A Russian court has sentenced a 23-year-old Afghan national to three years in prison for stabbing a local resident in the Siberian city of Omsk, Russian media reported.

According to the court ruling, the incident occurred last summer on Lenin Street, where the Afghan man, acting out of hooligan motives, stabbed a 26-year-old Omsk resident in the stomach during an altercation. The conflict reportedly began when the victim attempted to defend several young women who were being aggressively approached by the attacker.

After the stabbing, the suspect attempted to flee the scene but was quickly apprehended by police. A folding knife believed to have been used in the attack was seized during a body search.

The court noted that the defendant fully admitted his guilt, and paid the victim 700,000 rubles in compensation for the harm caused.

Taking into account the position of the state prosecutor, the Central District Court of Omsk sentenced the man to three years’ imprisonment in a general-regime penal colony, according to the press service of the prosecutor’s office.

Turkish authorities detained more than 42,000 Afghan nationals among over 152,000 irregular migrants apprehended across Türkiye in 2025, according to official data released by the country’s Interior Ministry.

Figures published by the Turkish Ministry of Interior show that as of December 18, a total of 152,331 irregular migrants were detained nationwide. Afghans accounted for the largest group, with 42,202 people, followed by Syrian nationals (21,117). Migrants from Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Morocco, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan and Yemen were also among those apprehended.

Türkiye has increasingly become a destination and transit country for migrants fleeing economic hardship, political instability, conflict and insecurity in their home countries.

Official Turkish data indicates a sharp rise in irregular migration over the past decade. The number of irregular migrants apprehended rose from 58,647 in 2014 to 454,662 in 2019, before declining during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Turkish government also reported intensified operations against human smuggling networks. As of mid-December 2025, 10,883 migrant smugglers were apprehended nationwide.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has announced that it will continue providing its essential health services to the people of Afghanistan.

In a post on X, the organization, referring to Afghanistan’s health needs, said that over the past year it has been active in various health sectors across the country, ranging from maternal and child care to emergency response, as well as the treatment of patients suffering from tuberculosis and severe injuries.

According to MSF, its teams over the past year have been present at a range of health facilities, including neonatal intensive care units, operating theatres, surgical centers, and specialized tuberculosis treatment wards, where they have delivered life-saving services to patients.

The organization stressed that it will continue ensuring the provision of health services, particularly for needy families and vulnerable communities in remote areas of Afghanistan.