The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has allocated 10 million US dollars in cash assistance for Afghan refugees returning to their homeland. Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi met with UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva and a delegation accompanying her on Monday, the Presidential Palace wrote on its X More
Hundreds of residents in western Herat province have launched “Sympathy and Cooperation Caravan” campaign to transport returnees from Islam Qala port to Herat city for free amid widespread deportations from Iran. Every day, a large number of returnees are evacuated directly to Kabul from Islam Qala port, but some returnee families temporarily relocated to Maulana More
A number of Afghan refugees who have recently returned from Pakistan to southern Kandahar province are urging the government to provide shelter and employment opportunities as they work to rebuild their lives. Local officials say efforts are underway to address the challenges facing the returnees. According to UN data, nearly three million Afghan refugees have More
As the deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran intensifies, thousands of exhausted returnees are arriving back in Afghanistan — bringing with them heartbreaking stories of pain, suffering, and unspoken hardship. Alongside the anguish of return, many speak of harrowing experiences in Iranian detention camps — facilities overwhelmed by overcrowding, unbearable conditions, and mistreatment that turned More
The government of Pakistan has directed authorities not to take any action against Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, says a media report. The authorities were directed on Friday authorities not to take any action against Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, while considering extending the validity of the document, The Express More
At least 31,000 Afghan refugees have crossed back into Afghanistan from Iran via the Islam Qala border crossing in the past 24 hours, local officials said on Friday. Maulvi Ahmadullah Muttaqi, Head of Information and Culture in Herat and Chair of the Public Awareness Committee of the Commission for Refugee Affairs, told Pajhwok Afghan News More
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has expressed deep concern over an unprecedented surge in undocumented Afghan migrants returning from Iran, with over 256,000 individuals who returned in June alone. In a statement released Monday, the IOM warned that this record influx is overwhelming border resources, while significant funding shortfalls continue to severely limit the More
More than 160,000 Afghan refugees returned to the country from Iran via Isalam Qala port in western Herat province during the month of June. Head of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Tajuddin Oywali wrote on his Facebook page that over 160,000 Afghans returned to the country from Iran through Islam Qala port in June. Recently, More
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports a sharp increase in the number of Afghans returning to Afghanistan under adverse conditions from Iran. In a statement, the UN agency cautioned that such large-scale returns could destabilize the fragile situation within the country. Since the implementation of a return deadline by the Afghan government More
In just two days, over 60,000 Afghan refugees returned to the country from Iran via Islam Qala port in western Herat province, local officials say. The press office of the governor’s house in a statement said that over 30,000 Afghan refugees arrived in the province from Iran yesterday (Thursday). The statement said that the Refugee More
