Amu: Sweden’s migration minister on Thursday called on the European Union to develop a common procedure to issue identity and travel documents for Afghan nationals whose asylum applications have been rejected or who have committed crimes, saying deportations are currently “more or less impossible”. Migration Minister Johan Forssell said many Afghan nationals in Sweden and
Akmal Dawi VOA News April 18, 2024 For years, Qari Wazir Mohammad and his six siblings received assistance from the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, or SCA, enabling all seven of them to read Braille and perform daily tasks such as cooking and cleaning. All born blind in a remote village of war-torn Ghazni province, the
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi March 19, 2024 The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA), one of the country’s oldest and largest international aid groups, has suspended activities in Afghanistan after the Taliban revoked its licenses. “We are extremely saddened by the current situation and the effects our suspension will have on the millions of people who have
By Khatir Pardes Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 15, 2023 Shima runs a sewing course for several dozen women that is funded by the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA), one of the largest aid groups operating in the country. The program has provided a sustainable livelihood for the women, who live in an impoverished rural district
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 11, 2023 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — The Taliban Tuesday ordered the suspension of all Swedish activities in Afghanistan because of the public burning of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, at a protest in Sweden last month. The June 28 authorized protest saw an Iraqi national resident in Stockholm tear and burn a
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan July 19, 2019 Afghanistan’s Health Ministry says a Swedish aid group has reopened dozens of health centers it operates in the country. The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA), which has been operating in the country for decades, said on July 17 that it had closed 42 health centers in the
The Telegraph (UK): Elin Ersson took action after learning that the man on the Gothenburg to Istanbul flight would be transferred to another plane and sent to Afghanistan, where she insisted he would probably be killed… The activist now faces fines or up to six months in jail for failing to comply with the instructions of the
AP: A 106-year-old Afghan woman who made a perilous journey to Europe in 2015 that involved her son and grandson carrying her through mountains, deserts and forests has finally been granted temporary shelter in the Scandinavian country. The Migration Court of Appeal said Wednesday it has reversed a decision by Swedish Migration Agency to deport Bibihal
SBS: According to a report by Swedish outlet Blankspot, centenarian Bibihal Uzbeki is due to be sent back to her home in Afghanistan. One of the world’s oldest asylum seekers, Ms Uzbeki fled the northern Afghan city of Kunduz when the Taliban captured it. Click here to read more (external link).
Press TV May 1, 2017 Sweden’s largest mosque has been deliberately set ablaze in an arson attack, marking yet another hate crime against the Muslim community in the Scandinavian country. Police spokesman, Lars Bystrom, said on Monday that Imam Ali Islamic Center in the northern Stockholm suburb of Jakobsberg was badly damaged in the arson attack