Germany has deported more than 1,300 Afghan migrants last year, says a media report. Deutsche Welle reported on Wednesday, citing the Germany’s Ministry of Interior, that a total of 1,361 Afghan migrants were transferred from Germany to Afghanistan or other countries in 2024. The report indicated that some Afghan migrants were sent back to Afghanistan, More
A refugee and migrant rights campaigner at Amnesty International has called on Pakistan to revoke its decision to expel Afghan nationals. Former US special representative for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad also urged Pakistan to stop the mistreatment and forced deportation of Afghan migrants. Pakistani security agencies have reportedly been conducting house-to-house searches in various parts More
As many as 54 Afghan refugees, who had been detained in Pakistan for lacking legal documents, have been handed over to Afghan side at the Torkhan crossing in eastern Nangahar province. The returnees were provided with assistance after reuniting with their families, Nangarhar’s Information and Culture Department said in a statement. It said Pakistan handed More
Iran plans to deport all Afghan migrants from Semnan province until the end of next solar year, media reports said on Monday. According to MEHR News, acting security and political director of Semnan, Mahdi Agha Barari while commenting on the management of foreign nationals said: “It has been planned to collect all foreign nationals from More
Pakistani police have arrested many Afghan refugees in Islamabad and Afghans living there have asked the UN to stop Pakistan’s aggressive behavior. Last month Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced that no Afghan without No Objection Certificate (NOC) could stay in the central capital Islamabad. Although many Afghan have submitted their documents to the relevant More
Hojat Sediqi, the attorney general of Taybad, a city in Iran’s Khorasan Razavi province, says 30,820 illegal Afghan refugees were arrested at the shared borders before entering the country and were returned to Afghanistan last year. Pajhwok quoted Sediqi as saying that these people were sent back to Afghanistan through Dogharun after being arrested. “These More
About 54 Afghan nationals have been released from jails in Pakistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday. In a statement, MoRR said the 54 individuals were freed from different prisons after spending three to 20 days, following efforts by Afghan officials. “These Afghans had been detained for lack of legal residency More
On the occasion of International Migrants Day, the European Union has said it stands with Afghan migrants, internally displaced persons, and returnees, providing support in areas such as education, employment, and improving their economic situation. December 18th marks World Migration Day. On X, the block wrote that every individual has the right to live in More
At least 27 people have been killed and more than a hundreds have been missing after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria, a media report said on Saturday. About 200 passengers were on the boat that was going from the Kogi State to neighbouring Niger on Friday when it capsized, Reuters reported, citing local officials. More
Fourteen Afghans have been released from jails in Pakistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Tuesday. In a statement, MoRR said the 14 individuals were freed from different prisons after spending 15 days to three months, following efforts by Afghan officials. “These Afghans had been detained for lack of legal stay documents,” More
