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Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan report hardships
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A total of 10,288 people had been deported from Iran and Pakistan earlier in the week, as per the Afghan Commission for Refugees.
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Rights groups call on Germany to take immediate action on Afghan refugees'
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Several human rights groups from across the world have jointly addressed a letter to Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, calling for immediate action to relocate over 2000 Afghan refugees from Pakistan, Khaama Press reported on Monday.
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UN urges halt to Afghan deportations from Iran, Pakistan over rights conce
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Over 1.9 million Afghans were deported from Iran and Pakistan in seven months, prompting the UN to urge a halt to forced returns. UN rights chief Volker Turk warned that deportees face serious risks in Afghanistan and stressed that all returns must be voluntary, safe, and legal.
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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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Iran orders millions of Afghans to leave country or face arrest as deadlin
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Tehran set the deadline date for July 6 for the Afghans who were in the country and left Afghanistan to escape the war, poverty, or the Taliban rule after the organisation came back to power in 2021 following the withdrawal of US and NATO forces.
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Trump's travel ban shatters hopes of Afghan families
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Trump's new travel ban on Afghan citizens has left families devastated, preventing reunions and sparking fear among refugees. Rights groups called it unjust and inhumane, urging a reversal as many Afghans remain stranded amid Taliban rule and uncertainty.
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Afghan migrants in Pakistan decry mistreatment, continued arrests amid dep
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghan migrants reported continued arrests and mistreatment by the Pakistan as they face deportations, Tolo News reported.
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FS Vikram Misri meets Acting Afghan FM; affirms India's support for assist
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
India agreed to promote trade and commerce, including through Chabahar port. It will also extend its support to the health sector and rehabilitation of refugees in the country.
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Afghan minister for refugees, Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, killed in blast in
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A Taliban spokesman confirmed his death, and Interior Ministry officials stated that the explosion was caused by a suicide bombing. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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Afghanistan: Refugees in Torkham region appeal for relocation to their hom
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Refugees who have returned and taken up temporary housing in the Torkham Crossing region have urged that the present administration expedite the registration and assistance distribution processes so that they can return to their homes as soon as possible, according to TOLOnews.
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"I want to dedicate this win to them": Skipper Shahidi sends special messa
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi dedicated their victory over the Netherlands in the ongoing World Cup to refugee people who are being forcefully expelled from Pakistan.
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Iran deported 43,000 illegal Afghan immigrants in past month: Report
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Iran deported 43,000 Afghan illegal immigrants back to their country, the Taliban-led Refugees and Repatriation Department said.
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