UN sounds alarm over Pakistan's new Afghan deportation plans
Afghan refugees hold placards during a meeting to discuss their situation after President Donald Trump paused U.S. refugee programs, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2025. Pakistan is planning a new round of deportations of Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers.
UN agencies raise alarm over Pakistan’s move to deport thousands of Afghans waiting to go to the US
About 20,000 Afghans were approved for resettlement in the U.S. under a program that helps people at risk because of their work with the American government, media, aid agencies and rights groups. They were among tens of thousands of Afghans who fled to neighboring Pakistan after their country fell to the Taliban in 2021.
Pakistan begins repatriation of undocumented Afghans from Islamabad
Pakistan's Interior Ministry announces deportation of 781 Afghan nationals via Torkham border, while seeking diplomatic solutions for Europe-bound migrants.
Pakistan starts deporting aliens
The Pakistani government has initiated the process of deporting all foreign nationals residing illegally in the country, including Afghans, sources said on Wednesday.However, Afghans sponsored by European or other foreign countries will not be deported for the time being.
Pakistan to send registered Afghan refugees back home
The Pakistan government has devised a plan to move registered Afghan refugees out of Islamabad and Rawalpindi and gradually repatriate them back to their country. Authorities have also been directed to implement the plan without making any public announcement,
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