The United Nations has reported that arrests and detentions of Afghan nationals in Pakistan rose by 18 per cent in January, with more than 130,000 people detained over the past four months. According to the latest update jointly released by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the More
Germany’s Christian Social Union (CSU) has called for the rapid return of Syrian and Afghan asylum seekers and tougher measures against refugees, media reports said on Saturday. The proposal is outlined in a draft resolution prepared ahead of an upcoming meeting of the party’s parliamentary group in the Bundestag, according to Deutsche Welle. CSU lawmakers More
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) has said that around 345 Afghan refugees have been released from prisons in Pakistan and returned to their homeland. In a statement, the ministry said the Afghan migrants had been freed from various jails across the neighbouring country and subsequently repatriated to Afghanistan. Quoting the Refugee Transfer Department More
Turkey detained 152,000 undocumented migrants during the past one year, with Afghans making up the largest group, the country’s Migration Authority said. According to the Turkey Migration Authority’s statement, more than 152,000 illegal migrants were detained in the country since the beginning of 2025, including more than 42,000 Afghans. After Afghans, the most arrested people More
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
