NYT: The circumstances of Mr. Faqirzada’s detainment by immigration officials have become increasingly common as President Trump uses more aggressive tactics to expel immigrants, including those like Mr. Faqirzada who have followed legal procedures to gain citizenship. While some immigration cases have been thrust into the limelight, tens of thousands of migrants have wound up
By RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service November 15, 2025 Aynuddin Muradi has been a citizen of Kazakhstan for years, but he now faces deportation to his country of birth, Afghanistan. Kazakh authorities in May stripped the 27-year-old of his citizenship on the grounds that he is not ethnic Kazakh, a claim he denies. Muradi, who is appealing the
DW: Many thousands of Afghans are being forced to give up their lives and livelihoods in Pakistan and move to a country that feels more foreign than the one they are leaving behind. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has described recent remarks by the Taliban’s spokesperson as “malicious and misleading,” saying the Taliban regime is responsible for the continued oppression of ethnic groups, women, and minorities in Afghanistan. Asif said the Taliban does not represent Afghanistan and is plagued by internal divisions and factionalism. Click here
Khaama: Turkey detained nine Afghan migrants and three suspected smugglers in Sakarya, part of a wider crackdown that has seen over 30,000 Afghans arrested this year. Turkish police detained nine Afghan migrants in the city of Sakarya on Tuesday, saying they had entered the country illegally, according to local reports. Reports of Afghan migrants being
Amu: Pakistani authorities deported 7,324 Afghan migrants on Monday, Oct. 27, according to the Taliban-run Commission for Refugees, in what marks one of the highest single-day mass expulsions of Afghans in recent weeks. The deportees were returned through the Spin Boldak and Bahramcha border crossings, with both forced and voluntary returns reported. The expulsions come
Amu: The mass deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran has led to a sharp increase in labor costs, with wages for construction workers doubling or even tripling in some areas, according to a senior housing industry official. Saeed Lotfi, the head of Tehran’s Real Estate Consultants Union, said in a press conference that the recent
Amu: Major border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan remained closed for a 13th consecutive day, disrupting trade and leaving hundreds of travelers stranded on both sides of the border, amid rising tensions between the two sides. According to Khan Jan Alokozai, a senior official at the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment, five key commercial
Ariana: Seven Afghan nationals who were granted asylum in the United States have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s application of its renewed “travel ban,” which has prevented their families from joining them in the country despite prior approval from immigration authorities. The case, filed on October 21 in the U.S. District Court
Khaama: Germany is preparing to cancel its special admission programs for Afghan refugees due to prolonged processing times and complex bureaucratic hurdles, according to a report aired on Monday. The public broadcaster MDR said the decision follows years of administrative delays that have left thousands of Afghans stranded in Pakistan after fleeing Kabul in 2021.