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UNHCR expresses concern over widespread and disorganised return of Afghan
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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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Pakistan: Afghan refugees urge for resumption of US Refugees Admission Pro
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks 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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Manipur's displaced long for peace, return, and a life rebuilt
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a cramped relief camp inside the Ideal Girls' College in Akampat, Imphal East, cloth partitions hang between families, each thin curtain marking a space of loss, dignity, and resilience. More than 100 families, mostly from the border town of Moreh, nearly 100 kilometres away, have taken r
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Afghan refugees in Pakistan urge US to resume refugee resettlement program
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks 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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Iran orders millions of Afghans to leave country or face arrest as deadlin
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks 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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Prayers and cake-cutting: Tibetan Refugees in Nepal celebrate Dalai Lama's
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The members of the Tibetan Refugee Camp in Lalitpur on Sunday are celebrating the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama singing, dancing and cutting the cake.
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Tibetan Buddhist monks-in-exile offer prayers to celebrate 90th birthday o
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
After the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1949, the Dalai Lama assumed full political authority in 1950. He was forced to flee into exile in March 1959 following the violent suppression of the Tibetan uprising. He has since lived in India, along with over 80,000 Tibetan refugees, continuing to
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Afghan returnees from Iran face homelessness, joblessness; UNHCR seeks urg
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Thousands of Afghans deported from Iran face homelessness, joblessness, and lack of support, TOLOnews reported. They urge the Taliban-led government to provide urgent help. Meanwhile, Pakistani police reportedly harass Afghan migrants despite valid documents, and UNHCR warns of a growing hum
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"Criminals used to get protection, now they are punished": Nityanand Rai h
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai has hit back at opposition parties in Bihar over their criticism of Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in the state concerning law and order situation
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