Pakistan has decided to shut down 16 Afghan refugee camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Balochistan, and Punjab as the repatriation of refugees continues. The federal government last month informed the provinces that the formal repatriation and deportation of over 1.3 million Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards will begin on September 1. The […]
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White House says 20,000 Afghan interpreters asking for US asylum
About 20,000 Afghans who worked as interpreters for the United States during its war in Afghanistan and now fear retribution from Taliban insurgents have applied for evacuation, the White House said Thursday. “There are approximately 20,000 Afghans who have applied,” Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. Psaki said those are all former translators for the […]
Afghan cyclist paves the road for refugees at Olympics
Afghan refugee Masomah Ali Zada hopes to be a beacon for women forced to quit their country or abandon their sporting dreams when she crosses the start line at the Tokyo Olympics. The 24-year-old road cyclist had stones thrown at her and was physically attacked in her homeland for daring to don sportswear and ride […]
Taliban forcibly displacing Afghans: rights group
The Taliban are forcing people from their houses in northern Afghanistan and looting and burning some homes as they press forward against government forces, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The rights group said residents of Bagh-e Sherkat in Kunduz province reported that in late June the insurgents swept in and used loudspeakers to give people […]