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Afghanistan to send 2,000 workers to Qatar amid rising joblessness, refuge
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Afghanistan plans to send 2,000 workers to Qatar for legal jobs amid rising unemployment and returning refugees. The Taliban-led Labor Ministry says coordination with Qatar is complete, and registration details will follow. The move aims to ease economic pressure as thousands struggle with p
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Over 1.1 million Afghans deported from Iran, UN rushes aid amid crisis
Updated : 7 months, 3 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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Afghan journalists face 'dire' conditions in Iran, Pakistan; group warns o
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Afghan journalists in Iran and Pakistan face arrest, deportation, and lack of basic services, the Afghanistan Journalists Support Organization warned. It urged global action to protect them and speed up asylum processes amid worsening conditions, calling the situation "dire" and a serious th
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CM Yogi asks officials to grant land ownership rights to displaced familie
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Officials informed CM Yogi that in the aftermath of Partition, between 1960 and 1975, thousands of families displaced from East Pakistan were rehabilitated in the districts of Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bijnor, and Rampur.
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Pakistan Interior Minister Naqvi says government will not extend Afghan re
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said Afghan refugee ID cards will not be renewed and deported individuals will be blacklisted from re-entry. The move, reported by Khaama Press, is part of stricter immigration policies, raising concerns from rights groups about the humanitarian impa
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UN urges halt to Afghan deportations from Iran, Pakistan over rights conce
Updated : 8 months, 1 week 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 forced deportation of Afghan refugees despite UNHCR prot
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Russia's recent formal recognition of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan is thought to have triggered policy realignments across Central Asia. Tajikistan, which has historically provided safe haven to Afghan opposition figures and been openly critical of the Taliban, may now be signaling a pi
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Tajikistan begins deporting Afghan refugees before deadline ends, over 150
Updated : 8 months, 1 week 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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Afghan refugees suffer in silence in Pakistan, skipping hospitals out of f
Updated : 8 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 2 weeks 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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Dalai Lama calls India ideal place for Buddhist study amidst growing restr
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Unlike China, where religious freedom is severely restricted and political control undermines genuine spiritual teaching, India offers a free and flourishing environment for the study of Buddhism's deepest philosophical texts, including the Middle Way (Madhyamaka) and logic (Pramana) from t
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