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Afghan migrants report surge in forced deportations from Pakistan
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghan migrants in Pakistan say deportations have intensified since the government's August 31 deadline, with many facing hardships due to halted visa renewals. Rights activists have urged Pakistan to pause the removals until Afghanistan's situation improves, Tolo News reported.
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Rwanda receives 7 deportees from US under Trump's immigration crackdown
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Rwanda has received seven people deported from the US under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, Al Jazeera reported. Kigali said some deportees wish to stay while others want to return home. Rights groups have criticised third-country deportations, raising concerns about safety a
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Pakistan forms joint committee to expedite Afghan PoR card repatriation
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Pakistan has formed a joint committee of police and intelligence agencies to identify and repatriate Afghan nationals holding PoR cards. The plan includes voluntary returns starting immediately, formal deportations from September 1, transit arrangements, complaint redressal, and monitoring t
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Iran accused of mass Afghan deportations without verifying legal status
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Iranian social workers allege Afghan migrants are being deported without verifying legal status, causing mistaken identities, family separations and abuse. Over a million have been expelled in 100 days, with reports of violence, prompting rights groups to seek lawful, humane deportations and
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'Where will we go?' Afghan mothers in Chagai live in terror as Pakistan pl
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghan refugee mothers in Pakistan's Chagai district fear forced deportation after their protective PoR cards expired. They face losing safety, education, and dignity in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, while aid cuts and police raids worsen conditions. Human rights groups condemn Pakistan's actio
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IOM sounds alarm over 1.5 million Afghan deportations in 2025
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghanistan faces a major crisis as 1.5 million migrants, nearly half women and girls, are forcibly deported from neighboring countries in 2025. The UN warns of increased risks like poverty and violence, while the caretaker government denies these concerns, claiming women's rights are protec
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UNHCR urges Pakistan to halt Afghan refugee deportations over rights conce
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
UNHCR has urged Pakistan to stop deporting vulnerable Afghan refugees, warning that forced returns, especially of women, children, and the ill, could violate human rights. It called for exemptions and urged a humanitarian approach as deportations are set to begin from September 1, 2025.
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Delhi Police deport 22 foreign nationals from Dwarka in ongoing anti-illeg
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The deportations were carried out following coordinated efforts by police units, including PS Uttam Nagar, AATS, PS Bindapur, Dwarka Sector-23, PS Mohan Garden and the Anti-Narcotics Cell. These units developed intelligence regarding the presence of illegal immigrants in the district and lau
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350 Afghan detainees including women and children repatriated from Pakista
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
At least 350 Afghans, including women and children, were released from Pakistani jails and returned via Torkham. Many had valid documents but still faced arrest and mistreatment. Some remain separated from families, as deportations and repatriations from Pakistan and Iran continue, Tolo News
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Pakistan intensifies crackdown in third phase of Afghan deportations
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan has intensified its third phase of deporting Afghan migrants, now expanding to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Despite some support at camps, many deportees reported mistreatment, including bribes and harassment, even with legal documents, Tolo News reported. Afghanistan's acting foreign minist
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Measles kills 357 Afghan children in 6 months as UNICEF warns of deepening
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
UNICEF warns that measles has killed 357 children in Afghanistan in six months, with over 12 million children needing urgent aid. Rising malnutrition, disease, and mass deportations are worsening the crisis, while critical relief efforts risk collapse due to a major funding shortfall.
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Germany's Bavaria steps up deportation of Afghans, Syrians
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Bavarian Premier Markus Soder has called for swift deportation of foreign criminals, including Afghans and Syrians, as Germany toughens its immigration policy. Refugee advocates say this reflects a harsher stance, with state governments gaining more authority in deportations. 81 Afghans were
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