Former Iraqi President Barham Ahmed Salih has been elected by the United Nations General Assembly as the new High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Salih was selected following a competitive process in New York that attracted candidates from various countries. He is expected to officially assume office on 1 January 2026 and will be based in More
US President Donald Trump has expanded the list of countries whose citizens are barred from entering the United States, adding six more nations, including Palestine and Syria. The White House announced the expansion on Tuesday as part of an intensified crackdown on immigration, according to Al Jazeera. The newly added countries are Palestine, Burkina Faso, More
More than 3,000 Afghan refugees have been expelled from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan in a single day, an official said on Monday. Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for Taliban, shared a report from the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues on his X account. The report showed that 577 families, comprising More
German Foreign Minister says the review of cases and flight arrangements for the resettlement of Afghans who hold legally binding admission commitments has been accelerated and placed among the country’s priorities until the end of the current calendar year. Johann Wadephul said Germany intends to transfer Afghans who have already received admission promises so they More
Nearly 5,000 Afghan refugees were forcibly deported from neighboring Pakistan and Iran in a single day, an official said on Sunday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman of Taliban, posted a report from the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues on his X account, indicating that 913 families — a total of 4,991 individuals — returned to More
More than 10,000 Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan over the past two days, an official said on Saturday. Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for Taliban, shared a report from the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues on his X account, showing that 1,939 families, comprising 10,043 individuals, returned to More
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Saeed Iravani has criticised the sharp decline in international assistance for Afghan refugees, saying that Tehran has hosted millions of Afghans for years despite severe sanctions. Addressing a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Afghanistan, Iravani said international funding allocated for Afghan refugees in Iran is projected to More
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) says 228 Afghan migrants have returned to the country after being released from prisons in Pakistan and Iraq. In a post on its X account, the ministry said that 224 Afghan migrants were released from prisons in Pakistan and four others from Iraqi jails and they returned to More
Two 17-year-old Afghan teenagers seeking asylum in the UK have been handed custodial sentences for raping a 15-year-old girl in Leamington Spa, a media report said on Tuesday. Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both 17, were accused of sexually assaulting the girl on 10 May, the Pajhwok reported. Jahanzeb was sentenced to 10 years and More
As many as 3,164 Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran in a single day, an official said on Tuesday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for Taliban, shared the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues report on his X handle, showing that 580 families, comprising 3,164 individuals, returned to the country on More
