Amu: Human Rights Watch has urged France to suspend plans to deport Afghans to Afghanistan after French authorities confirmed they had opened a “technical dialogue” with Taliban authorities over the return of Afghan nationals considered security risks. Human Rights Watch said there is evidence that some Afghans forcibly returned to the country have subsequently been
Amu: France has confirmed it is holding technical talks with the Taliban to facilitate the deportation of Afghan nationals who are in the country illegally and are considered security threats, joining a broader European push to resume returns to Afghanistan. Human rights groups have also challenged efforts to expand deportations to Afghanistan, arguing that conditions
8am: The United States has not allocated any refugee resettlement slots for fiscal year 2027 for refugees from Afghanistan and other countries around the world who have fled war and persecution. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has criticized the decision and called on the US government to lift travel restrictions and fully restore its refugee
Ariana: The figures come as Germany expands preparations for deportations to Afghanistan. In July, Germany carried out its first deportation of an Afghan national without a criminal conviction since the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) returned to power in 2021. The policy has drawn criticism from opposition politicians and refugee and human rights groups. Click
Khaama: Two Afghan nationals have entered the United States under a narrow exception to current immigration restrictions, according to AfghanEvac, an organization advocating for the relocation of Afghan allies and their families. he development comes amid continuing restrictions on the entry and visa issuance of Afghan nationals. AfghanEvac says a federal court ruling allows a
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 23, 2026 When Nizam Hematkhil heard the news, he rushed to a remote corner of Iran near the border with Pakistan. A group of illegal migrants from Afghanistan had died in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan. When Hematkhil arrived in the village of Mak Sukhteh, he found the bodies of
Amu: Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province have intensified operations to identify, detain and deport Afghans without valid visas, as UN human rights experts urged Pakistan to halt the return of people who could face persecution, torture or other serious rights violations in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Amu: Seventeen Afghans, including women and eight people under the age of 18, died from severe dehydration while traveling toward Iran, according to the Haalvsh human rights organization. Haalvsh reported that the group died Thursday in the Mak-Sukhteh area along the Rotak border region of Saravan, Iran, after running out of water during the journey.
Khaama: German lawmaker Beatrix von Storch has called for Germany to accelerate the deportation of undocumented Afghan migrants, arguing that Berlin has the logistical capacity to return rejected asylum seekers and convicted offenders to Afghanistan despite ongoing security and human rights concerns. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: An Afghan woman accused of supporting the Islamic State has been deported from the United States in the first case to be pursued by the U.S. Department of Justice through a little-known court created 30 years ago to deport “alien terrorists.” The case marked the latest in a series of aggressive moves by President