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Pakistan Starts Repatriation of Afghan migrants

Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has officially commenced the deportation of Afghan nationals residing illegally in the country, following the expiration of the extended deadline. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Interior, the stay period for Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards ended on June 30. A grace period was granted until July … Read more

Afghans moved to UK in secret operation after data breach

Afghans moved to UK in secret operation after data breach

Thousands of Afghans fleeing the Taliban were secretly relocated to the UK following a significant data breach. The breach, which involved the accidental leaking of nearly 19,000 applicants’ personal information, was traced back to an unnamed British official at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in February 2022. The leaked data included names, contact details, and … Read more

IOM reports says 60,000 Afghans return from Pakistan

IOM reports says 60,000 Afghans return from Pakistan

KABUL: The International Organization for Migration reported on Tuesday that Pakistan has forced nearly 60,000 Afghans to leave since April, following Islamabad’s intensified campaign to deport migrants to Afghanistan. Last month, the federal government set an early April deadline for about 800,000 Afghans holding Afghan Citizen Cards (ACC) issued by Pakistani authorities to leave the … Read more

Afghans deported from Germany freed by Taliban

Afghans deported from Germany freed by Taliban

The deportation follows high-profile attacks by Afghan and Syrian suspects in Germany. Despite the deportation, Germany will not normalize relations with the Taliban. Chancellor Olaf Scholz is leading negotiations to expedite deportations and curb migration. The Taliban government has freed dozens of Afghans deported from Germany, The Independent reported. This deportation marked Germany’s first since … Read more

Mass Departure: 1,562 illegal Afghans exit country on December 22

Illegal Afghans mass departure

In the latest update from official records, on December 22, a total of 1,562 individuals of Afghan nationality, classified as unauthorized migrants, have reportedly departed from their home country. This group comprises 463 adult males, 368 adult females, and 734 children, as indicated by the provided official data. It should be remembered that even before … Read more

Pak-Afghan border passport system launched

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  • Passport-based travel was started for first time at border.
  • DC said passport system implemented at Pak-Afghan border.
  • People without passport should avoid traveling towards border.

CHAMAN: The passport system has been introduced at the Pak-Afghan border, under which the movement at the border will now be carried out only on passport.

According to the details, for the first time on the Pak-Afghan border, passport-based travel was done. Deputy Commissioner Raja Athar Abbas said that the passport system has been implemented on the Pak-Afghan border, under which the travel on the border will now be based on passport only.

Raja Athar Abbas said that people without passport visas should avoid traveling towards the border.

It should be noted that the deadline for the return of illegally residing foreigners in Pakistan has expired and the nationwide operation for repatriation has started from today.

For the first time in the country’s history, an order of deportation has been issued to all provinces under the Foreign Act 1946. According to the decree, the illegally residing foreigners under investigation and sentenced for minor crimes will be deported.

The caretaker government has warned that strict action will be taken if any Pakistani is found involved in giving shelter to illegal immigrants.

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Authorities not to provide even single day for illegal residence

Illegal residence

The government gives October 31 as the deadline. Only 10 days remain until the deadline expires. 4423 Afghans were retuned on October 20. The law enforcement agencies made a final decision not to provide even one more day’s respite to the illegal residents in Pakistan, Bol News reported. According to news sources, illegal residents living … Read more

Kaia, Burl half-centuries lift Zimbabwe to 228 against Afghans

Zimbabwe

Innocent Kaia scores half-century in his second ODI. Zimbabwe posted 228 after being sent in to bat. Fareed Ahmad took three wickets for 56 runs. Innocent Kaia scored a half-century in only his second one-day international as Zimbabwe posted 228 after being sent in to bat against Afghanistan at Harare Sports Club on Monday. The opening batsman … Read more

Red Cross chief on Iran visit talks Afghans’ plight

Iran

The head of the Red Cross on Monday, t said he discussed the plight of Afghan migrants who fled their country after the Taliban took power last year in Iran. “Afghanistan was very much present in the conversation, especially in the wake of the recent developments that we witnessed in August with the change in … Read more

US urged the world to stand by Afghanistan

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The United Nations asked the world to support Afghanistan at a pledging conference on Thursday where it is aiming to collect a record $4.4 billion in humanitarian assistance to the war-torn country. After the Taliban took over the country on August 15 in wake of the withdrawal of the US military. the humanitarian crisis in … Read more

‘No more evacuations until life improves for Afghans abroad’

Afghans

KABUL – The Taliban will not allow any more Afghans to be evacuated until the situation improves abroad for those who have already left, as per their spokesman. Families wanting to leave in future would also need a good excuse for doing so, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a news conference, adding a promise to … Read more

Humanitarian catastrophe: Afghans to receive over $1B aid from World Bank

Afghani

WASHINGTON – The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan has been worsening and it has left more than 20 million people desperate for assistance, as per the United Nations. After the Taliban took over the war torn country in August 2021, several countries around the world halted or cut the funding to Afghanistan. Hence, recently, the World … Read more

Dutch evacuates 294 Afghans through Pakistan: ministry

UN wants $5 bn aid for Afghanistan in 2022

THE HAGUE: The Netherlands has evacuated 294 Afghan citizens who arrived in neighbouring Pakistan over the last few days and will be flown soon to a Dutch destination, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. The group, consisting of translators, non-governmental workers and other people assisting Dutch missions to the war-torn country as well as their families, … Read more

Haunted by Holocaust, Israeli group helps fleeing Afghans

Holocaust

TEL AVIV – When Israeli lawyer Inbar Nacht saw pictures last year of Afghans desperately trying to escape their homeland, she thought of her relatives who were murdered in the Holocaust and knew she had to act. She and her husband Marius had founded a charity in 2020 that has worked on a range of … Read more

Taliban closer to international recognition, says foreign minister

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KABUL – The Taliban are inching closer towards international recognition but any concessions Afghanistan’s new rulers make will be on their terms, the regime’s foreign minister said in an interview with AFP. In his first interview since returning from talks with Western powers in Oslo, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi also urged Washington to unlock Afghanistan’s assets … Read more

Afghans abroad help compatriots with necessities

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KABUL – Every day, about 300 impoverished families receive naan from a charity via bakeries in the west of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul over the past three months. “We give one naan to each member of a family every day. If a family has 10 members, they can receive 10 naan each day,” said Mohammad Sharif … Read more

PM Imran urges international community to provide immediate relief to Afghans

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday once again called upon the international community to provide immediate humanitarian relief to the millions of Afghans who were facing an imminent danger of starvation. In a tweet, the prime minister reminded that providing immediate relief to impoverished Afghanistan was also obligatory under the unanimously adopted UN Principle … Read more

Pakistan won’t abandon Afghans in time of need: PM Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, while expressing concerns over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, has again vowed to not abandon Afghans in this time of need. The resolve was expressed during the third meeting of the Apex Committee on Afghanistan, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad. Read more: UN wants $5B aid for Afghanistan in … Read more

Pakistan willing to transport Indian wheat to Afghanistan

Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated that his government is willing to allow India to transport wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistan after finalising procedural details, Arab News reported. Prime Minister Khan recently assured a ministerial delegation from Afghanistan to consider the transit of Indian wheat on humanitarian grounds. The delegation, which was led by Afghan foreign … Read more

Thousands of Afghans receive assistance within week: UN agency

KABUL: Thousands of Afghans have received humanitarian assistance within a week from October 11-17 across Afghanistan, a United Nations agency confirmed on Friday. In northeast, 2,625 internally displaced people, who recently returned to their villages, received household items in Badakhshan province, the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan said in a press release on … Read more

Afghan man accuses American pilot’s arrogance over brother’s death, calls for investigation

KABUL: “He was a pilot of an American plane, not the driver of a rickshaw. His arrogance caused the death of many Afghans including my brother Zaki,” alleged Hajji Zukria. Sitting cross-legged on a mattress in a rented house here in Qala-e-Fathullah locality of Kabul, Zukria accused the arrogance of the US pilot of the … Read more

Forming Afghan govt responsibility of the locals: Fawad Chaudhry

Forming the government in Afghanistan is the responsibility of the Afghan people, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said stressing that regional powers will have to help to stabilize the country. In an interview with TRT World, the information minister said that Pakistan’s efforts for inclusive government in Afghanistan must be supported. “Pakistan is working with regional … Read more

France to end Kabul evacuation operation by Friday: PM

France: France would fully end its operation to evacuate French nationals and Afghans in danger from Taliban-controlled Kabul by Friday evening, said the Prime Minister Jean Castex. “Beyond this date, it will not be possible to carry out evacuations from Kabul airport,” Castex told RTL radio Thursday. A source close to the government added that … Read more

Egypt sends military plane to evacuate citizens from Afghanistan

CAIRO: Members of the Egyptian community, Al Azhar mission, and the Egyptian embassy staff in Afghanistan returned home safely in the early hours of Tuesday, state-run MENA news agency reported. “Upon directives of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, the Armed Forces dispatched a military plane to Afghanistan to safely evacuate the Egyptians from Kabul,” it said. More … Read more

Afghans must not be forgotten: UNHCR

5 Afghan civilians killed due to direct firing from US forces at Kabul airport

The UN refugee agency says millions of Afghans caught in deteriorating situation in Afghanistan are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and protection and must not be forgotten by the international community. “UNHCR remains concerned about the risk of human rights violations against civilians in this evolving context, including for women and girls”, Shabia Mantoo, … Read more

US troops withdrawal: Taliban eyeing greater control of Afghan territory

Afghanistan: Violent Clashes Escalate As US Forces Withdraw

UNITED NATIONS: Amid the swift withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the top UN official in the Central Asian state told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that the Taliban fighters are flexing their muscles to gain greater control of the territory. “The Taliban’s advances are significant,” said Deborah Lyons, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and … Read more

COVID-19 Pandemic Out of Control in Afghanistan

COVID-19 Pandemic Out of Control in Afghanistan

COVID-19 pandemic is getting out of control in Afghanistan as the cases rise by 2,400pc in the past month. As a result, hospital beds and medical resources are running out of stock as stated by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Societies on Thursday. It was reported by IFRC that among … Read more