At least 66 Afghan nationals have been released from Pakistani jails and returned to Afghanistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) announced on Saturday. In a statement on X, the ministry said these individuals, who had spent between three days to one month in various prisons, were freed through the efforts of Afghan officials. More
Germany is planning to deport a group of “convicted” Afghan nationals to Afghanistan for the second time since the re-establishment of the Taliban, according to a media report. Reuters, citing Sueddeutsche Zeitung, reported that the German Ministry of Interior is coordinating the deportations with a regional partner. The move is expected to take place before More
President Donald Trump’s order, a media report said on Saturday. US officials told Reuters: “Two US military aircraft, each carrying about 80 migrants, flew from the US to Guatemala”. “Guatemala and the United States are committed to putting an end to illegal migration and strengthening border security”: the State Department added. On her X handle, More
Rahila, an Afghan woman, along with her child and husband, who had been imprisoned in Karachi’s central jail for the past two years, has been freed and sent back to Afghanistan, according to the Afghan consulate. In a video message, the Afghan Consul General in Karachi, Maulvi Sayed Abdul Jabbar Takhari, said that Rahila, who More
The State Department has implemented President Donald Trump’s order, announcing all refugees’ flights to the US have been cancelled. CNN reported on Thursday refugees, who were slated to travel to the United States after a years-long and often cumbersome process, have had their flights canceled. The State Department memo to resettlement partners, obtained by CNN, More
Soon after his inauguration, US President Donald Trump declared illegal immigration at the border a national emergency and ordered its prevention, the BBC reported on Tuesday. He signed a flurry of executive orders and decrees aimed at cracking down on immigration. Trump swiftly made moves on his promises to tighten US-Mexico border controls. In his More
The incoming US president has pledged unilateral action to launch mass deportation operations and reduce environmental regulations. He would act with “historic speed and strength” in the hours after returning to the White House on these issues, the BBC quoted Donald Trump as telling a victory rally in Washington DC. After his inauguration, Trump may More
Over 880 Afghan refugees have been released from custody in Pakistan since the start of 2025 and efforts were underway for the release of the remaining 84 Afghan refugees, the Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Sunday. On its X handle the MoRR said: “According to the Afghan Refugee Attaché in Islamabad, Pakistan, More
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the European Union (EU) have signed a new agreement to continue supporting displaced Afghans and host communities in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Central Asia. With substantial EU funding of EUR 36 million, the initiative will benefit hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees, returnees, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) by More
Another forty-five Afghan nationals have been released from jails in Pakistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Sunday. In a statement, MoRR said these individuals were freed from different prisons after spending three to 15 days following efforts by Afghan officials. “These Afghans had been detained for lack of legal residency documents,” More
