Migration

A number of repatriated families in central Uruzgan province complain about not having permanent shelters and call on the government to provide them assistance to build their own houses.

Explosions and gunfire hit Afghan migrants at the Iran-Pakistan border, suggests preliminary investigations by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA).

KABUL (Pajhwok): Nine Afghans have been released from jails in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on .

Deputy Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Georgette Gagnon has held a meeting with businessmen in eastern Nangarhar province to address their problems, a statement said on Tuesday.

Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs Mawlavi Abdul Kabir has asked countries to refrain from the forced deportation of Afghan refugees and allow them to return to Afghanistan voluntarily.

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) has signed three agreements worth more than $2.4 million with three organisations.

Fifteen Afghan refugees, including children, have been released from the custody of the Pakistani police in Karachi, Pakistan, a statement said on Friday.

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for an investigation into reports that a large group of Afghan migrants had been shot and killed on the Afghanistan-Iran border.

An Iran-based human rights organisation claims Iranian border guards have shot dead a large number of Afghan migrants near the Kulgon border area of Saravan city.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has renewed its commitment to bring back Afghan refugees from Iran and stressed a joint strategy to ensure the dignity and honor of returnees, a statement said on Tuesday.

Another three Afghans have returned to the country after their release from jails in Iraq, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Tuesday.

Twenty five Afghans have returned to the country after being released from jails in Iraq, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Saturday.