Migration

Some Afghan migrants who have returned from Iran to Zaranj, the capital of southwestern Nimroz province, are struggling not only with poverty and homelessness but also with deep psychological trauma.

More than 500 Afghans returned to the country yesterday (Wednesday) through various routes and received financial assistance and health services among other facilities, the High Commission for Addressing Refugees’ Problems said on Thursday.

Pakistan and Iran forcibly expelled nearly 5,000 Afghan refugees yesterday, an official said on Saturday.

Minister of Refugee and Repatriation Maulvi Abdul Kabir has underlined the need to resolve problems through dialogue and diplomacy, saying the mistreatment of Afghan refugees and ‘military measures’ against them in Pakistan must not be repeated.

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has announced that deportations of rejected and criminal migrants to Afghanistan and Syria will resume before the end of this year.

The Pakistani government has announced closing five Afghan refugee camps in Khyber Pakhunkhwa province after four decades, a media report said on Saturday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says it has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MoAIL) to allocate 566.5 acres of land for the construction of a township for refugees in Paghman district of the capital Kabul.

The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) has announced a fee reduction in issuing national ID cards to Afghans living abroad, cutting the cost from $200 to between $50 and $150.

Nearly 700 Afghan refugees have returned to the country this week after being released from jails in Pakistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan and Iran forcibly expelled more than 10,000 Afghan refugees yesterday, an official said on Friday.

Some Afghan returnees from Iran say the bitter history of migration, empty-handed forced returns and unplanned life have faced them with economic problems and psychological stress.

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) has signed an agreement worth nearly two million US dollars with a private organization.