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HANA Warns Iran Deportations Could Put Afghan Women, Children at Risk

The Human Rights Organization HANA has warned that the continued deportation of undocumented Afghans from Iran could expose women and children to serious protection...

Afghan Asylum Seeker Jailed 9½ Years for Raping 13-Year-Old Girl in UK

An Afghan asylum seeker has been sentenced to nine years and six months in prison after being convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl in...

FBI Offers $5 Million Reward for Information on Missing Afghan-American Mahmood Shah Habibi

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has renewed its appeal for information about Afghan-American businessman Mahmood Shah Habibi, who disappeared in Kabul four years...

Afghan Journalist and Filmmaker Missing in Islamabad for More Than a Month

The families of Afghan journalist Sayed Qasim Hashemi and filmmaker Hamed Ehsas say the two men have been missing in Islamabad, Pakistan, for more...

Afghan Boxer Held in Greece Over Alleged Killing of Scottish Woman

A 26-year-old Afghan boxer accused of killing a Scottish woman in Greece will remain in custody until his trial, following a court decision, according...

US Court Orders State Department to Issue Afghan Refugee Family Travel Documents Within 15 Days

A U.S. federal court has ordered the State Department to issue travel documents for the family members of several Afghan refugees within 15 days,...

Canada tribute honors legacy of Afghan folk singer Shah Ewaz

An Afghan cultural association in Canada has held what organizers described as the first formal tribute dedicated to Ustad Sayed Shah Ewaz, the Bamyan-born...

Nearly 140,000 Afghan Migrants Deported From Pakistan’s Punjab Province

Pakistan’s Punjab province has detained and deported nearly 140,000 undocumented Afghan migrants as part of a nationwide campaign targeting foreigners without legal residency documents,...

Bodies of Three Afghans Killed in Italy Returned to Afghanistan After Two Months

The bodies of three Afghan nationals killed in a criminal incident in southern Italy have been returned to Afghanistan, the Taliban Ministry of Refugees...

UN Expert Urges Action After 19 Afghan Migrants Die in Nimroz

The UN’s special rapporteur on Afghanistan has called for urgent action to address the root causes of Afghan migration after 19 Afghan migrants died...

14 Afghan Nationals Found Dead on Smuggling Route to Iran in Nimroz

The bodies of 14 Afghan nationals who went missing while attempting to travel illegally to Iran have been found in southwestern Nimroz province, according...

Spain Estimates 49,000 Migrants Crossed Into Ceuta in 24 Hours

Spain estimated that about 49,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco by land and sea within 24 hours, in a...

Amnesty Urges EU to Halt Forced Returns and Deportations to Afghanistan

Amnesty International has urged the European Union and its member states to halt efforts to forcibly return Afghan nationals to Afghanistan, warning that the...

Pakistan To Extend Stay for 16,000 Afghan Women, Children and Elderly on Humanitarian Grounds

Pakistan will extend the stay of about 16,000 Afghan women, children and elderly people on humanitarian grounds, while authorities continue reviewing the status of...

US Judge Rules Travel Ban Cannot Block Afghan Refugees’ Family Reunification

A US federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully applied its Afghan travel restrictions to the spouses and children of seven Afghan...

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