Over 30,000 Afghan refugees return from Iran in 1 day
More than 30,000 Afghan refugees have returned from Iran to Afghanistan through the Islam Qala port in western Herat province in a single day, local officials said on Thursday.
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Iran sets June 5 deadline for 4m illegal Afghans to leave
The Head of Iran’s Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrant Affairs says more than four million Afghan refugees in Iran are considered illegal after the invalidation of census forms and they have until June 5 to leave the country.
Iran plans to deport all Afghan migrants from Semnan
Iran plans to deport all Afghan migrants from Semnan province until the end of next solar year, media reports said on Monday.
18 Afghans found dead in abandoned truck in Bulgaria
At least 18 Afghan migrants have been found dead in an abandoned truck near the capital of Bulgaria, says a media report. The truck was transporting timber and carrying illegal migrants hidden in compartments, the interior ministry in…
Turkey deports 136 undocumented Afghan migrants
Turkey deported at least 136 undocumented Afghan migrants to Afghanistan, a media report said on Saturday. Turkish police were quoted by the Anatolia news agency as saying that 136 undocumented Afghan migrants were taken to the airport and…
6 Afghan migrants killed, 5 injured in Iran accident
Six Afghan refugees have been killed and five others injured in a traffic accident in Iran, a media report said on Wednesday. The accident happened as a result of collision between a passenger bus and a lorry truck…
Turkish forces detain 149 Afghan migrants
Turkish security personnel have arrested nearly 150 Afghan migrants on the border with Iran, media reports said on Saturday. The Afghan citizens were detained on Thursday in the eastern city of Bitlis after the country boosted border security…
Afghans need support; Merkel to Erdoğan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed the need for supporting the people of Afghanistan, according to Turkish media on Sunday. Merkal said this during a meeting with Erdoğan on Saturday. More…
Illegal Afghan, Pakistani migrants caught on Hungry border
Nadlac Border Crossing Point (PTF) authorities caught two groups of 38 migrants from Afghanistan and Pakistan trying to cross the state border fraudulently into Hungry on foot on Wednesday night, according to AGERPRES. Border guards were conducting a…
Iran expels over 22,000 Afghans in 4 months
Iranian authorities forcibly expelled more than 22,000 Afghan refugees through Islam Qala port during the past four months. “Iran is sending more than 500 Afghan refugees to western Herat province on a daily basis via Islam Qala…
15 club-wielding Afghan migrants detained in Turkey
Fifteen unregistered Afghans were detained as they patrolled Istanbul streets to chase Pakistanis whom they called robbers, a news report said on Wednesday. After spotting the Afghan migrants in Esentepe neighborhood late on Tuesday, residents of Sultangazi district…
33 Afghan migrants rescued by Turkish coast guard
The Turkish coast guard has saved 33 Afghan migrants from sinking in western Çanakkale province, a media report said on Saturday. While seeking to reach Greece illegally, the migrants were on a rubber boat that was in danger…
Turkey: 21 illegal Afghan migrants injured in accident
KABUL, were wounded in a traffic mishap in Turkey on Tuesday. Three women were among the Afghans injured when the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a ditch in the Diyadin district of Ağrı province. According to the state-run…
528,000 Afghan refugees return so far this year: Balkhi
KABUL and Iran so far this year. Out of 500,000 internally displaced last year, over 100,000 have returned back to their places of origin within the country, Balkhi told an event marking the International Migrants Day in Kabul. The event…
Afghan migrants on Greek island clash; 1 dead, 3 injured
One person has been killed while three others have sustained injuries in a clash among Afghan migrants on the Greek island of Lesvos, a news report says. With the cause of the altercation among 10 Afghan nationals yet…
Pakistan to begin registering illegal Afghans from Aug 12
KABUL without legal documents would be issued new registration cards in Pakistan, a statement from the Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation in Kabul said on Saturday. A test process of registering the refugees in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province would continue…
Cases filed against illegal immigrants including Afghans
Illegal immigrants, including Afghan citizens, are under investigation after their arrest in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, a police official says. During targeted raids and operations in the city, 30 Afghans and Uzbeks were detained on Sunday, Gulberg…
Half of Afghan refugees in Germany may be deported
Berlin may deport half of the 79,449 Afghans who have applied for asylum in Germany, a German media outlet reports. Around 40,000 Afghans, including the refugees who are willing to return voluntarily, could be sent back to their…
Ex-footballer jailed for trying to smuggle Afghans into UK
A former professional footballer has been jailed for attempting to smuggle 10 Afghan migrants into the United Kingdom, a leading newspaper reported on Sunday. Fabrice Lokembo-Lokasowas detained in Calais as he tried to board a ferry to Dover…
Europe warned against Afghans forced deportation
KABUL would not allow to land on its airports airplanes carrying Afghan migrants from European countries in case they were subjected to forced deportation, the foreign minister warned on Wednesday. “We have asked all European countries not to deport Afghan…
Europe urged not to forcibly deport Afghan migrants
The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation on Saturday said most of the Afghan youth had left their country due to insecurity and joblessness, urging European countries not to forcibly deport Afghan asylum seekers. Investigation and study centre head…
