Immigrants
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Pakistan Demands German Aid, Warns of Deporting Vulnerable Afghans
DID Press: Pakistan’s defense minister warned that due to Germany’s slow pace in accepting former Afghan local staff, Islamabad will only continue hosting them if Berlin pays for their security costs. Otherwise, Pakistan may return these individuals to Afghanistan —…
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Iran Offers Free Online Education for Returning Afghan Students
DID Press: Iran has launched a program to provide online education, including full hardware support, for Afghan students returning to their home country, aiming to support the ongoing repatriation process. Nader Yarahmadi, head of the Center for Foreign Nationals and…
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CAIR Condemns Trump’s Afghan Immigration Ban as Discriminatory, Violent
DID Press: The Council on American-Islamic Relations – California (CAIR-CA) has called on the Trump administration to lift the blanket suspension on Afghan immigration processing and the “punitive” measures that could affect tens of thousands of refugees, asylum seekers, green…
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Khalilzad Urges Stricter Oversight of Migrants with Military Backgrounds in US
DID Press: Former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Peace, Zalmay Khalilzad, warned that background checks and monitoring of migrants with military experience in the United States are insufficient, and security agencies must take immediate action to identify and manage potential…
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Afghan Suspect Denies Murder Charges in DC National Guard Shooting
DID Press: Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national accused of shooting two members of the West Virginia National Guard in Washington, appeared virtually before the D.C. Superior Court on Tuesday. He pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder with a…
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US Begins Review of Afghan Arrivals Following 2021 Withdrawal
DID Press: US government launched a comprehensive review of Afghan nationals who entered the country after the August 2021 withdrawal, In response to a fatal shooting in Washington, D.C. The administration says that those deemed a security threat may face…
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Afghan-Americans Protest at WH: “One Individual Not Represent Entire Community”
DID Press: A group of Afghan-Americans, including many from the Hazara community, held a protest gathering outside the White House, urging the Trump administration not to blame or punish an entire community for the actions of one individual. The demonstration…
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Germany in Talks with Taliban to Resume Deportation of Afghan Offenders
DID Press: Germany’s Interior Minister announced that Berlin is holding talks with the Taliban authorities to begin the regular and systematic deportation of Afghan nationals convicted of criminal offenses. The process, he said, involves verifying identities through data exchanges between…
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Pakistan Ends Afghan Migrant Stay, Warns of Punishment for Illegal Return
DID Press: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has declared that the presence of undocumented Afghan migrants in the country has come to an end and that the nationwide process of returning them to Afghanistan is being enforced without exception. He…
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Stranded Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Urge US to Resume Resettlement
DID Press: A group of Afghan refugees with P1/P2 cases awaiting resettlement in the United States has called on the Trump administration to immediately restart the resettlement program. Their appeal comes after Washington indefinitely suspended processing of all Afghan immigration…
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