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Over 4.8 million Afghan migrants return since 2023, population rises 12%:
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Over 4.8 million Afghans have returned since late 2023, raising Afghanistan's population by 12%. UNHCR warns many returnees are women and children, raising humanitarian concerns, and urges regional dialogue to ensure safe, dignified returns and support reintegration.
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Afghan returnees decry harsh deportations from Iran, Pakistan, seek urgent
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghan migrants forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan say they returned home without belongings and face severe hardship. Returnees and activists have urged Afghan authorities and the international community to provide shelter, aid and jobs as winter sets in.
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Afghan migrants report surge in forced deportations from Pakistan
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks 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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IOM sounds alarm over 1.5 million Afghan deportations in 2025
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks 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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Over 1.1 million Afghans deported from Iran, UN rushes aid amid crisis
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Over 1.1 million Afghans have been deported from Iran this year, Tolo News reported. Many, like Zia, face harsh conditions in Kabul camps. The UN has allocated $10 million to aid returnees, but activists say support remains inadequate and forced deportations continue despite international ap
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Surge in Afghan migrant deportations sparks warnings of humanitarian crisi
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Over 714,000 Afghan migrants returned from Iran in 2025, 70% forcibly deported, raising alarm among the UN and rights groups. Tolo News reports growing fears of a humanitarian crisis, especially as families and women are increasingly affected. Calls continue to halt forced deportations immed
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Pak envoy claims no 'forced' deportations of Afghans, says 98 pc went back
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to the report, a Pak envoy addressing a special security council session on Afghanistan emphasized that characterizing t
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"No meaning": Russia over ICC's arrest warrant against Putin
Updated : 3 years ago IST
While rejecting the warrant on Friday, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the ministry of foreign affairs, said, "Russia is not a member of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and bears no obligations under it. Russia does not cooperate with this body, and possible [prete
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ICC issues arrest warrant against Russian President Putin over alleged war
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Hague-based ICC accused the Russian president of responsibility for war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine during the war ongoing for over a year.
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Turkey forcefully deports Afghan migrants back to Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], July 25 (ANI): Following Turkey's forced deportations, 215 undocumented Afghan migrants will be sent back to Kabul from Istanbul today on several flights.
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Kabul residents protest against forced deportations of Afghans from Iran
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 12 (ANI): Dozens of Kabul residents on Monday protested in front of Iran's embassy over the reports of abuse against Afghan refugees in Iran, local media reported.
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