Migration

UNHCR scales up support for returnee communities in Kandahar

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has stepped up support for returning refugee communities in southern Kandahar province, aiming to expand access to education, healthcare, shelter and livelihoods to help them rebuild their lives.

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Afghans in UK protest, call Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan war crimes

IEA vows support for returning refugees in Afghanistan

MoRR to neighbours: Don’t use Afghan refugees politically

Noorullah Zazai

8 Apr 2025 - 11:00

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) has urged Iran and Pakistan to treat Afghan refugees with dignity, stressing the need to uphold Islamic values, humanitarian principles, and international law

To assess returnees’ needs, Kabul team to visit Torkham

Noorullah Zazai

7 Apr 2025 - 17:30

KABUL (Pajhwok): Acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation Maulvi Abdul Kabir on Sunday presided over a meeting to deal with the influx of refugees from

Murree police ban rentals, business with Afghan migrants

Hijratullah Kakar

7 Apr 2025 - 17:09

KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistani police have warned citizens in Murree area near Islamabad against doing any kind of business with Afghan migrants or renting them houses,

Pakistan ramps up Afghan deportations

S.Muddasir Ali Shah

6 Apr 2025 - 10:46

Pakistan has intensified a crackdown on illegal migrants, deporting around 1,100 Afghans via the Torkham crossing over the past 24 hours, officials say.

Influx of refugees, officials assure full preparations

Yousuf Zarifi

5 Apr 2025 - 16:17

So far only a few Afghan families have returned to the country from Pakistan, the Refugee and Repatriation Department in eastern Nangarhar province has assured full preparations to handle possible influx of refugees.

Are eight million Afghan refugees currently living in Iran?

Hijratullah Kakar

5 Apr 2025 - 15:33

KABUL (Pajhwok): Advisor to Irani’s foreign minister Mohammad Reza Bahrami says eight million Afghan refugees are currently living in the neighbouring country. But how accurate

Stop expelling Afghans, UN experts ask Pakistan

Sohrab Sarwari

5 Apr 2025 - 14:27

UN experts, including Richard Bennett, have urged Pakistan not to proceed with plans to forcibly expel Afghans from Islamabad and Rawalpindi and avoid deporting them to Afghanistan.

Achakzai seeks legal status for Afghans in Pakistan

S.Muddasir Ali Shah

5 Apr 2025 - 12:17

A veteran Pakistani Pakhtun nationalist leader has voiced aversion to the government’s ongoing campaign to deport Afghan refugees.

Pakistan rounds up, deports hundreds of Afghans

S.Muddasir Ali Shah

5 Apr 2025 - 11:43

Amid an ongoing crackdown on illegal migrants, Pakistani security forces have rounded up and deported hundreds of Afghan citizens, officials say.

Treat Afghans with compassion, Kabir urges Iran

Noorullah Zazai

5 Apr 2025 - 10:52

Acting Minister of Refugee and Repatriation Maulvi Abdul Kabir has urged Iran to treat Afghan refugees with patience and kindness.

No Afghan to be forcibly expelled from KP: Gandapur

Pajhwok

5 Apr 2025 - 09:29

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur says no Afghan refugee will be forcibly expelled from the provincea, the Business Recorder reported.

JAC-R slams crackdown on Afghan nationals in Pakistan

Pajhwok

4 Apr 2025 - 18:13

The Joint Action Committee for Refugees (JAC-R) has strongly condemned the ongoing arbitrary arrests of Pashtuns and individuals of Afghan origin in multiple cities across Pakistan.

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