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Thousands of Afghans fleeing the country daily: Ministry

25th February, 2021 · admin

Ariana: The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations said Thursday that everyday about one thousand Afghan citizens leave the country illegally. Ministry officials attributed this to poverty, unemployment and insecurity for most Afghan citizens, especially young people. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Economic News, Refugees and Migrants |
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200 Afghans Sent Back from Turkey Daily: MoRR

9th February, 2021 · admin

Tolo News: The Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation on Tuesday said that up to 200 Afghan refugees are being sent back to Afghanistan from Turkey on daily basis. Noor Rahman Akhlaqi, minister of Refugee and Repatriation said that the Taliban is the main source of displacement of the people and that tens of thousands

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Posted in Economic News, Refugees and Migrants, Security, Taliban, Turkey-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Displaced |
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For Undocumented Afghan Migrants in Turkey, Life is Hard but Better

17th January, 2021 · admin

Turkey has often been described as the gateway between Asia and Europe and because of its location, millions of refugees have arrived in the country as a way station in their effort to migrate to Europe. VOA’s Hilmi Hacaloglu and Umut Colak filed this report on how Afghan refugees are struggling to survive in Istanbul.

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Posted in Economic News, Refugees and Migrants, Turkey-Afghanistan Relations |
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Afghan Asylum Seekers Deported From Germany Arrive In Kabul

13th January, 2021 · admin

dpa: A group of 26 rejected asylum seekers arrived in Kabul early on January 13 after being deported from Germany, airport officials said. The chartered flight landed at 7 a.m. local time. It marked the 35th deportation flight from Germany to Afghanistan since December 2016. A total of 963 failed asylum seekers have been sent

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Posted in Germany-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Asylum |
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Europe Resumes Deportation of Afghan Asylum Seekers

18th December, 2020 · admin

Tolo News: European countries, including Germany, have started the deportation of Afghans after a nine-month break over the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, a batch of 40 Afghan asylum-seekers arrived in Kabul from Germany after Berlin resumed deportation flights to Afghanistan, Deutsche Welle reported. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in EU-Afghanistan Relations, Germany-Afghanistan Relations, Human Rights, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Asylum |
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253 New Cases of COVID-19, 5 Deaths Reported in Afghanistan

19th November, 2020 · admin

Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 253 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,334 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The data by the ministry shows that the cumulative number of total cases is now 44,177, the number of total reported deaths is 1,650, and the total number of

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Posted in Health News, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Afghanistan |
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Afghan father is charged over the death of his six-year-old son who died while trying to reach Greek island on migrant dinghy

16th November, 2020 · admin

The Daily Mail (UK): The 25-year-old man has been charged with endangering his young son’s life; The two were among a group of 25 people whose boat reportedly capsized ; The unnamed father faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty in Greece; Lawyers and NGOs have criticised the unusual legal action as

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Posted in Economic News, EU-Afghanistan Relations, Human Rights, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Asylum, Greece-Afghanistan Relations |
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Greece and Afghanistan sign memorandum on returning illegal immigrants

22nd October, 2020 · admin

Greek City Times: A Memorandum of Understanding between Greece and Afghanistan was signed yesterday by Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis and Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Meerwais Nab.  Nab expressed the desire to cooperate with Greece on the issue of voluntary returns through the Afghan Embassy in Athens, as well as the hope for a

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Posted in Human Rights, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Ashraf Ghani Government, Greece-Afghanistan Relations, Meerwais Nab |
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Dozens Killed in Afghan Stampede While Waiting for Pakistan Visas

21st October, 2020 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News October 21, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Officials in Afghanistan say a stampede near Pakistan’s consulate in an eastern border city and insurgent attacks elsewhere in the war-torn country have killed about 50 people. Witnesses said thousands of Afghans had gathered Wednesday morning in a stadium outside the consulate in Jalalabad waiting to

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Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants, Security, Taliban |
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Afghan refugees in Turkey scammed by Afghan criminals: report

16th October, 2020 · admin

Ariana: Afghan refugees living in Turkey are being scammed by their countrymen when they try to send money to their families in Afghanistan, a Turkish newspaper reported. Turkey’s Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) has determined that Afghan criminals engaged in drug smuggling and the funding of terror operations are exploiting Afghan refugees in Turkey via

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Refugees and Migrants, Turkey-Afghanistan Relations |
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