Over 880 Afghan refugees have been released from custody in Pakistan since the start of 2025 and efforts were underway for the release of the remaining 84 Afghan refugees, the Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Sunday.
A refugee and migrant rights campaigner at Amnesty International has called on Pakistan to revoke its decision to expel Afghan nationals.
Nearly 90 new Afghan families who have recently returned from Pakistan and other countries distributed 1.7 million afs and other assistance in southern Khost province.
Fifteen Afghan refugees, including children, have been released from the custody of the Pakistani police in Karachi, Pakistan, a statement said on Friday.
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.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the neighbouring countries to exercise restraint regarding the expulsion of Afghan refugees and avoid mistreatment of Afghans there.
The United States and Pakistan have discussed the protection of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) has expressed concerns over the ill-treatment of Afghan refugees in Iran, fueled by disturbing pictures circulating on social media.
Pakistani police raided the houses of Afghan refugees in Islamabad, the nation’s capital, and arrested many, some refugees said on Saturday. They claimed police forcibly entered homes of Afghan refugees, harassed them and took away some with them…
Amnesty International (AI) has called on Pakistan to immediately stop all deportations and take back its decision.
Iran deported about 40,000 Afghan refugees into western Herat province via Islam Qala port during the past two and a half months. Sayed Hazrat Agha, commissar in Islam Qala port, told a press conference that since the…
Nearly 11,000 Afghan refugees have returned to Afghanistan by force or voluntarily from Iran and Pakistan in the past seven years, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday.
About 1.3 million illegal Afghan refugees were deported to their country from Iran during the past one year, Iran’s Interior Minister said on Monday. Ahmad Wahidi in a media interview said: “For preventing illegal refugees into Iran, the…
The Joint Action Committee for Refugees (JAC-R) has strongly condemned the decision of the Government of Pakistan to begin the second phase of repatriation of Afghan Refugees right after Eid on April 15th 2024, a statement said on Friday.
The Pakistan government's decision to resume the forced return process of Afghan refugees on April 15 has made Afghan refugees living in Pakistan worried.
The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation says more than 3,800 Afghan refugees have been deported or voluntarily returned to the country from Pakistan and Iran in the past seven days.
Amnesty International (AI) has asked Pakistan to immediately halt continued detentions, deportations and widespread harassment of Afghan refugees. From September 2023 to February 2024, Pakistan has deported 527, 981 Afghan refugees with little regard to international human rights…
Over 4,000 Afghans deported or returned voluntarily from Pakistan and Iran in the past six days, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that no promise was made to grant visas and residence permits to Afghan migrants in Turkiye, according to a media report on Friday.
Over 5,000 refugees have returned or expelled from Pakistan and Iran in the past one week, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday.
Acting Refugees and Repatriation Minister Mawlavi Khalilurrahman Haqqani during his trip to northern Samangan province has stressed over the need for transparency and fairness in the distribution of aid to displaced persons and returnees.
More than 94,000 Afghan refugees who returned to the country from Pakistan via Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings during the past two months have been shifted to various provinces free of cost.
Over 9,000 Afghans have returned or deported from Pakistan and Iran in the past seven days, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday.
Pakistan forcibly deported more than 500,000 Afghan refugees during the past two months and Iran and Turkey also expel thousands of Afghan refugees daily. Since the Islamic Emirate’s takeover, more than 2.8 million Afghan refugees have returned to…
