Pakistan deports millions of Afghan refugees, and Norway's king takes throne | Global News Podcast

The BBC’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from the Pakistani border, as refugees are sent back to Afghanistan. Six million Afghan nationals – some of whom have never set foot in their ancestral homeland – have been deported by Pakistan and Iran since 2023. They now face an uncertain future under the Taliban government.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

0:34 An interview with the Taliban about the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan

09:59 Israel says it’s captured a Hamas commander, as Palestinians say a woman and two children were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes

13:24Norway’s new King Haakon VIII pledges an oath of allegiance in parliament

16:47 Russia launches deadly strikes on Ukraine

20:19 Online retailer Shein has a disappointing debut on the Hong Kong stock market

22:27 Thirty years after Tupac Shakur’s death, Duane "Keffe D" Davis is convicted of murder

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