The White House and congressional leaders have agreed to grant 12,000 special immigrant visas for Afghan nationals. The SIV program, which was created in 2009 to give Afghans who served as interpreters for the US military a path to escape threats to their lives, has about 7,000 visas remaining of the 38,500 Congress has previously More
Eighty percent of school-age Afghan refugee children in Pakistan have no access to school, a non-governmental organisation says. Alif Ailaan, a non-profit organisation promoting education, It said around 570,000 Afghan refugee children between five and 16 years were not going to schools in Pakistan. It said the numbers were also registered with the United Nations More
Another 333 Afghan nationals have been evacuated on a charter flight from Pakistan to Calgary, says the Canadian government. The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) wrote on its X handle: “Today (Friday), 333 Afghan nationals arrived in Calgary on a charter flight from Pakistan.” They will continue their journey to approximately 33 communities across More
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says at least 8,565 people have lost their lives on migration routes across the world in 2023, making it the deadliest year on record. According to data collected by IOM’s Missing Migrants Project, the 2023 death toll represents a tragic increase of 20 per cent compared to 2022, highlighting More
The United States is likely to stop issuing the Special Immigration Visa for Afghans known as “SIV” by the end of this year. The program that resettles in the United States Afghans who worked with the US government could grind to a halt later this year. The congressionally-authorized limit of 38,500 Special Immigration Visas (SIVs), More
Special representatives of Pakistan and Denmark have discussed cooperation in addressing problems of Afghan refugees. Pakistan Special Envoy for Afghanistan Asif Ali Durani wrote on X: “I welcomed my Danish counterpart Mr Lars Bo Moller, and his delegation to the Foreign Office yesterday.” Durani added he discussed with his Danish counterpart the need for cooperation More
Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Wahidi has said undocumented migrants residing in the Islamic republic must return to their countries. Wahidi said in a message on X: “Illegal migrants in Iran should return to their countries and the rest of them should contribute to the development of their country under a regular programme.” Foreign citizens had More
Canada has evacuated 273 more Afghan nationals from Pakistan to Vancouver, the Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said on Thursday. IRCC wrote on its X handle: “Today (Thursday), 273 Afghan nationals arrived in Vancouver on a charter flight from Pakistan.” They will continue their journey to approximately 27 communities across Canada, including Abbotsford, Kelowna and Toronto.” According More
Turkish police have arrested 39 illegal Afghan migrants in northeastern Duzce province, media reports said on Thursday. The migrants were hiding inside a car among boxes of paper towels and were arrested in Chilamli district of Duzce province, Anatolia news agency reported. It said: “Security forces stopped a car in Arabaji area during an operation More
An Afghan refugee has committed suicide in the Baharakoh area of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, according to police on Saturday. Police said that Mohammad Shifae, 28, and Afghan national migrated to Pakistan two years ago. He said Shafae filed asylum request to Canada and after two years he received a negative response after More
