Tolo News: Acting Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani inaugurated Afghanistan’s first ever embassy in Greece on Monday and held talks with Greek officials during his trip to Athens. This was the first visit of a senior Afghan delegation to Greece. Rabbani said his meetings with Greek officials were aimed at strengthening political, economic and trade ties between
Press TV November 18, 2017 A report reveals that the European Union compound in the Afghan capital of Kabul is under investigation for having a role in an alcohol-smuggling ring in the Muslim country, where possession and consumption of alcohol is illegal. Leaked Facebook and WhatsApp messages forwarded to EU investigators appear to show that beer,
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Alan Crosby October 5, 2017 Amnesty International (AI) says thousands of Afghans are being put in danger by European governments by forcing them home, where they face the risk of human rights abuses including torture, kidnapping, and death. In a report on asylum seekers being returned to Afghanistan from Europe, published on October
AP: A 106-year-old Afghan woman who made a perilous journey to Europe in 2015 that involved her son and grandson carrying her through mountains, deserts and forests has finally been granted temporary shelter in the Scandinavian country. The Migration Court of Appeal said Wednesday it has reversed a decision by Swedish Migration Agency to deport Bibihal
VOA News September 4, 2017 A 106-year-old woman thought to be the world’s oldest refugee is set to be deported after being denied asylum in Sweden. Bibihal Uzbeki’s son and grandson carried her on their backs as they fled from Kunduz in northeastern Afghanistan via Iran and Turkey in the hopes of finding haven in
SBS: According to a report by Swedish outlet Blankspot, centenarian Bibihal Uzbeki is due to be sent back to her home in Afghanistan. One of the world’s oldest asylum seekers, Ms Uzbeki fled the northern Afghan city of Kunduz when the Taliban captured it. Click here to read more (external link).
RFE/RL’s Balkan Service August 10, 2017 An Afghan refugee boy dubbed “Little Picasso” has exhibited his paintings and photographs in Belgrade, hoping to raise money for a Serbian child’s treatment for brain cancer. Farhad Noory, 10, has lived in a refugee camp in the city with his parents and brothers for only eight months, but
The Local.Se: Hundreds of young people who came to Sweden as unaccompanied refugees are holding a sit-down protest outside the Riksdag demanding that the country stops deportations to Afghanistan. In an open letter to Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) general director Mikael Ribbenvik the protestors ask “Is Sweden really a moral country when you say to Swedes
Amnesty International: The moment you step outside the airport in Kabul, the first thing that strikes you are the roses. They are everywhere — lining the dusty motorway into town, clustering in flowerbeds in traffic circles, blooming in private gardens. The second thing you see is fear. Foreigners hide behind their sandbagged walls, barbed wire, armed
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 29, 2017 The European Union has announced over 44 million euros ($49 million) in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran. EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said in a statement on May 29 that the funding will support Afghan refugees in Iran and Pakistan, help