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Tajikistan begins deporting Afghan refugees before deadline ends, over 150
Updated : 8 months 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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Visas being issued for Afghans, Bangladeshis: MEA
Updated : 8 months ago IST
On issuance of visas to Bangladeshi nationals, Jaiswal said the government continues to issue a significant number of visas for various purposes including travel, medical emergencies, and education.
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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 flags undignified deportations of Afghans from Iran, warns of region
Updated : 8 months ago IST
UNHCR's Arafat Jamal told Tolo News that Afghan migrants are being deported from Iran without dignity, while international aid is shrinking. He warned of instability if global focus shifts away. Over 1.3 million Afghans have returned in 2025, straining Afghanistan's fragile support systems,
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UN warns of deepening crisis in Afghanistan amid major aid shortfall
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The UN has warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan due to a major funding gap. Many, like Kabul cobbler Hussain Haidari, struggle without aid. Officials urge more global support, while experts stress the need for long-term solutions beyond short-term relief.
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EAM Jaishankar at SCO meet urges aid for Afghanistan, stresses unity in mu
Updated : 8 months ago IST
EAM S. Jaishankar, at the SCO meet in Tianjin, urged member nations to support Afghanistan with development aid and stressed the need for unity in shaping a multipolar world. He shared the message on X, reaffirming India's commitment to regional stability and collective cooperation through p
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UN warns of crisis as 1.3 million Afghans return, urges global aid
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The UN says over 1.3 million Afghans have returned in 2025, overwhelming Afghanistan's fragile support systems. Tolo News reports the UN is urging urgent global aid, warning of rising poverty, underfunded relief efforts, and risks to regional stability without immediate reintegration support
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Five jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders demand free and fair polls
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
In an open letter released on Saturday, PTI vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Senator Ejaz Chaudhry, former governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema, Yasmin Rashid, and Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed stated that two provinces of Pakistan - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan - were facing the worst kind of ter
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UNHCR expresses concern over widespread and disorganised return of Afghan
Updated : 8 months, 1 week 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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UN warns of humanitarian crisis as Afghan migrants return from Iran, Pakis
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The UNHCR warns that up to 3 million Afghans could return from Iran and Pakistan by year-end, worsening the crisis in Afghanistan. Many arrive without resources, overwhelming local communities. The UN is providing emergency aid and urging global support to prevent deeper poverty and instabil
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Germany mulls handing Afghan Consulate to "Taliban" to expedite deportatio
Updated : 8 months, 1 week 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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Thousands of Afghans face deportation as US court rejects delay in ending
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
A U.S. court has rejected a request to delay the end of TPS for Afghan nationals, putting over 11,000 at risk of deportation and job loss starting July 14. Rights groups warn this could endanger lives, especially of women, under Taliban rule.
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