Immigrants
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Urgent Call to Relocate Afghanistani Refugees from Pakistan to Germany
DID Press: Amid growing concerns over the situation of Afghanistani refugees in Pakistan, several human rights organizations have formally requested German government to facilitate the immediate relocation of more than 2,000 Afghanistani refugees to Germany. In a letter addressed to…
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Deadly Herat Accident Highlights Afghanistan’s Ongoing Road Safety Crisis
DID Press: At least 79 people were killed in a fatal traffic accident in western Herat province last night, according to local reports. While full details are yet to be released, the tragedy has once again underscored the deep structural…
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Herat Bus Crash Death Toll Rises to 79
DID Press: The death toll from a deadly road accident in western Afghanistan’s Herat province reached 79, officials said. According to Ahmadullah Muttaqi, spokesperson for the Taliban’s caretaker administration in Herat, the crash occurred late on Tuesday, August 18, when…
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Pakistan Orders Afghanistani Refugees Under German Program to Leave Islamabad
DID Press: Pakistan has ordered Afghanistani refugees covered by Germany’s protection and resettlement programs to abandon Islamabad. The order applies both to those who have already received approval to move to Germany and those still awaiting interviews and visas. Earlier,…
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Herat Industrial Town Employs 5,000 Returning Migrants
DID Press: 5,000 returning migrants have been employed in western Herat’s industrial town, announced provincial Chamber of Industries and Mines. According to Naser Amin, head of the chamber, the first phase of the initiative aims to create 10,000 jobs across…
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Torkham Prepared to Receive Third Wave of Afghan Deportees from Pakistan
DID Press: Local officials in Torkham say that hundreds of families cross the border daily, with temporary camps set up to accommodate thousands. With the beginning of the third wave of Afghan deportations from Pakistan, Torkham authorities announced that full…
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Germany sued over deportation of Afghanistani refugees from Pakistan
DID Press: Rights groups said Pakistan arrested hundreds of Afghanistani refugees this week, including some accepted into a German programme and awaiting visas. Rights activists in Germany filed criminal cases Friday against two German ministers after Afghanistani refugees accepted under…
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Returning Migrants Face Uncertain Future
DID Press: Following a massive wave of Afghanistani migrants returning from neighboring countries, thousands of returnees are now living in temporary camps in capital Kabul. With the accelerated return of migrants from neighboring nations, Kabul’s temporary camps have in recent…
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Herat-Mashhad Passenger Train to Launch Next Week
DID Press: The first passenger train between Mashhad in northeastern Iran and Herat in western Afghanistan will begin service next week, said Iranian officials on Monday. The train, with a capacity of about 400 passengers, will depart from Mashhad’s Tappeh…
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Taliban Rejects UNAMA Report on Abuse of Returnees
DID Press: Taliban’s caretaker Foreign Ministry rejected a recent report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) that alleged torture, acts of revenge, arbitrary detentions, and security threats against deported Afghanistani migrants. In a statement, the ministry said that,…
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