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
More than 6,500 Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported from neighboring Iran and Pakistan in a single day (Saturday), an official said on Sunday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for Taliban, shared the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues report on his X account, stating that 1,188 families, totaling 6,553 individuals, returned to the country on More
US President Donald Trump said his administration would work to “permanently pause” migration from all third-world countries to allow the US immigration system to fully recover, Reuters reports. On Thursday, Trump did not specify which countries he considered third-world or clarify what he meant by “permanently pause.” He added that the plan would include cases More
Nearly 4,000 Afghan refugees were forcibly repatriated from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said on Thursday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for Taliban shared the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues report on his X handle, showing that 879 families, comprising 3,992 individuals, returned to the country on Wednesday. He said More
More than 4,500 Afghan refugees were forcibly repatriated from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said on Wednesday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman Afghanistan, shared the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues report on his X handle, showing that 848 families, comprising 4,524 individuals, returned to the country on Monday. He said More
More than 11,800 Afghan refugees were forcibly repatriated from neighboring Pakistan and Iran in a single day, an official said on Sunday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for Taliban, shared the report from the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues on his X, showing that 2,102 families, comprising 11,855 individuals, returned to Afghanistan on Saturday. The More
The bodies of eight Afghan refugees who died in a recent traffic accident in neighbouring Iran have been transferred to southern Ghazni province, police said on Saturday. According to a statement from the provincial police headquarters, fourteen residents of Ajrestan district had travelled illegally to Iran, where they were involved in a traffic accident in More
