Khaama Press | November 15, 2015 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation on Saturday discussed the refugee problems with a number of envoys of the European countries where Afghan refugees are residing. In the meeting with ambassadors of Germany, Italy, Britain, Czech, Sweden, France, Holland, Finland, Denmark, and Norway Foreign
Khaama Press | November 15, 2015 Amid considerable growth in the number of people leaving the country in search of a new life in Europe, particularly in Germany, a campaign was launched on Sunday in capital Kabul in a bid to deter the flow refugees from Afghanistan. Several posters appeared in the populated parts of the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 14, 2015 Slovak officials say eight people, including seven Afghan migrants, died earlier this week in the crash of a Ukrainian-registered helicopter in eastern Slovakia. Slovakia’s Interior Ministry said on November 14 the victims of the crash, which likely occurred on November 11, included a Ukrainian pilot and seven Afghans
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — At least 56,000 registered Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Pakistan so far this year with the support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) under its largest and longest running voluntary return program, an official said Thursday. The official from the UNHCR said Pakistan is still hosting
By Maria Spiliopoulou ATHENS, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — In titanic efforts to deal with the enormous waves of refugees reaching Europe’s doorstep this year, Farhad Agajan, a 26-year-old Afghan refugee who reached Greece a decade ago, plays a small supporting role in the crisis that nonetheless means the world to the hundreds of people he
CBC News: A woman from Regina, Canada worked with a group of community members to bring a student’s family to Canada.
New York Times: German officials argue that Afghanistan is not universally unsafe, so not all migrants should be granted asylum. The interior minister, Thomas de Maizière, has said that applicants would be judged on a case-by-case basis, adding that “not all of the people who come to us as refugees from Afghanistan can expect to
New China TV video description: At her age of just 14, Afghan rights activist Aziza Rahimzada has already been nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize, an award previously won by Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan.
Associated Press via Al Jazeera: The European Union (EU) warned on Monday of a looming humanitarian “catastrophe” with tens of thousands of refugees and migrants traveling through the Balkans to northern Europe as winter closes in. More than 770,000 people have arrived in the EU by sea so far this year, overwhelming border authorities and reception facilities. Many
Fourteen-year-old Aziza Rahimzada has been shortlisted for the International Children’s Prize for alerting the world to the appalling conditions facing children living in Afghan refugee camps.