Afghan refugees

Taliban officials urge Pakistan to prepare joint mechanism for gradual repatriation of Afghan refugeesTaliban officials urge Pakistan to prepare joint mechanism for gradual repatriation of Afghan refugees

Taliban officials urge Pakistan to prepare joint mechanism for gradual repatriation of Afghan refugees

Taliban officials on Sunday urged Pakistan to prepare a joint mechanism for the gradual repatriation of refugees. Taliban officials further…

2 weeks ago
Pakistan intensifies crackdown on Afghan refugees, aims to repatriate 8 lakh cardholdersPakistan intensifies crackdown on Afghan refugees, aims to repatriate 8 lakh cardholders

Pakistan intensifies crackdown on Afghan refugees, aims to repatriate 8 lakh cardholders

Pakistan has stepped up its efforts to repatriate legal Afghan refugees, with a focus on those holding Afghan Citizen Cards,…

2 months ago
Pak wants to extradite all Afghan refugees from Islamabad, Rawalpindi: Afghanistan warnsPak wants to extradite all Afghan refugees from Islamabad, Rawalpindi: Afghanistan warns

Pak wants to extradite all Afghan refugees from Islamabad, Rawalpindi: Afghanistan warns

The Afghanistan embassy in Pakistan warned that the government wants to remove all Afghan refugees from the capital, Islamabad, and…

2 months ago
Is disgruntled Pakistan targeting Afghan Taliban with a demographic bomb?Is disgruntled Pakistan targeting Afghan Taliban with a demographic bomb?

Is disgruntled Pakistan targeting Afghan Taliban with a demographic bomb?

In an unprecedented move, the Caretaker Government in Pakistan, led by former lawmaker Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, had announced 1.7 million Afghan refugees…

1 year ago
Taliban slams ‘abusive’ crackdown on Afghan refugees, asks Pak to show ‘magnanimity, Islamic brotherhood’Taliban slams ‘abusive’ crackdown on Afghan refugees, asks Pak to show ‘magnanimity, Islamic brotherhood’

Taliban slams ‘abusive’ crackdown on Afghan refugees, asks Pak to show ‘magnanimity, Islamic brotherhood’

Pakistan is using “threats, abuse, detention and coercion” to throw out Afghan refugees as the deadline for them to voluntarily…

1 year ago
Afghan exodus gathers steam as countdown to deport ‘aliens’ from Pakistan beginsAfghan exodus gathers steam as countdown to deport ‘aliens’ from Pakistan begins

Afghan exodus gathers steam as countdown to deport ‘aliens’ from Pakistan begins

The announced crisis has finally arrived in the camps of Afghan refugees languishing in Pakistan for years. Irked over Afghan…

1 year ago
Pakistan sets up Afghan detention camps in Balochistan, Sindh as Af-Pak braces a humanitarian crisisPakistan sets up Afghan detention camps in Balochistan, Sindh as Af-Pak braces a humanitarian crisis

Pakistan sets up Afghan detention camps in Balochistan, Sindh as Af-Pak braces a humanitarian crisis

As an enraged Pakistan presses on with the deportation of Afghan refugees, it has set up detention camps in various…

2 years ago
Taliban slams Pakistan’s riot order on refugees, calls expulsion ‘inhumane, unfair and barbaric’Taliban slams Pakistan’s riot order on refugees, calls expulsion ‘inhumane, unfair and barbaric’

Taliban slams Pakistan’s riot order on refugees, calls expulsion ‘inhumane, unfair and barbaric’

The Taliban interim government in Afghanistan has slammed Pakistan's decsion to expel refugees as  “inhumane, unfair and barbaric”. Interim Defence Minister,…

2 years ago
Afghan refugees could face serious human rights violations as Pakistan threatens to use force to evict themAfghan refugees could face serious human rights violations as Pakistan threatens to use force to evict them

Afghan refugees could face serious human rights violations as Pakistan threatens to use force to evict them

Afghans are facing yet another crisis in Pakistan. Irked over Afghan Taliban’s refusal to rein in Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) cadres operating…

2 years ago
Pakistan to repatriate Afghan refugees en masse as ties with Taliban turn toxicPakistan to repatriate Afghan refugees en masse as ties with Taliban turn toxic

Pakistan to repatriate Afghan refugees en masse as ties with Taliban turn toxic

Escalating tension with the neighbouring Taliban government, Pakistan has decided to evict all of Afghan refugees – numbering 1.1 million.…

2 years ago
Afghanistan to relocate Pakistani refugees displaced during Operation Zarb-e-AzbAfghanistan to relocate Pakistani refugees displaced during Operation Zarb-e-Azb

Afghanistan to relocate Pakistani refugees displaced during Operation Zarb-e-Azb

Afghanistan is planning to relocate refugees from its common border with Pakistan - the Durand Line, to other provinces deeper…

2 years ago
Mexico and Brazil become the new frontier for desperate Afghan refugeesMexico and Brazil become the new frontier for desperate Afghan refugees

Mexico and Brazil become the new frontier for desperate Afghan refugees

Afghan refugees are arriving in Mexico and Brazil in hundreds with a view to entering the US and also Canada…

2 years ago
Afghan-Pakistan relations in turmoil as Pak detains refugeesAfghan-Pakistan relations in turmoil as Pak detains refugees

Afghan-Pakistan relations in turmoil as Pak detains refugees

Tensions are building up between Afghanistan and Pakistan over the harsh treatment being meted out to Afghan refugees recently. Pakistan…

2 years ago
Bulgaria arrests 6 traffickers after 18 Afghan migrants found deadBulgaria arrests 6 traffickers after 18 Afghan migrants found dead

Bulgaria arrests 6 traffickers after 18 Afghan migrants found dead

The Bulgarian police has arrested six people after 18 Afghans were found dead in a truck parked on a dirt…

2 years ago
Spirited Afghan refugee students in India need helping hand from governmentSpirited Afghan refugee students in India need helping hand from government

Spirited Afghan refugee students in India need helping hand from government

The horrific bomb blast at the Kaaj Learning Centre in Kabul which left 53 dead – mostly girls-- has only…

3 years ago