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Pushback against Afghan refugees continues as Iran deports over 7,000 migr
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 23 (ANI): As Afghanistan continue to remain under the grip of a humanitarian crisis, more than 7,000 Afghan refugees have been deported by Iran in the past week, the Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Thursday.
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Over 50,000 Afghan refugees deported from Iran in past months
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 17 (ANI): Over 50,000 Afghan refugees were deported from Iran in the past month, the country's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) confirmed on Friday.
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Taliban in talks with Pakistan over release of 300 detained Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 11 (ANI): The Taliban is in talks with Pakistan to free 300 Afghans detained for not having legal documents.
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Rights group accuses Iran, Turkey of illegal Afghan migrant pushback
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], August 31 (ANI): Iranian and Turkish security forces have pushed back Afghans who attempted to cross their borders by opening fire on them including women and children, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
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Charter flight carrying 324 Afghan refugees arrives in Canada's Winnipeg
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 28 (ANI): As part of the evacuation of Afghan refugees, a plane carrying 324 people from Pakistan landed in Winnipeg, the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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Afghanistan: UN agency alarm over forced refugee returns from Tajikistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is raising grave concerns over the continued detention and deportations of Afghan refugees in Tajikistan, warning once again that forcing people fleeing persecution back to their country against their will is illegal and put
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Afghan refugees living in limbo protest against slow resettlement process
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): Numerous Afghan refugees who have been awaiting resettlement in the US or other countries, have protested against the stagnant resettlement process, living in prison-like conditions at a facility in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
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98 Afghan Nationals granted refugee status by Japan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): 98 Afghan Nationals who fled to Japan due to the Taliban's rising atrocities in Afghanistan have been granted refugee status on Tuesday by Japan.
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US lawmakers introduce bill to provide citizenship to Afghan refugees
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): As Afghan refugees have been living in the US without a permanent legal status following the Taliban's take over in Afghanistan, American lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday to provide them citizenship.
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UNHCR sends at least 272 internally displaced persons back home from Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 24 (ANI): A total of 272 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were sent back to their home provinces from the capital Kabul on Sunday, Xinhua reported citing the Deputy Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs Arsala Kharoti of the Afghan caretaker governmen
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Afghan refugee shot dead in Maharashtra's Nashik
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], July 6 (ANI): An Afghan national, living in India as a refugee, was shot dead in Maharashtra's Nashik district, police said on Wednesday.
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'Homelessness' threatens thousands of Afghans amid cruel Taliban regime
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): Due to the displacement of Afghans back to the country by the Taliban, up to 500,000 families in Afghanistan are on the verge of homelessness, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) stated.
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