Politico: European taxpayers finance ill-treatment and forced expulsion, an investigation found. In recent years, the Turkish government started using much of this EU-funded infrastructure to reduce the number of asylum-seekers it hosts by rounding up and forcibly deporting Syrians, Afghans, and others facing danger in their home countries, according to an investigation by POLITICO and
Khaama: The Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture has announced that the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) will soon begin the restoration of the monastery of Mawlana Jalaluddin Balkhi-Rumi’s father. Some historians consider the Bahauddin Monastery to be Rumi’s birthplace. Due to its historical significance, the monastery annually attracts hundreds of domestic and international
Khaama: Reports indicate that Turkey have reported Gul Mohammad Pahlawan, a military commander and former member of the Afghan parliament known for his anti-Taliban stance in northern Afghanistan, has been expelled from Turkey. According to sources, Pahlawan’s residency permit in Turkey has been revoked, leading him to travel to Iran. Sources further add that this
Afghanistan International: Turkiye has detained five military commanders affiliated with Abdul Rashid Dostum, the leader of Junbish-i-Milli Islami Afghanistan party and transferred them to a migrant deportation centre in Istanbul. The Afghan embassy in Ankara told Afghanistan International that it is ready to assist to free them. An informed source in Turkiye told Afghanistan International
Afghanistan International: Omer Bolat, Turkey’s Minister of Trade, announced that if 25,000 Afghan farmers were to leave Turkiye, the country’s livestock industry would collapse. Bolat mentioned to Sabah News Agency that the labour shortage in Turkiye is so serious that even foreign workers cannot fill it. This cabinet member highlighted Turkey’s need for foreign workers
Khaama: The Turkish presidency announced in a statement that the diplomatic visa exemption agreement between Turkey and Afghanistan has been revoked. According to the statement from the Turkish Presidency, published on Wednesday, May 28th, this decision, signed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will be implemented starting from June 1. The decree signed by the
Ariana: Turkish Airlines resumed its flights to Afghanistan with its first flight landing at Kabul International Airport on Tuesday, after almost three years. Turkish charge d’affaires in Kabul, Cenk Unal, said at a ceremony to mark the occasion that the resumption of Turkish Airlines flights to Afghanistan is a clear example of the expansion of
AA: Turkish Airlines is preparing to make an important development by resuming its flights to Afghanistan, which were suspended in 2021 due to the U.S. withdrawal from the country. Starting May 21, Turkish Airlines will operate four flights a week between Istanbul and Kabul on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Click here to read more
Khaama: The Turkish police have announced that 40 Afghan asylum seekers were detained during an inspection of cargo trucks in the city of Amasya. Turkish media reported on Saturday, March 30th, that these refugees had concealed themselves in a food-carrying truck travelling from the city of Ağrı to Istanbul. Click here to read more (external
By Michael Scollon Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 19, 2024 Afghans are being pushed back, fenced out, and left to fend for themselves in the face of Taliban persecution and widespread hunger. Hundreds of thousands of undocumented Afghans have been kicked out of neighboring countries and forcibly returned to Afghanistan in recent months. Millions more are