Switzerland denies reports of ethnic-based deportation plan for Pashtuns, embassy says
The Swiss response added that it regretted any confusion or distress caused to Afghan nationals.
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UN appeals for emergency funding as over 110,000 Afghans return from Pakistan
The appeal seeks to address the needs of up to 1.5 million returnees.
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Political figures condemn reported Swiss plan to deport Pashtuns as ethnically discriminatory
But critics warn the plan would amount to collective punishment and ethnic profiling.
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Over 12,000 migrant families repatriated from Iran, Pakistan in 15 days
During this period, 8,228 families were deported from Pakistan.
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One in five returnees at Torkham border are children, UNICEF says
UNICEF warned that these children are in a “highly vulnerable and concerning situation.”
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Young Afghan woman dies by suicide in Islamabad, sources say
Farhat, originally from Paghman district in Kabul province, had been living in Pakistan for more than four years.
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First group of Afghan refugees arrives in Brazil under new civil sponsorship program
The program assigns responsibilities for housing, legal support, and social integration to non-governmental organizations.
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Afghan returnees face dire conditions at border, Red Cross warns
Some of the returnees are coming back to a country they fled years ago, the ICRC reginal director said.
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More than 4,000 migrant families deported from Iran, Pakistan in one week
Of that number, 2,813 families were deported from Pakistan and 1,667 from Iran.
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Ex-Pakistani envoy urges Taliban to cut ties with militants to ease refugee crisis
Durrani stressed the need for international and regional cooperation.