Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Ron Synovitz May 4, 2017 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has approved the funding of 2,500 additional immigrant visas for Afghan interpreters and support staff who have helped U.S. troops and government officials in Afghanistan. The financing was included as part of a $1.1 trillion bipartisan spending bill that provides funds
Press TV April 24, 2017 Germany has in the span of two months rejected the asylum requests of more than half of the Afghan refugees who had traveled 7,000 kilometers in search of a better life in the European country. Citing Interior Ministry figures, the German Passauer Neue Presse newspaper reported on Sunday that less
1TV: Thousands of former Taliban fighters may have entered in Germany over the past two years amid high influx of migrants into the European country, a German magazine reported Saturday. More than 70 Afghans were being investigated by Germany’s chief federal prosecutor, though it was yet to be clear whether all of them were suspected of being
AFP: A fresh surge of undocumented refugees have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan this month, a humanitarian group said Thursday, saying they felt “forced to leave” as Islamabad continues a crackdown. The Norwegian Refugee Council said it had registered an average of 1,000 people crossing the border daily in the first two weeks of April, which
The Independent (UK): Denmark is reportedly planning on deporting a 70-year-old woman with dementia to Afghanistan, despite pleas she will not survive “two days” in the war torn country. Zarmena Waziri, who lives in the eastern city of Aarhus with her daughter, has suffered strokes, chronic high blood pressure and reduced mobility, in addition to advanced
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 13, 2017 A Pakistani man has pleaded guilty to helping smuggle at least 81 people from Pakistan and Afghanistan into the United States by way of dangerous journeys through Brazil and Latin America. Sharafat Ali Khan, 32, pleaded guilty on April 12 to charges of conspiracy to smuggle undocumented migrants
VOA News April 11, 2017 A refugee camp in northern France burned down Monday night after a massive brawl involving more than 150 migrants broke out between rival groups of Kurds and Afghans, French authorities said. The fire destroyed most of the Grande-Synthe migrant camp near Dunkirk and the fighting left several people injured, according
Krithika Varagur VOA News April 6, 2017 JAKARTA — Afghan president Ashraf Ghani’s historic two-day visit to Indonesia was largely focused on economic ties between the young democracies. Indonesian president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo promised to build a large hospital and Islamic center in Afghanistan in addition to signing several agreements for further cooperation. The leaders also
Press TV April 3, 2017 Hundreds of Afghans in Australia have staged a rally in protest at Kabul’s discriminatory policies, as Afghanistan’s president is visiting the capital Canberra. The peaceful protesters gathered outside the Government House on Monday, calling on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s government to end discrimination against the Hazara ethnic minority and to refuse accepting
The Nation (Pakistan): Voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees will resume from the 3rd of next month. UNHCR spokesman said, “The process was briefly suspended in November last year due to winter season.” Click here to read more (external link).