Simultaneously with the release of 344 Afghan migrants from prisons in Pakistan, the Prison Administration has also announced the transfer of 164 Afghan inmates, including three women, from Iran to Afghanistan. The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday that during the current week, 344 Afghan migrants—families and single individuals—who had been detained More
The government of Belgium has issued visas to five members of Taliban delegation to attend a European Union meeting on migration in Brussels, the visas are highly restricted in duration and geographical validity, and are valid only for a one-day visit to Belgium. The European Commission last month invited Taliban representatives to attend a technical More
The bodies of at least 15 migrants, including a girl, have washed ashore along Libya’s eastern Mediterranean coast over the past week after their boat was believed to have capsized. Reuters, citing security, navy and medical sources, reported that the vessel was carrying around 61 people. The bodies were recovered from several locations along the More
At least 763 Afghan nationals were released from Pakistani prisons and returned to the country during the current week, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said 230 individuals returned through the Torkham crossing, while 533 crossed via Spin Boldak. It added that the individuals had been More
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Iran has announced that, in the second phase of the eleventh round of the prisoner transfer committee, 165 Afghan prisoners were transferred from Iran to Afghanistan after completing legal procedures. The Embassy of Afghanistan in Iran said on its X account that, as part of the same process, one female More
According to reports, Donald Trump’s administration, as part of its policy of transferring migrants to third countries, is considering moving a number of migrants, including nationals of Afghanistan and Iran, to other countries. Reuters, citing lawyers and an informed official, reported that the Trump administration intends to deport some migrants, including Iranian nationals, to the More
The Commission for Addressing the Problems of Migrants says that 682 migrant families, comprising 3,574 people, along with 305 individual travelers, entered the country through four border crossings. Meanwhile, 601 returning families received cash assistance, and 459 families were relocated to various provinces. According to the commission’s report, 631 families, totaling 3,338 people, entered and More
Pakistani authorities have handed over 199 Afghan nationals, recently released from prison, to the Department of Refugees and Repatriation in Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province. Mufti Nematullah Alfat, head of migration affairs at the Kandahar Department of Refugees and Repatriation, said the detainees include women and children who were arrested from various areas More
talian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has described the burning and intentional killing of four migrant workers—including three Afghans—in southern Italy as a “horrific crime,” saying that Italy will not retreat in the face of violence and barbarism. Two Pakistani nationals have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the incident. talian authorities said that in More
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says there is an acute need for increased humanitarian assistance and support for more than four million Afghans living in neighbouring Iran. In a post on X, NRC Secretary General Jan Egeland said Afghan and Iranian children had been traumatised by the recent intense bombardment across Iran. He noted that More
