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Five EU States Push for “Return Hubs” Outside Europe to Process Rejected Asylum Seekers
In a coordinated move to overhaul the bloc’s migration enforcement, five European Union member states Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark, and the Netherlands have agreed to pursue…
Turkey Detains Over 25,000 Afghan Migrants in First Eight Months of 2026 Amid Broader Crackdown
Turkish authorities detained 25,314 Afghan nationals between January and August 2026, according to official data released by the country’s Directorate General of Migration…
Over 2,000 Afghans Return Home in Single Day as Repatriation Efforts Intensify
KABUL, Afghanistan – In a significant single-day movement, a total of 439 Afghan families amounting to 2,071 individuals returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and…
Over 6 Million Afghan Migrants Return Home in Three Years, Exposing Acute Shelter Crisis, UN Agencies Warn
More than 6 million Afghan migrants have returned to their homeland over the past three years and the tide shows no sign of slowing the United Nations Human Settlements Programme…
Swiss Court Rules Some Afghan Asylum Seekers Can Be Returned, Sparking Rights Concerns
Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court has ruled that the return of certain Afghan nationals to Afghanistan is not automatically prohibited, provided the individuals face…
EU-Funded IOM Program Aids Over 393,000 Vulnerable Afghan Returnees Amid Escalating Crisis
KABUL / GENEVA – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Tuesday that more than 393,000 vulnerable Afghan returnees received critical humanitarian…
HANA Warns Iran Deportations Could Put Afghan Women, Children at Grave Risk
KABUL, Afghanistan – The Human Rights Organization HANA has issued a stark warning that the ongoing deportation of undocumented Afghans from Iran could expose women, children, and…
OCHA Appeals for Urgent Support as Mass Afghan Returns from Pakistan Intensify
As the forced repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan accelerates, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is urgently calling on the…
325 Afghan migrants were released from Pakistani prisons and returned home
KABUL – A total of 325 Afghan migrants have returned to Afghanistan after being released from detention centres and prisons across Pakistan, the country’s Ministry of Refugees and…
Nearly 160 Migrants Rescued After Boat Catches Fire During Channel Crossing
In one of the largest rescue operations since records began in 2018, French and British authorities saved 157 migrants early Tuesday after their vessel caught fire while attempting…