More than 90 Afghan refugee teachers have completed a three-month training programme in Peshawar. The Directorate of Curriculum and Teacher Education (DCTE) conducted the training course on the Pakistani curriculum for the 91 refugee teachers. The graduates were…
KABUL (IOM) said on Friday. In its report released on Friday, the IOM said since January this year, 124,696 Afghan refugees voluntarily returned from Iran, but another 158,771 refugees were forcibly repatriated. It said so far this year 14,000 Afghan…
KABUL's government has decided to extend the stay of registered Afghan refugees living in Pakistan till June 30 nex year according to a media report on Friday. The decision, notified by the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON), comes…
KABUL and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) unanimously agreed on Tuesday on a joint 12-point declaration aimed at "safe and honorable" repatriation of Afghan refugees living in the neighboring country for the past four decades. The Afghan delegation…
The Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees (SSAR), a multi-year regional initiative, has been extended to 2021, officials say. SSAR aims to help facilitate the voluntary return and sustainable reintegration of refugees, as well as providing assistance to host…
Pakistan has claimed treating refugees with dignity and respect, rejecting allegations of harassment of the Afghan nationals. Many Afghans often complain that despite possessing the required residency documents, they are harassed by the Pakistani security personnel. However, Minister…
Faced with mounting economic pressure from the United States, Iran says it may consider expelling Afghan refugees. America’s pressure on Iran has been on the rise after President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…
Now is the time for Afghan refugees living in Pakistan to return home, says a former chief executive of southwestern Balochistan province. Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, who also heads the National Party, said the refugees should be repatriated…
KABUL (IOM) reported on Tuesday. The UN migration body said in a statement 88,516 Afghans returned to their homeland from Iran as the value of the local currency and job opportunities declined. Another 4,182 Afghans came back home from Pakistan.…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will conduct a census of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan’s Sindh province. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting between UNHCR Representative Ruven Menikdiwela and Sindh Chief…
Restriction on the movement of Afghan refugees outside their camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s garrison town of Kohat have been lifted. The order was issued by the deputy commissioner in compliance with Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi’s…
Pakistani banks and development finance institutions (DFIs) have been allowed to open accounts of Afghan refugees based on Proof of Registration (PoR) cards. Issued on Friday, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) directives have paved the way for…
More than 10,000 Pakistanis have registered themselves as Afghan refugees in an effort to filch UNHCR dollars, an official says. The UN High Commission for Refugees paid $400 to each Afghan refugee returning to their homeland under a…
KABUL would be suspended for the next three months due to cold weather, according to a Pakistani media. “The repatriation process will be halted from December 1, 2018 till February 28, 2019 due to drop in the temperature and severe…
KABUL This contribution will support UNHCR’s interventions in areas of health, livelihoods, as well as the provision of legal support to around 1.39 million registered Afghan refugees. The new funding will benefit some 475,000 refugees and youth in host communities…
In line with its policy, Kabul in two years, a diplomat says. Afghanistan’s Deputy Ambassador to Pakistan Zardasht Shams hoped Pakistan would continue to support the refugees until they returned home. “We expect Pakistan will extend support during…
Registered Afghan refugees living in Pakistan are expected to get another extension, a federal government official said on Monday when a repatriation deadline expired. At last week’s meeting of the federal cabinet, the official told Pajhwok Afghan News,…
Pakistan has once again called for the safe, dignified and voluntary return of Afghan refugees to their homeland. The call came during Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s address to the UN General Assembly in New York on Saturday…
Afghan and Bengali refugees on Monday gathered in the port city of Karachi to hail Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent announcement. Last week, Khan proposed citizenship for refugees from the two countries. He said the Afghans and Bengalis,…
The entry of Afghan refugees into Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar has been banned for 10 days, an official says. Peshawar Deputy Commissioner Dr Imran Hamid Shaikh announced the restriction on Afghan refugees through a notification on Tuesday.…
Crafts by Afghan refugees were displayed at a well-attended fashion show in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, on Friday. The show was jointly organised by the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions, United Nations High Commission for Refugees and United…
The governor of western Herat province has commended the hospitality Iran has shown to Afghan refugees over the past four decades. The neighbours enjoyed cordial ties, said Mohammad Asif Rahimi, who is currently on a visit to Iran,…
The ministry of refugees and repatriation on Sunday said nearly 400,000 Afghans either returned home voluntarily or were deported from different countries in mid-2017. A statement from the ministry said of the 387,358 refugees, 363,076 voluntarily returned from…
Nearly 1.4 million documented Afghan refugees have been allowed to stay in Pakistan for another three months. The decision on granting the refugees the interim extension till September 30 came at a weekly cabinet meeting, chaired by Caretaker…
