Kabul, July 27 (IANS) About 431 Afghan families, comprising 2,199 people, returned home from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, local media reported on Monday. Taliban’s deputy spokesman Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat shared the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Problems’ daily report on Monday. As per the report, 337 Afghan families, comprising 1,769 people, returned home through the Torkham crossing, Afghanistan-based Pajhwok Afghan News reported.As many as 39 families, comprising 213 people…
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Islamabad, July 11 (IANS) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concerns over the ‘forced’ repatriation of Afghan nationals from Pakistan, local media reported on Saturday.The figures obtained from the Hamza Baba transit point in Landi Kotal showed a significant increase in the number of Afghan refugees returning in recent days. According to the officials at the transit point, the number of returnees exceeds 10,000 on a daily basis since Pakistan has ordered…
Islamabad, June 29 (IANS) Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior has ordered the immediate arrest of any Afghan national found living in the country without a valid visa from July 10, local media reported on Monday. In an order issued to the Chief Secretaries of all provinces and the Islamabad Capital Territory, the ministry said that the directive has been issued as per the decisions taken during a review meeting on the Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan (IFRP) on June 1, the daily Dawn reported….
Kabul, June 22 (IANS) A total of 52,561 Afghan families have returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring Pakistan over the past three months, the official media Bakhtar News Agency reported on Monday. The returnees have arrived through the Spin Boldak border crossing in southern Kandahar province and the Torkham crossing in eastern Nangarhar province, the report said.Afghan authorities and humanitarian organizations have been providing assistance, including transportation, cash support, healthcare…
Tripoli, June 4 (IANS) Hundreds of Libyan protesters on Thursday afternoon shut down the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Tripoli, driven by concerns over what they described as the “settlement” of irregular migrants inside the country, according to local media reports and eyewitnesses.The demonstrators gathered outside the agency’s headquarters in central Tripoli, chanting for the deportation of irregular migrants and rejecting any arrangements that could l…
Geneva, May 22 (IANS) United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk on Friday warned against the continued forced repatriation of Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers from host countries to Afghanistan, calling it a violation of international human rights and refugee law. “Afghan women, children and men continue to be pushed out of countries where they had sought safety, forcing them to return to Afghanistan against their will and exposing them to grave risk,” said Turk.Accord…
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Pakistani police have arrested Afghan journalist Parwiz Aminzada in Islamabad during ongoing enforcement actions against Afghan citizens, local media reported on Thursday. Local sources revealed that Aminzada was arrested in the Faisal Town area of Islamabad on Wednesday at 6:45 p.m., Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported. Authorities have not yet released any statement which reveals the reasons for his arrest.In recent months, Pakistani authorities hav…
Kabul, May 6 (IANS) Afghanistan’s High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Problems has urged international organisations and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to hold talks with Pakistan so that Afghan nationals do not face difficulties. It also urged to ensure that the refugees do not face harassment, enabling their swift return. The commission stressed that issues of Afghan refugees should be addressed as a matter of urgency. It stated that Afghan refugees entering Afg…
Geneva, May 2 (IANS) The Middle East crisis has generated far-reaching ripple effects well beyond the region, with growing consequences for global humanitarian supply chains and the delivery of aid, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson warned.Heightened insecurity and instability around key Gulf routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, have disrupted maritime traffic. Rising fuel, food and freight costs worldwide are driving up prices and delaying the delivery of…
Dushanbe, March 18 (IANS) Tajikistan on Wednesday dispatched 3,610 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Iran in a 110-truck convoy. “Tajikistan’s humanitarian aid comprises 3,610 tonnes of cargo, including 45 tonnes of medicines, a large volume of sanitary and hygiene products, children’s clothing, various food products, household items, bedding, tents, building materials, and other necessary supplies,” the country’s Foreign Ministry stated. Last week, citing preliminary assessments, UN Refugee Agency …