Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 30, 2015 The United Nations’ refugee agency (UNHCR) says more than one million migrants braved the seas in 2015 to reach Europe, nearly five times more than in the previous year. About half of the migrants who made the perilous journey came from Syria, while Afghans accounted for roughly a
1TV: More than 150,000 Afghans are believed to have left their country this year in search of better life in Europe that is facing unprecedented refugee crisis. According to estimates by Afghanistan’s Refugees and Repatriations Ministry, on an average each asylum seekers had to spend $6,000 to $20,000 for their journey to Europe. Click here to read
VOA News / December 29, 2015 Fed up with the worsening security and dwindling economic opportunities in their country, Afghans are fleeing to Europe in numbers not seen even under the repressive Taliban regime. About 200,000 Afghan asylum-seekers were registered in 27 European member states from January to December of 2015, according to the International
Press TV December 26, 2015 The British authorities are coming under increasing fire from rights groups for turning away Afghan refugees seeking asylum in the country. UK charity Asylum Aid has slammed the Tory government for what it calls a “culture of disbelief” at the Home Office. Rights activists argue that the prevalent culture leaves
Tolo News: The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Wednesday that this year, 3,000 Afghans have returned home but more than 150,000 – mostly youths – have fled the country. Click here to read more (external link).
via Tolo News: Turkish coast guards rescued 69 Afghan refugees off the coast of western Izmir province on Monday, local official sources said. The refugees were rescued while they were trying to go to the Greek island of Chios. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News Ayaz Gul December 21, 2015 ISLAMABAD—The past year has seen a surge in the number of Afghan’s seeking asylum abroad, and now the Taliban is urging countrymen to remain at home and is denying the militants are sending “threat letters” anymore. In years past, the Afghan Taliban would sometimes send letters threatening Afghans
Khaama Press December 20, 2015 The dramatic surge in the number of Afghans leaving the country with majority heading towards European countries amid growing violence, the Taliban militants group in Afghanistan has issued an unusual statement urging the Afghans to remain the in the country insisting that they wage jihad for the development of the
Tolo News: said on Saturday that a staggering 1.2 million Afghans were displaced this year alone – noting that a volatile security situation in the country was the main reason for the crisis. AIHRC says that most of those displaced are now subjected to poor living conditions. Despite the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations’ claim that it
Khaama Press December 18, 2015 Over 320 Afghan migrants based in Germany have applied for voluntary repatriation to Afghanistan, it has been reported. The applications for voluntary repatriation by Germany-based Afghan migrants were reportedly filed during the past two months. The Afghan Ambassador based in Berlin Hamid Sediqi quoted in a report by state-run Deutsche