Pakistan issues deadline for Afghan refugees

Pakistan issues deadline for Afghan refugees after Trump blocks US resettlement pathway
Shakoofa Khalili was waiting for her husband to return home with bread from the market when she heard their eight-year-old daughter scream from the balcony.
Pakistan's Afghan refugee deportation plan: Thousands face uncertainty as US resettlement stalls
Pakistan plans to deport Afghan refugees by March 31, 2025, leaving thousands vulnerable. With US resettlement stalled, many fear persecution under the Taliban. Human rights groups warn of severe consequences for at-risk Afghans.
UN raises concerns over continued deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan
Following the suspension of foreign aid from the United States and the resettlement of Afghan refugees, Reuters reported, citing a refugee advocacy group and a U.S. official, that a decision by Donald Trump led to the suspension of flights for more than 40,000 Afghan citizens holding Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs).
UN agencies raise alarm over Pakistan's move to deport thousands of Afghans waiting to go to the US
Two U.N. refugees and migration agencies have expressed their concern over Pakistan’s recent decision to forcibly deport thousands of Afghan refugees awaiting here for relocation to the United States
UN sounds alarm over Pakistan's new Afghan deportation plans
The United Nations agencies focused on refugees and migration jointly voiced their concerns Wednesday over Pakistan's plans to begin a new round of mass deportations of Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers.
Gunfight kills Pakistani soldier, 12 militants near Afghan border
Pakistan reported Thursday that one soldier and 12 insurgents were killed in intense predawn clashes in a volatile ...
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Afghan Allies Risked Everything for US Missions. Urgent Action Is Needed to Protect Them.
Years of bureaucratic delays, policy changes, and geopolitical instability under both the Biden and Trump administrations ...
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Afghan embassy in Turkey shut
Afghanistan's Turkish embassy announced Thursday the definitive closure of its premises in Ankara following a decision by ...
Afghan refugee programs cut following federal funding freeze in Washington
Dozens of Afghan refugees across the Green Mountains are back to square one after some key programs that helped them thrive ...
On This Day: Passenger jet crashes in Afghan mountains, killing 104
On Feb. 3, 2005, 104 people aboard an Afghan airliner died when it crashed in the mountains near Kabul. It was Afghanistan's ...
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Afghan refugees head to Washington asking special visas be issued for families
About 20 Afghan refugees and their lawyers will travel to Washington Thursday for meetings with members of Virginia’s ...
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Sharing health information with her Afghan community a priority for UB medical student
A strong responsibility to keep her community informed led UB medical student Parveen Attai to organize a presentation on ...
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Pakistan is furious with the Afghan Taliban
Instead, the powerful unelected generals who run Pakistan have mostly received a middle finger. In December, 16 Pakistani ...