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Turkey Detained More Than 25,000 Afghan Migrants in First Eight Months of 2026

Turkish authorities detained 25,314 Afghan migrants during the first eight months of 2026, making Afghans the largest group of undocumented foreigners apprehended across the...

Austria Deports Afghan National to Afghanistan After Identity Verification

Austria has deported a 26-year-old Afghan man convicted of serious crimes, marking another step in the country’s renewed policy of returning Afghan nationals with...

US Judge Orders Force-Feeding of Afghan Detainee Rahmanullah Lakanwal

A US federal judge has ordered that Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national accused of killing a US National Guard soldier and seriously wounding another,...

European Parliament to Hold Emergency Hearing on Afghan Refugee Deportations

The European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights is set to hold a hearing on Thursday to examine the deportation of Afghan refugees and asylum...

Three Afghan Nationals Drown Off Iran’s Babolsar Coast in Mazandaran

Three Afghan nationals have drowned while swimming off the coast of Babolsar in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran, local authorities said, after a rescue operation...

Two Afghans Among Five Kidnapped Foreign Nationals Rescued in Serbia

Serbian authorities have rescued five kidnapped foreign nationals, including two Afghan citizens and three Turkish nationals, after they were allegedly abducted and held captive...

Afghan Man Deported to Central African Republic Despite US Court Protection

The administration of US President Donald Trump has deported an Afghan man to the Central African Republic, despite a US judge previously protecting him...

US Deports 12 Afghan Refugees to Central African Republic

The United States deported dozens of refugees, including 12 Afghan nationals, to the Central African Republic on Saturday, despite concerns that some of the...

At Least 20 Afghans Executed in Iran Since 2026, Rights Groups Say

At least 20 Afghan nationals have been executed in Iranian prisons since the beginning of 2026, according to a review of reports published by...

Kabul Delegation Visits Germany to Facilitate Afghan Refugee Deportations

Germany has confirmed that a technical team from Kabul is in the country to help establish the procedures needed for more deportations of Afghan...

‘We Are at War with Afghans’: Pakistan Court Questions Visa Plea by 87 Students

The Islamabad High Court has questioned the legal basis of a petition seeking visa extensions for 87 Afghan students, with a judge also raising...

Most Americans Support Protecting Afghan Allies Who Assisted US Military, Poll Finds

A new US poll shows that a strong majority of Americans support protecting and resettling Afghans who assisted US military forces during the two-decade...

Turkey Detains 36 Afghan Migrants and One Iranian En Route to Greece

Turkish authorities have detained 36 Afghan migrants and one Iranian migrant, including 17 children, after intercepting an inflatable boat attempting to reach Greece from...

Lebanon Arrests Afghan Man on Suspicion of Attempting Contact With Israel

Lebanese authorities have arrested an Afghan man on suspicion of attempting to establish contact with Israel and share information related to Hezbollah and locations...

More Than 6 Million Afghan Migrants Have Returned Home in Three Years, UN-Habitat Says

More than 6 million Afghan migrants have returned to Afghanistan over the past three years, and many more continue to return, the United Nations...

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