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Early on, they fell prey to fraudulent land deals, followed by colonial decrees between 1905 and 1913 that designated significant portions of their territory as state property and restricted their landownership rights.

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He touted the move in August to create a “quick reaction force” to “quell civil disturbances” — a decree folded into his executive order expanding the D.C. troop deployment.

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The decree is the latest in a series of restrictions which the Taliban have brought in since returning to power four years ago.

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Violators could find themselves facing fines, consent decrees or “other disciplinary measures” in an effort to stamp out “politicized or unlawful debanking.”

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The American pontiff has also not commented on his predecessor's 2023 decree.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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