Fourteen people have gone missing after a boat carrying Indonesian migrants sank off the western coast of Malaysia, a media report said on Tuesday. The boat was believed to be carrying 37 undocumented Indonesian migrants when it sank on Monday, Reuters reported. A fisherman alerted authorities after spotting bodies and survivors floating in waters near More
The German Embassy in Pakistan has announced the launch of a new online system for Afghan applicants seeking work and study visas, aiming to make the process faster and more efficient. In a statement published on its Facebook page, the German Embassy in Islamabad said that starting from June 1 of this year, applicants will More
Fewer than two percent of migrants from certain countries, including Afghanistan, were deported from the United Kingdom last year, according to reports. The Telegraph reported that the migrants in question were from 14 countries, including Afghanistan. More than 40,000 asylum applications were filed with the UK Home Office during the period, but only 285 individuals More
The government of Austria has announced that it will sign an agreement with Uzbekistan next month to facilitate deportation procedures, including the return of Afghan nationals to Afghanistan via the Central Asian country. The Austrian Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that the agreement is intended to streamline deportation processes. According to The European Conservative, an More
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says around 12,000 Afghans returned to their country from Pakistan, Iran, Tajikistan and other countries between April 19 and 25. In a new chart, the UN refugee agency stated that 55 percent of the returnees were men and 45 percent were women. According to the report, 57 More
According to reports, Germany has deported 25 Afghan migrants, sending them back to Kabul on a charter flight. Der Spiegel reported that the individuals departed last night and are expected to arrive at Kabul airport today (Tuesday). German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt confirmed the deportations in an interview with Bild newspaper. He said: “The systematic More
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says nearly 8,000 migrants died or went missing on migration routes worldwide in 2025. In a new report, IOM said the latest figures bring the total number of migrant deaths and disappearances to more than 82,000 since 2014. It said that despite declines in arrivals in some regions, the More
The United States is considering a plan to send up to 1,100 Afghan refugees from Qatar to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a media report said on Wednesday. After halting a US resettlement programme for Afghans who helped the American war effort, President Donald Trump was in talks to send as many as 1,100 More
A new United Nations report finds that only 17 percent of Afghan women returnees from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan are earning an income. Despite many women having worked and gained skills while abroad, they face a near-total collapse in job opportunities upon returning to Afghanistan, the report shows. Nearly 40 percent say they have skills More
Refugees International (RI) has called on Pakistan to immediately stop the expulsion of Afghan migrants amid intensified large-scale forced deportations in recent weeks. In a statement, RI urged Pakistan to consider legal pathways for Afghan migrants to remain in the country. It said the ongoing forced return process to Afghanistan violates the principle of “non-refoulement” More
