A total of 229 families, comprising 1,071 people, returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran in a single day, an official said on Monday. Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), shared…
The UN has voiced its deep concern at the forced deportation of two asylum-seeking Afghan families by Hungary to Serbia. A day after the deportation, the UNHCR on Wednesday slammed Budapest’s action as deeply shocking and a flagrant…
KABUL. “Years of conflict, displacement and growing poverty, compounded by the unprecedented drought this year, have made the situation quite critical, especially for vulnerable families,” said Adele Khodr, UNICEF Afghanistan Representative in a statement issued on Sunday. “Thanks to the…
So far 67,000 Afghan refugees have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan under a UNHCR -facilitated voluntary repatriation programme since January 1, an official said on Saturday. In May 2,600 families returned, in June 1,250, in July 12,900 and in…
