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Nearly 94,000 Afghan families return in three months amid rights concerns
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Nearly 94,000 Afghan families have returned from Iran, Turkey and Pakistan in three months, with most coming from Pakistan. While aid has been provided, returnees report mistreatment, and activists urge sustainable reintegration as daily arrivals continue to rise.
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Over 4.8 million Afghan migrants return since 2023, population rises 12%:
Updated : 1 month, 2 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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Nearly 2 million Afghan refugees still living in Pakistan amid deportation
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The report said that although more than one million Afghans returned to their country in 2025, a large number of Afghan citizens continue to remain in Pakistan.
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UAE signs agreement with UNHCR to support humanitarian response for those
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The UAE Aid Agency has signed a cooperation agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to support the delivery of urgent humanitarian and relief aid to the Sudanese people impacted by the repercussions of the ongoing conflict in the country.
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UAE allocates USD 15 million to UNHCR for Sudan response
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The United Arab Emirates announced today the allocation of USD 15 million to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in support of its humanitarian response for Sudan and neighbouring countries, during the UNHCR Pledging Conference for the 2026 Global Appeal.
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284,000 Afghans deported from Iran, Pakistan and Turkey in one month
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Iran says six million foreign nationals live in the country and over 1.5 million Afghans have returned this year, mostly voluntarily. Afghan migrants report growing restrictions, while Afghanistan says over 284,000 people have been deported recently. UNHCR warns of rising expulsions amid dec
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Pakistan arrests over 100,000 Afghans as returns surge, UNHCR data shows
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A UNHCR report said more than 100,000 Afghan nationals were arrested or detained in Pakistan in 2025, mainly in Balochistan and Punjab. Returns and deportations to Afghanistan rose after border reopenings and government orders, with many leaving due to fear of arrest.
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Arrests of Afghan nationals in Pakistan soar 146 per cent amid border reop
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Arrests of Afghan nationals in Pakistan rose by 146 per cent in a week, mainly due to reopened border crossings, a UNHCR-IOM report said. Most detentions occurred in Balochistan, while returns and deportations also doubled, driven by fear of arrest and government repatriation orders, Dawn re
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Humanitarian grounds cannot override foreigners act in deportation cases:
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that humanitarian considerations cannot be invoked to bypass the statutory framework governing the entry and stay of foreign nationals in India.
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Afghan deportees allege police mistreatment in Pakistan, urge aid as camps
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghans deported from Pakistan say they faced police mistreatment and now struggle without shelter or resources. Pakistan has closed five long-running refugee camps, while UNHCR reports over 2.8 million returns from Iran and Pakistan in 2025, raising concerns of worsening refugee hardships,
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Only 13 survive as boat carrying 74 refugees capsizes off Libya coast: UNH
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Only 13 people have survived and dozens remain missing after a vessel carrying 74 refugees, mostly from Sudan, capsized off the coast of Tobruk in eastern Libya on September 13, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said, making this the second major maritime tragedy in t
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UNHCR shuts Afghan aid centers over women staff restrictions
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UNHCR has closed several aid centers in Afghanistan due to restrictions on women employees, saying it cannot operate effectively without them. Women's rights activists warn the decision will hurt the economy, while the Taliban criticises aid agencies for linking assistance to conditions.
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