Three million Afghans could return to their country this year, a UN refugee official said Friday, warning that the repatriation flow is placing intense pressure on...
The UNHCR also voiced alarm at the scale and speed of returns. Babar Baloch, spokesperson for the agency, said more than 50,000 Afghans crossed back from...
Migrants are being pulled off the streets without notice, loaded onto buses, and abandoned at the Afghan border, Khalilzad said.
More than 800,000 Afghans have returned from Iran through the Islam Qala border crossing in western Afghanistan since January 2025, with over 137,000 arriving in June...
The United Nations has confirmed that a small number of Iranians, including dual Iranian-Afghan nationals, have crossed into Afghanistan following the outbreak of conflict between Iran...
The number of Afghan families without legal documentation in Iran returning to Afghanistan last month was three times higher than in May last year, it added.
According to the authorities, approximately 50,000 Afghan nationals have returned to the country via Spin Boldak since the beginning of April.
In total, Pakistan has hosted over 2.8 million Afghan refugees who crossed the border during 40 years of conflict in their homeland.
Many refugees who have returned from Pakistan have had to leave mostly everything behind, including houses, businesses and possessions.
Many returnees say the situation for Afghan migrants inside Iran has deteriorated significantly over the past month. According to their accounts, hundreds are being detained and...
UNHCR spokesperson says the agency urgently needs $71 million to assist refugees returning to Afghanistan
The organization stressed the importance of providing maternity services at the borders and noted that all of these newborns were delivered in good health.
Since 1 April at least 44,900 people have returned, with around 58% of them children, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
Pakistan has granted Afghan migrants, both undocumented and those holding ACC cards, a deadline of March 31 to voluntarily leave the country.
The Government of Japan and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees have signed a new $6 million agreement for a project to promote vital livelihoods...
Pakistan has informed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that all Afghan nationals—except those holding valid visas—must leave the twin cities of Islamabad and...
A UNHCR-issued non-return advisory has been in place since 2021, calling for a suspension of forced returns of Afghan nationals from any country regardless of their...
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and the European Union (EU) have signed a new agreement euros to continue to support displaced Afghans and host communities...
The organization said in a report that the situation for Afghans in neighboring countries has become increasingly challenging, with “economic fragility reducing livelihoods opportunities, a spiralling...
Five different types of slavery are especially prolific in the country. These are Forced Labor, Child Slavery, Forced and Early Marriage, Bonded Slavery and Human Trafficking
