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Category Archives: Refugees and Migrants

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UK lawmakers say Afghan allies were put at risk by secrecy, policy failures

30th July, 2026 · admin

Amu: A British parliamentary committee has accused successive governments of leaving Afghan allies in danger through years of administrative failures, secrecy and flawed decision-making, saying hundreds of Afghans who worked alongside UK forces were wrongly denied relocation and forced to spend years in hiding under Taliban rule. In a report published Thursday, the House of

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Posted in Britain-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Betrayal of Afghan people |
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German minister says Afghan deportations no longer limited to criminals

29th July, 2026 · admin

Amu: Germany will no longer limit deportations to Afghanistan to convicted criminals, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said, signaling a broader policy that could see rejected Afghan asylum seekers returned even if they have no criminal record. The announcement came after Germany deported 31 Afghan nationals on a charter flight to Afghanistan. German authorities said 30

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Posted in Germany-Afghanistan Relations, Human Rights, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: deportations |
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Afghans in Mazar-i-Sharif report Iranian visa black market charging up to $1,700

27th July, 2026 · admin

Khaama: Afghan residents in Mazar-i-Sharif say intermediaries are demanding hundreds or thousands of dollars to arrange Iranian visas despite an announcement that visas for Afghan pilgrims travelling for Arbaeen would be issued free of charge under specified conditions, according to reports. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Iran-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Mazar-e-Sharif |
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German Court Blocks Mass Cancellation of Afghan Resettlement Cases

24th July, 2026 · admin

Khaama: Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that the government cannot collectively cancel previously issued resettlement commitments to Afghan nationals and must assess each affected case individually. The ruling followed a complaint by an Afghan woman and her two sons, who had been selected for relocation to Germany under the country’s humanitarian admission program after

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Posted in Germany-Afghanistan Relations, Human Rights, Refugees and Migrants |
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Germany To Stop Recognising Extended Afghan Passports From August

23rd July, 2026 · admin

Afghanistan International: Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior has told Afghanistan International that Afghan passports extended on or after 1 August 2026 will no longer be recognised as valid travel documents in Germany. In a statement to Afghanistan International, Federal Interior Ministry spokesperson Elena Singer said the decision had been taken in light of changes

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Posted in Germany-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants |
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New AI tool helps Afghans identify visa pathways

21st July, 2026 · admin

Ariana: A veteran-led organisation has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to help Afghans navigate complex visa and relocation options as thousands remain stranded or at risk nearly five years after the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. The Visa Pathways and Relocation Information Center (V-PRIC), developed by AfghanEvac, uses artificial intelligence to guide

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Posted in Iran-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Families await news of 14 missing Afghan migrants after desert tragedy

19th July, 2026 · admin

Amu: Five Afghan migrants have been found dead in southwestern Afghanistan after attempting to cross illegally into Iran, while 14 others who were traveling with them remain missing, according to local Taliban officials and relatives of the migrants. The group of 19 disappeared while crossing the Dasht-e Margo desert in Nimroz province, a remote and

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Posted in Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Nimroz |
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U.S. Lawmakers Seek Autopsy Report After Afghan Refugee Dies in ICE Custody

16th July, 2026 · admin

Khaama: Six Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release the full autopsy report of an Afghan refugee who died after being taken into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, while seeking information about the detention and deportation of other former Afghan partners

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Posted in Human Rights, Refugees and Migrants, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Rights Group Calls For Full Inquiry Into Afghan’s Death In ICE Custody

14th July, 2026 · admin

Afghanistan International: Human Rights Watch has called for transparency and accountability over the death of Afghan asylum seeker Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal in US immigration detention, urging authorities to release his full autopsy report. Alyssa Kellman of Human Rights Watch said the death of Paktiawal highlighted the need for transparency and accountability in US immigration detention

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Posted in Human Rights, Refugees and Migrants, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Afghans Under Pressure Again In New Pakistani Deportation Drive

13th July, 2026 · admin

By Daud Khattak Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 13, 2026 Thousands of Afghan families, fearing an uncertain future, have begun pouring into Afghanistan amid a fresh push from Pakistan against what officials describe a “crackdown” on undocumented aliens. Islamabad had set the July 10 deadline for what the authorities call “undocumented” Afghans to leave the country.

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Posted in Britain-Afghanistan Relations, Human Rights, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants, Turkey-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: deportations |
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