EU lawmaker says Iran deporting Afghan refugees ‘into hell’
Neumann called on the European Commission to stop “border outsourcing” and take immediate action, including offering humanitarian visas.
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Nearly one million Afghan migrants deported from Iran and Pakistan this year, UN says
The sharp increase in returns, the mission said, has been driven in part by heightened regional tensions.
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Tajikistan threatens to expel Afghan migrants within 15 days, sources say
One individual, speaking via voice message on condition of anonymity, said many of those targeted for deportation hold valid residency.
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Iran expels over 2,500 migrant families in a single day
The data shows that on the same day; 98 families were repatriated from Pakistan.
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House Democrats call for hearing on Trump’s Afghan refugee policies
The lawmakers criticized recent decisions by the Trump administration, including the closure of the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE).
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Deported migrants stranded at border, with no way home
Many returnees interviewed at key crossing points said they lacked even the most basic shelter and had received little to.
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Over 14,000 families expelled from Iran in three days
In the west, 4,952 families crossed into Nimroz Province at the Pul-e-Abrisham checkpoint, while 9,691 reentered through Islam Qala in.
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UN says 1.4 million migrants have returned to Afghanistan this year
"The sheer scale of these returns is creating a humanitarian emergency," the UN agency said. "UNHCR urgently needs your support.
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Education center in Pakistan offers free vocational training to refugees
The center currently supports more than 700 students, most of them Afghan refugees living in economically strained conditions.
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As deadline ends, millions of Afghan migrants in Iran face deportation
The looming threat of mass expulsions comes as Iran accelerates its campaign to remove undocumented foreign nationals.