The Afghan Women Activists’ Coordinating Body (AWACB), representing thousands of Afghan women globally, has issued a strong condemnation in response to reports suggesting Switzerland may consider deporting Pashtun Afghans to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan based solely on their ethnic identity. In a statement released today, AWACB expressed deep alarm and outrage over the circulating rumours, warning that More
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 104 more Afghan citizens have returned to their homeland after being freed from prisons in Pakistan. The ministry, citing border officials in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak town, wrote on X the 104 Afghans, who spent one to 15 days in jails, had been arrested in various parts of More
More than 150 Afghan nationals have returned from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohat district, getting free transportation from the government. The Afghan citizens returned from refugee camps in the garrison town, Dawn quoted a local official as saying, as the repatriation process tends to slow down. Well-off Afghans were reluctant to leave their well-established businesses, the official More
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 58 more Afghan citizens have returned to their homeland after being freed from prisons in Pakistan. The ministry, citing border officials in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak town, wrote on X the 58 Afghans, who spent one to five days in jails, had been arrested in various parts of More
The United Nations refugee agency says it needs $71 million to help Afghans returning to their homeland from Pakistan and Iran. “We need $71 million to respond to this crisis across the region over a nine-month period,” a UNHCR spokesperson said. Dawn quoted Babar Baloch as highlighting the current funding uncertainties at a media briefing More
Nearly 100,000 Afghan returning refugees have been recorded in just past 26 days and more resources are needed to assist them, the International Organizations for Migration (IOM) said on Monday. The deadline set for the deportation of Afghan refugees in Pakistan expired on March 31. Now, Afghan families in large numbers are being forcibly deported More
Pakistan has set a June 30 deadline for the voluntary repatriation of registered Afghan nationals, including those holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards. State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry said formal deportation procedures will begin after the deadline, The News International reported. “Afghan refugees were and remain our guests. They are being sent back with full dignity More
Six Afghan nationals lost their lives in a traffic accident in Iran’s Kerman province, according to media reports. The ISNA news agency, quoting Sayed Mohammad Saberi, head of the emergency department in Kerman province, reported that the incident occurred around 1:34 PM on Thursday on the Baghin–Bardsir highway, about five kilometers from the city of More
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 62 more Afghan citizens have returned to their homeland after being released from prisons in Pakistan. According to border officials in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak town, the ministry wrote on X the 62 Afghans, who spent one to four days in jails, had been arrested in various parts More
The German government has temporarily suspended the evacuation flights of Afghan refugees for a period of two weeks. According to Reuters, Germany’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the pause will allow the incoming government to determine how to proceed with the refugee resettlement process. The Federal Foreign Office said that approximately 36,000 individuals have More
