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Tajikistan begins deporting Afghan refugees before deadline ends, over 150
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Those deported include men, women, elderly people, and minors. In several cases, family members have been separated, children deported while parents remain behind, or spouses taken while the rest of the family is left in Tajikistan.
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Afghan refugees suffer in silence in Pakistan, skipping hospitals out of f
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Since November 2023, Pakistan has stepped up its deportation drive against Afghan nationals. Initially, it was focused on undocumented people, but now even those with valid documents are reportedly at risk.
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UNHCR expresses concern over widespread and disorganised return of Afghan
Updated : 8 months ago IST
UNHCR head in Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, said that the country is not well prepared to receive this influx of returnees.
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Germany mulls handing Afghan Consulate to "Taliban" to expedite deportatio
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Germany's Interior Minister said the Afghan consulate in Berlin should be handed to the Taliban to enable deportations of criminal Afghan refugees. The Taliban said returns must be voluntary and financially supported. No deportations can happen without an agreement, Tolo News reported.
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Pakistan: Afghan refugees urge for resumption of US Refugees Admission Pro
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghan refugees in Pakistan have urged the US to resume the USRAP resettlement program, noting that the delays have left them stranded and increasingly vulnerable.
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Afghan refugees in Pakistan urge US to resume refugee resettlement program
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan have appealed to the United States to immediately resume the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), stating that ongoing delays have left them stranded and increasingly vulnerable.
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Dire deportations: Pakistan to launch third phase of deporting Afghan refu
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan is set to launch the third phase of Afghan refugees' deportation drive on Monday, as reported by Khaama Press.
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1.3 million Afghan refugees repatriated from Pakistan since November 2023:
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Approximately 1.3 million Afghan refugees have been repatriated by the Pakistan government in a deportation drive launched since November 2023, Parliamentary Secretary Mukhtar Ahmad Malik said.
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Women's freedom movement gives call to end detention of Afghan refugees in
Updated : 10 months ago IST
The Women's Freedom Movement has called for an end to the detention of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, and has demanded immediate action on the same, Khaama Press News Agency reported on Tuesday.
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Afghan migrants in Pakistan face inhumane treatment, call for support from
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghans reported continued inhumane treatment by Pakistani Police and are now calling for greater support from the Islamic Emirates as they face deportations, Pakistan news site Tolo News reported.
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Pak: PkMAP stages rally in Quetta against Afghan refugees' repatriation
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) of Pakistan staged a rally in Quetta demanding an end to the forced repatriation of Afghan refugees, urging the government to grant them Pakistani citizenship after more than four decades of residence.
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JUI-F chief condemns repatriation of Afghan nationals from Pakistan, urges
Updated : 11 months ago IST
While addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Rehman said, "Pakistani authorities are trampling on the human rights of Afghan refugees by hauling them like chattels in vehicles. Islamabad is unhappy over something else but taking revenge on Afghan refugees. This is a sentimental type of
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