Afghan refugees

Under the pale autumn sun, the sound of crying children blends with the rumble of truck engines at the Chaman border crossing—a dusty, windswept divide between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Here, a human river flows in one direction: out of…

KABUL – In a massive wave of forced returns, more than 16,000 Afghan refugees were deported from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, according to Taliban officials, placing immense strain on the country's already fragile humanitarian and…

HANOVER, Germany – Germany is set to receive its fourth group of approved Afghan refugees from Pakistan this week, a continued effort under its humanitarian admission program even as nearly 1,900 individuals remain in limbo awaiting…

At the Torkham border—where Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa meets Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province—the usual bustle of trade and travel has been replaced by scenes of quiet despair. Exhausted and anxious, tens of thousands of Afghan families…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that from the beginning of 2025 until August 1, more than 2.1 million Afghan refugees have returned from Iran and Pakistan to Afghanistan. Key Highlights from the…