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US expands Afghan refugee admissions
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 2 (ANI): The Biden administration on Monday (local time) expanded access to refugee program for Afghans who worked with the US.
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Cannot bear burden of more Afghan refugees: Pak
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 1 (ANI): With more and more Afghan civilians attempting to cross borders into neighbouring countries to escape the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan has warned that it cannot bear the burden of hosting more Afghan refugees.
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'Welcome home', says Biden to Afghans arriving in US under Operation Allie
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan has brought more than 200 people to the United States. Friday's arrival at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., brought Afghan translators and close family memb
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Construction of camp for Afghan refugees begins in southern Tajikistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan] July 30 (ANI): Tajikistan has begun the construction of a camp for refugees from Afghanistan in the border region of Khatlon in the country's south, reported Sputnik quoting local authorities.
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Pak PM says US has really messed it up in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 29 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the United States "really messed it up" in Afghanistan by initially looking for a military solution and then attempting to seek a political solution from a position of weakness.
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Taliban are normal civilians, not military outfits, says Imran Khan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 29 (ANI): The Taliban are not some military outfits but normal civilians, said Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, asking how the country is supposed to hunt them down when it has three million Afghan refugees at the border.
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Pak to complete fencing of border with Afghanistan by Aug 14
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Pakistan has announced that the fencing work along the Afghan border would be completed by August 14 amid fears of a new refugee crisis due to the large-scale violence in Afghanistan.
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Biden announces USD 100 million in emergency aid for Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday authorised USD 100 million from an emergency fund for the "purpose of meeting unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs" emerging from Afghanistan as violence escalates in the war-torn country, the White House announced.
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UN sees 'very intensive' Afghan refugees movements to borders area as viol
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 16 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday said it is witnessing "very intensive movements" of internally displaced Afghans towards the country's borders as violence escalates.
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Pak NSA says country not in a position to handle more Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 14 (ANI): Pakistan National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf has said that the country is not in a position to handle more refugees from Afghanistan.
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Afghan refugees to be confined in camps: Pak minister
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): Concerned about the fast-changing situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan federal minister Fawad Chaudhry said that the Imran Khan-led government will not allow Afghan refugees to sneak into cities and would confine them to refugee camps in the border areas.
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Pakistan to emulate Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Pakistan may emulate the Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan by closing the border as the US, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops withdrawal progresses amid the rise in violence by the Taliban.
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