As many as 16,243 Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported from neighboring Iran and Pakistan, an official said on Tuesday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for Taliban, wrote on his X handle that a total of 2,963 Afghan families, comprising 16,243 individuals, returned to the country from Iran and Pakistan on Monday. He said the refugees More
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says more than 300 Afghan refugees have been released from prions in Pakistan and returned to their homeland. In a statement, the ministry said that 305 Afghan migrants had been freed from various jails across the neighbouring country and returned to Afghanistan during the current week. Citing the More
At least 14 people have died after a migrant boat sank off the western coast of Turkey, according to reports. The incident occurred in the western province of Muğla, where rescue operations involving boats and a helicopter are underway to search for possible survivors, Reuters reported. Local officials in Muğla confirmed that one Afghan man More
Iranian authorities say that 1.45 million Afghan migrants have been expelled from the country during the first six months of the current solar year. According to the IRNA news agency, Nader Yar Ahmadi, head of the Center for Foreign Nationals and Migrants at Iran’s Ministry of Interior, said: “The number of unauthorized departures of foreign More
Nineteen European countries and Norway have called on the European Commission to begin the repatriation of Afghans residing illegally in Europe—either voluntarily or by force—according to a media report on Sunday. Euronews reported that 20 European countries, in a joint letter addressed to Magnus Brunner, the EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, urged the More
About 170 Afghan refugees have returned to the country after being released from jails in Pakistan and Iraq, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said Saturday. According to a post by the ministry on X, the individuals were repatriated following their release. Citing sources from the migration transfer departments at Pul-i-Abrisham in Nimroz province More
A truck carrying nomads fell into a ravine in the Swat region of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, leaving at least 15 people dead and eight others injured, reports say. Pakistan’s Geo News reported that the truck veered off the road near the Malakand area on Thursday and fell into a deep ravine. The report said More
More than 500 Afghans returned to the country yesterday (Wednesday) through various routes and received financial assistance and health services among other facilities, the High Commission for Addressing Refugees’ Problems said on Thursday. Deputy Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, Hamdullah Fitrat, published a report from the working committees and said Afghan migrants have been forcibly More
European Union Chargée d’Affaires Veronika Boskovic-Pohar says the EU would assist Afghanistan in construction of houses and creating jobs for returning refugees. She said this at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Presidential Palace wrote on its X handle. Boskovic-Pohar, saying the EU plans to cooperate in More
The Pakistani government has announced closing five Afghan refugee camps in Khyber Pakhunkhwa province after four decades, a media report said on Saturday. The Ministry of Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit-Baltistan and States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) issued an official notification on Friday confirming the decision, the Express News reported. According to the government’s notification, three of More
