Migration

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 104 more Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland after being released from prisons in Pakistan.

More than 30,000 Afghan refugees have returned from Iran to Afghanistan through the Islam Qala port in western Herat province in a single day, local officials said on Thursday.

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 56 more Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland after being released from prisons in Pakistan.

On World Refugee Day, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says more than 3.5 million Afghans have returned to their homeland from Iran and Pakistan since 2023. The agency emphasised that all returns must be voluntary, dignified, and in accordance with the rights of returnees.

An emergency committee consisting of government agencies and private sector representatives has been established to address the situation of Afghan returnees from Iran in western Herat province, an official said on Sunday.

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 520 more Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland after being released from prisons in Pakistan.

Amnesty International has urged Pakistan to urgently extend the validity of Afghan refugees’ Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, warning that failure to act could endanger thousands of families.

On World Refugee Day, the European Union reaffirmed support for displaced Afghans, pledging aid in protection, education, and livelihoods across Afghanistan and the region.

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) has inked cooperation agreements worth more than 580,000 US dollars with three NGOs to facilitate refugees in 14 provinces.

Japan’s Ambassador in Kabul Takayoshi Kormaya says his country’s assistance to Afghans will continue as before, with no reduction in aid.

The Afghan Embassy in Tehran has urged Afghan citizens to stay away from sensitive military sites in Iran, warning that these areas are heavily guarded and any suspicious behavior could lead to arrest.

Amid intensified forced deportations of Afghan migrants from Iran, several returnees complain what they describe as unjust treatment by Iranian police, alleging that illegal fees were extorted from them during the process.