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Afghan Former U.S. Military Interpreter Sentenced to 6 Months for Visa Fraud

An Afghan citizen has been sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to visa fraud involving applications for a U.S. Special Immigrant...

US Homeland Security Says Errors Found in 40% of Afghan Asylum Cases

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General has found at least one vetting or documentation error in 40 percent of a...

Iran Begins Renewal of Temporary Residency Cards for Former Afghan Personnel

Iran has begun the process of renewing temporary residency documents for some Afghan former military personnel and employees of the previous Afghan government, according...

Pakistan Defence Minister Tells Afghan Journalist: “You Are Not a Good Neighbour”

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told an Afghan woman journalist that Afghanistan was “not a good neighbour” when asked about Islamabad’s changing position toward...

US Lawmakers Urge Immediate Action for Afghan Allies and Military Families Stranded Abroad

A group of U.S. lawmakers has urged the Trump administration to take immediate action on behalf of Afghan allies and family members of U.S....

US Extends Qatar Camp Housing More Than 1,000 Afghan Allies for Nine Months

The United States will extend the operation of Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar for another nine months, delaying the planned closure of a facility...

UNHCR Funding Crisis Could Leave 8.3 Million Without Aid

The United Nations refugee agency has warned that a severe funding crisis could leave nearly 8.3 million refugees and forcibly displaced people without access...

IOM: Returnees From Pakistan Receive Three Times More Aid Than Those From Iran

Afghan returnees from Pakistan were nearly three times more likely than those returning from Iran to receive multipurpose cash assistance, according to a new...

Hazara Community in Munich Marks Genocide Remembrance Day, Calls for Justice and Solidarity

Members of Afghanistan’s Hazara community, alongside German officials, academics, civil society activists and Afghan residents, gathered in Munich to commemorate the International Day of...

UK to Launch Refugee Route Prioritizing Afghan Women and Palestinian Refugees

The United Kingdom is set to launch a new legal refugee resettlement route that will prioritize vulnerable Afghan women and girls, Palestinian refugees, and...

Two Afghans and One Indian Sentenced in UK’s £181 Million Smartphone Trafficking Ring

A London court has sentenced two Afghan nationals and one Indian national to a combined 25 years in prison after convicting them over one...

Germany Identifies 488 Afghans for Deportation, More Than Half Have No Criminal Record

Germany has identified 488 Afghan nationals as eligible for deportation to Afghanistan, including 267 people with no criminal convictions, according to a written response...

Two Afghans Enter US Under Narrow Immigration Exception, AfghanEvac Says

Two Afghan nationals have entered the United States under a narrow exception to current immigration restrictions, according to AfghanEvac, an organization advocating for the...

70–80% of Attackers in Pakistan Are Afghans, Khawaja Asif Says

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that 70–80% of the people carrying out terrorist attacks on mosques, schools, markets and the Pakistani military...

Saudi Arabia Arrests Nearly 15,000 Residency, Labor and Border Violators in One Week

Saudi Arabia arrested 14,782 people in a nationwide crackdown on residency, labor and border security violations over one week, deporting 12,635 foreign nationals as...

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