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...
Pakistan hosts more than 1.3 million registered Afghan refugees, while Iran is home to even larger numbers.
WFP said it has provided emergency food assistance to more than 300,000 returnees at border points, with vital support from donors.
UNICEF also appealed to donor countries to increase funding for humanitarian programs supporting returnees, with a focus on women and children.
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has announced that border controls and deportation flights to Afghanistan and Syria will continue beyond September. Former German Interior Minister Nancy...
Germany has suspended its voluntary humanitarian visa programs, according to an announcement by the country’s interior ministry on Thursday. The move follows recent controversy surrounding Germany’s...
The Trump administration has terminated temporary deportation protections for thousands of Afghans and Cameroonians in the U.S., a U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said on...
Afghanistan will be included in the recommended list of countries for a complete travel ban, Reuters reported.
The Leader of the Islamic Emirate has issued a decree instructing the Ministry of Interior Affairs to prevent human trafficking and to arrest and refer culprits...
Berlin had stopped returning people to Afghanistan because of human rights concerns after the Islamic Emirate took power in 2021.
A video that went viral recently shows that an Afghan youth is violently arrested on a road by the Iranian police.