Ariana: Turkish security forces have detained around 300 migrants, mostly Afghans, on Tuesday who were trying to cross into Turkey from the Iranian border, authorities said on Wednesday. The group were found inside a large truck, including women and young children. Click here to read more (external link). Related More Afghans Arrive in Turkey After
Jamie Dettmer VOA News August 2, 2021 Every day sees more Afghan refugees reach Turkey after a grueling trek across Iran. As far as they’re concerned their journey is far from over — they want to get to the countries of the European Union — for them the Promised Land. But it is a land
VOA News August 2, 2021 The United States announced Monday it is expanding eligibility for resettling refugees from Afghanistan who may be at risk of Taliban retaliation due to affiliation with U.S. entities. The State Department said thousands of Afghans and their immediate family members who worked for the U.S. government, a U.S.-funded project, the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 30, 2021 President Joe Biden has welcomed the first flight evacuating Afghan interpreters and their families who worked alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan after they touched down in Washington. The plane carrying 221 Afghan nationals, including 57 children and 15 infants, according to an internal document seen by AP, touched
Reuters: Turkey has built a new concrete border wall in an effort to stop an influx of people from Afghanistan from crossing into the country, via Iran. The massive concrete structure– in the eastern province of Van — stretches 40 miles long. Click here to read more (external link). Related Turkey Detains 208 Afghan Migrants
1TV: Ankara on Monday criticized Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s remarks that Turkey is a “more suitable place” for Afghan refugees, saying they were astonished by the statement. “First of all, Turkey is not a country neighboring Afghanistan, as Chancellor Kurz stated,” Turkish foreign ministry said in a statement. Click here to read more (external link).
RFE/RL’s Tajik Service July 23, 2021 DUSHANBE — Tajikistan has said it is ready to shelter up to 100,000 refugees from neighboring Afghanistan amid increasing security concerns in Central Asia over the fallout of the Taliban’s territorial gains in the northern part of the war-torn country. Imomali Ibrohimzoda, the first deputy chief of the Committee for Emergency
Liam Scott, Nike Ching, Jeff Seldin VOA News July 22, 2021 WASHINGTON – A coalition of more than two dozen U.S. news outlets and press freedom organizations is calling on the U.S. government to help protect Afghans who worked with foreign media and may face risks from the Taliban as a result. Letters to President Joe Biden and
By RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service July 16,2021 BISHKEK — The Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry has appealed to authorities in neighboring Tajikistan to facilitate the passage to their common border of hundreds of ethnic Kyrgyz who fled Afghanistan amid a major Taliban surge that is raising security concerns in neighboring former Soviet republics. The ministry also said on July 15 that
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News July 13, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s government said it has reached its limit and cannot accept more Afghan refugees as the threat of violence looms in Afghanistan. Pakistani officials are demanding that the world make arrangements for the refugees inside Afghanistan, amid fears that millions of Afghans may be forced to