KABUL (Pajhwok): The German Embassy in Pakistan has announced the launch of a new online system for Afghan applicants seeking work and study visas, aiming
Secretary General of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Charlotte Slente has pledged to raise the concerns over the situation of Afghan refugees with Iran and Pakistan officials on the sidelines of the upcoming United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting.
An Afghan returnee from Iran has established a copper smelting factory in Sheberghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan, creating jobs for 10 people and pledging to expand employment with government support.
Some laborers in western Herat province say job opportunities have become increasingly rare while wages have also declined following the return of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees from Iran.
The European Union (EU) has pledged €10 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to safeguard Afghan children, particularly those returning from neighbouring countries.
About 131 Afghan refugees have returned to the country after being released from jails in Pakistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday.
A number of returnees in southern Kandahar province who have established small businesses are urging the government to support them so they can expand their operations and generate jobs for others.
A woman entrepreneur in Sheberghan City, the capital of Jawzjan, has established a sewing workshop for dozens of returnee women from Iran, providing them with employment opportunities.
Steel smelter owners in western Herat province say they have launched programmes aimed at preventing young people from migrating again and providing employment for recently returned migrants.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has issued an urgent call for international support to scale up its response to the largest return movements in recent history of Afghanistan.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says 1.668 million Afghan refugees have returned to their country as of July 26.
