In its Afghanistan Post-Return Monitoring Survey Report, released on Tuesday, UNHCR highlighted stark differences in the living conditions and challenges faced by returnees depending on their...
These achievements underscore the IEA’s efforts to advance diplomacy, strengthen security, manage natural resources, support vulnerable communities, and facilitate the safe return of Afghan migrants.
Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special representative for Afghanistan, has stated that Russia is not yet prepared to accept Afghan migrant workers in large numbers due to security...
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...
Since the Islamic Emirate came to power, approximately 6.8 million Afghans have returned home, either voluntarily or forcibly, from neighboring countries and other nations, according to...
During the meeting, the UNDP delegation proposed forming a joint committee with the ministry to improve coordination and accelerate responses to the challenges facing returnees.
Germany’s Interior Ministry has said fewer than 100 Afghans waiting in Pakistan to resettle in Germany have accepted the government’s offer of financial compensation in exchange...
UNHCR also confirmed a reduction in cash assistance for Afghans living in Pakistan due to declining donor contributions.
Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, said during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi on Sunday...
De Bont and a UNHCR representative visited migrant service centers in Tehran, where Iranian officials outlined human-centered policies focused on employment, dignity, and empowerment for refugees.
Germany’s federal states have unanimously backed Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt in his push to resume deportations to Afghanistan and Syria. At a meeting of the Conference...
Interior Minister Gerhard Karner confirmed the deportation and said more are planned.
EU confirms contact with Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan over migrant returns
According to official figures, more than 1.2 million undocumented Afghan nationals have returned to Afghanistan through the Dogharoun crossing since the start of Iran’s calendar year...
The countries urged the European Commission to place the return of Afghans at the top of its migration agenda and to begin discussions with the IEA...
UNHCR also raised alarm over the impact on women and girls, noting that they risk being sent back to a country where their rights to work...
Van Bossuyt plans to raise the issue at an upcoming informal European migration meeting in Munich, where several EU countries will be represented.
Many returnees arrive with very few belongings; some are exhausted, traumatized, or in need of urgent assistance.
Nigel Farage, leader of the populist Reform UK party, has confirmed he wants to deport women asylum seekers back to the Islamic Emirate-run Afghanistan if he...
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has developed a new national strategy aimed at reducing the motivation for migration. The initiative was highlighted by Minister Mawlawi...