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Pakistan Expelled Several Asylum Seekers Waiting For US Visas: Activists

Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 27, 2023 at 9:04 PMA group in Pakistan that defends the rights of Afghan immigrants told TOLOnews that about 140 immigrants who were awaiting visas from the US and other nations have been deported from Pakistan. According to the group, these immigrants wanted to go to the US after getting visas, among them were some journalists. “Around 140 Afghan immigrants who were supposed to ne transferred to US or some…

Islamic Emirate: Over 450,000 Afghans Expelled From Pakistan:

Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 03, 2023 at 9:47 PMThe Islamic Emirate said that more than 450,000 Afghan migrants have been deported from Pakistan since November 1. Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, told TOLOnews that the deportation of Afghan immigrants is still ongoing and they are trying to address the challenges of the immigrants. “In general, we can say that more than 450,000 immigrants have returned to Afghanistan so far, and the…

Afghan Refugees Complain of Mistreatment by Pakistani Soldiers:

Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 28, 2023 at 1:08 PMRefugees who went to Balkh province after being deported from Pakistan said that some of their family members are still imprisoned in Pakistan. They complained about the bad treatment of Pakistani soldiers and said that when they returned, their property was stolen in Pakistan. “There were two men in the house, they took one, and then they took our money; after a lot of harassment, we…

Number of Deported Refugees from Iran Has Doubled: Official

Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 06, 2023 at 8:28 PMOfficials at Herat’s Islam Qala crossing said that the number of refugees being deported from Iran has recently doubled—over 20,000 Afghans returned within one week. The officials said that approximately 4,000 Afghan refugees have returned from Iran through Islam Qala port each day. “The difference between Pakistan and Iran is that Pakistan has announced to expel the Afghan refugees but Iran is doing deportation in a…

Immigrants awaiting US Visas at risk of deportation from Pakistan:

By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 2, 2023According to an American Media outlet, around 25,000 Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have immigration cases and are waiting for approval of their U.S. visas to avoid being deported. According to Voice of America’s report, 25,000 individuals in Pakistan are eagerly awaiting relocation to the United States, and the U.S. authorities’ plan to prevent their deportation by Pakistan has been rejected. While Pakistan’s deadline for…

Only illegal immigrants to be deported: Pakistan

by Shafqat Ali in The Nation, Oct 6, 2023ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani Thursday told his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi about challenges con­fronting regional peace. The development comes after Pakistan government announce November 1 deadline for all il­legal immigrants including Af­ghan refugees to leave the coun­try or face forceful expulsion. The government took the deci­sion after rise in suicide terror attacks in Pakistan involving Af­ghan nationals. According to a statement re­leased…

Only illegal immigrants to be deported: Pakistan

by Shafqat Ali in The Nation, Oct 6, 2023ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani Thursday told his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi about challenges con­fronting regional peace. The development comes after Pakistan government announce November 1 deadline for all il­legal immigrants including Af­ghan refugees to leave the coun­try or face forceful expulsion. The government took the deci­sion after rise in suicide terror attacks in Pakistan involving Af­ghan nationals. According to a statement re­leased…

Desperate youths from Maoist heartland hit US wall

by Janakraj Sapkota in The Kathmandu Post, June 25, 2023Bharat Budha, chair of Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality’s ward 10, knows that many youths from his village have made it to the United States via ‘tallo bato’—backdoor route—and that many are still on the way. He also knows that eight of them have been deported from the country and that they have lost a cumulative Rs45 million in the process. The deported youths say that they…

Nearly 500 Afghan Refugees Deported from Turkey

report in TOLOnews, Jan 9, 2023 at 10:58 PMTurkish media reported that at least 500 Afghan refugees have been deported by Ankara and that more than 5,000 others are in detention, who will also be deported soon. TOLOnews reached out to some of the deportees, who complained about mistreatment of Turkish forces with them. Bilal, a second year student of the faculty of political science, said that he went to Turkey seven months ago to…