan Journalist Facing Deportation appeared first on Khaama Press.

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