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Int’l aid agencies express concern over eviction of Afghan immigrants from Pakistan

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A number of international aid agencies in a joint statement have expressed concern over the uncertain fate of thousands of Afghan refugees who have been recently deported from Pakistan and warned that these returnees have nowhere to go.

The Norwegian Refugee Council, Danish Refugee Council and the International Rescue Committee have asked aid agencies to provide funds to solve the problems of these returnees and prevent the emergence of a new crisis.

“These three organizations request neighboring countries to continue supporting all vulnerable migrants until good, safe and voluntary conditions are provided for Afghans to return home,” read the statement.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has also begun its efforts to prevent forced deportations.

The spokesperson of the UN Secretary General said that UNHCR is working with Pakistan to protect vulnerable refugees in order to start the process of registering them in this country by creating an advanced mechanism.

Rina Amiri, US special envoy for Afghan women, girls, and human rights, also said that she had discussed the emergency situation of immigrants who are being deported to Afghanistan in a meeting with Masood Khan, Pakistan's ambassador to the US.

Amiri said in a post on X that at this meeting, the effects of deportation on women and other vulnerable groups and the dangers and challenges they face in returning to Afghanistan were also discussed.

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International Day of Education: UNAMA says no country has thrived by leaving behind half its population

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The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), in a statement on the occasion of the International Day of Education, has criticized the restrictions on girls' education in the country, saying no country has thrived by leaving behind half its population.

UNAMA noted in the statement that it has been 1,225 days since the Islamic Emirate imposed a ban on girls’ education beyond the sixth grade.

“It is a travesty and tragedy that millions of Afghan girls have been stripped of their right to education. No country has ever thrived by disempowering and leaving behind half its population. The de facto authorities must end this ban immediately and allow all Afghan girls to return to school,” said Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA.

The International Day of Education, celebrated annually on January 24, underscores education’s critical role in achieving peace, development, and equality.

The Islamic Emirate has repeatedly stressed that restrictions on girls' education are an internal Afghan issue and foreigners should not interfere.

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Germany steps up efforts to deport Afghan criminals

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Germany is working hard to deport more Afghan criminals, said Interior Minister Nancy Faeser in Berlin on Thursday, a day after an Afghan asylum seeker was arrested for a deadly knife attack.

"We are the only country in Europe to have deported serious criminals back to Afghanistan for the first time since the Taliban rule. And I would like to make it very clear that we are working hard to deport further criminals to Afghanistan," said Faeser.

The interior minister also took aim at the EU's Dublin rules, under which someone's asylum application has to be processed in their first country of arrival.

The suspected attacker in the southern German city of Aschaffenburg had come to Germany via Bulgaria.

"We are already seeing once again that the Dublin system no longer works," said Faeser.

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Acting Defense Minister describes Qatar as ‘friend and partner’ of Afghanistan

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Acting Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid on Thursday met with Mirdef Alqashouti, the Chargé d'Affaires of Qatar for Kabul, and described Qatar as a "friend and partner" of Afghanistan.

Enayatullah Khwarizmi, the spokesman for the ministry, said in a statement that Mujahid emphasized the importance of strengthening relations with Qatar.

Mujahid also expressed gratitude for Qatar's long-standing assistance and cooperation with the people of Afghanistan.

The statement added that the two sides discussed further cooperation in areas such as economic relations, trade, strengthening bilateral ties between Kabul and Doha, and other related issues.

On Wednesday, Yaqoob Mujahid also met with Faisal bin Talq al-Buqami, the Saudi Ambassador to Kabul, and stressed Riyadh's commitment to expanding economic, political, and humanitarian cooperation with Afghanistan.

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