Washington and Manila have agreed on allowing a limited number of Afghan nationals to transit to the Philippines to complete their visa processing for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) and resettlement to the US.
The Refugees and Repatriation Department of central Daikundi province says 65 houses will be built for refugees, internally displaced persons and needy families in Neili City, the provincial capital.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has signed two cooperation agreements worth more than $2.7 million with Wadan Afghanistan, an indigenous government registered NGO.
KABUL (Pajhwok): More than a dozen Afghans entered their homeland from Pakistan after being released from prisons in the neighboring country, the Ministry of Refugees
About 11,261 Afghan refugees returned voluntarily or have been deported from Pakistan and Iran during the past one week, the Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) says.
Some Afghan refugees who recently returned from Iran have complained about the maltreatment of Iranian police and said Afghan immigrants in Iran were beaten, detained and forcibly deported.
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says it has provided aid to over 1.2 million Afghans with support from the European Union (EU) from 2018 to 2023.
GET IN TOUCH
NEWSLETTER
SUGGEST A STORY
PAJHWOK MOBILE APP