Pakistan issues fresh call for Afghans to leave
Pakistan issued a new call on Friday for Afghans living in the southwest to leave the country, triggering thousands to rush to the border, officials said.
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Taliban committing rights violations against Afghan returnees: UN
The United Nations said Thursday that Taliban authorities were committing human rights violations, including torture and arbitrary detention, against Afghans forced to return by Iran and Pakistan.
Nearly 4.5 lakh Afghans left Iran since June 1: IOM
Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, the UN鈥檚 refugee agency said on Monday, after Tehran ordered those without documentation to leave by July 6...
2,30,000 Afghans left Iran in June ahead of return deadline: IOM
More than 2,30,000 Afghans left Iran in June, most of them deported, as returns surge ahead of a deadline set by Tehran, the United Nations migration agency said on Monday...
2,00,000 Afghans left Pakistan since deportations renewed
MORE than 2,00,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since the government renewed a deportation drive in April, with Iran also stepping up expulsions of Afghans...
Islamabad says more than 1,00,000 Afghans left Pakistan in April
More than 1,00,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in the past three weeks, the interior ministry said Tuesday, after Islamabad announced the widespread cancellation of residence permits.
60,000 Afghans return from Pakistan in 2 weeks: IOM
Nearly 60,000 Afghans have been forced to leave Pakistan since the start of April, the International Organisation for Migration said Tuesday, after Islamabad ramped up a campaign to deport migrants to Afghanistan.
Thousands of Afghans depart Pakistan
Thousands of Afghans have crossed the border from Pakistan in recent days, the United Nations and Taliban officials said, as Islamabad ramped up pressure for them to return to their country of origin...
Malala calls to stop deporting Afghans
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai called for Pakistan to stop deporting undocumented Afghans, saying she was especially concerned about the 鈥榙ark future鈥� awaiting women and...
44,000 Afghans in Pakistan awaiting resettlement in West
At least 44,000 Afghans approved for relocation to Western nations following the Taliban鈥檚 return to power are still waiting in limbo in Pakistan, Islamabad...
Afghans and Tajiks mix in rare but vital border market
For Afghans living under Taliban rule, a Saturday market is a rare chance to cross the border into neighbouring Tajikistan and pick up food and household goods...