Immigrants
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US Lawmakers Criticize Trump Administration’s Afghan Migrant Policies
DID Press: A group of 61 members of the US Congress has sharply criticized the Trump administration’s policies toward Afghan migrants, warning that recent restrictions amount to “collective punishment” and risk undermining America’s moral credibility. In a joint letter sent…
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Pakistan Deports Over 4,300 Afghans in One Day on World Migrants Day
DID Press: On Wednesday, December 17, Pakistan deported at least 4,318 Afghan migrants, the United Nations reported, placing additional strain on Afghanistan’s already fragile health, housing, and employment systems. The High Commission for Migrants of the Taliban administration confirmed the…
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Afghan Migrant Women and Children: The Silent Suffering on Int’l Migrants Day
DID Press: December 18, International Migrants Day, offers a moment to reflect on the fate of millions of people who have been forced to leave their homes and homelands. Among the world’s many migration crises, the situation of Afghan migrants…
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Afghan Migrant Women in Iran: From Social Exclusion to Grassroots Education Initiatives
DID Press: The 26th session of “Afghan Migrants in Iran: Status Assessment” examined the lived experiences of Afghan migrant women, with a particular focus on the emergence and evolution of self-managed schools as spaces for literacy, identity formation, and social…
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SIV Exemption Revoked; Afghans Included in Trump Travel Ban
DID Press: The advocacy group AfghanEvac announced that the administration of US President Donald Trump has revoked the exemption that previously allowed Afghan holders of Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) to enter the United States, effectively placing them under the scope…
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Iran Extends Afghan Family Passports Until June 2026
DID Press: Iran’s Head of the Center for Foreign Nationals and Migrants Affairs, Nader Yarahmadi, announced the extension of Afghan family passports’ validity until June 2026. Holders are required to apply for separate passports for each family member. Yarahmadi noted…
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Iran Mandates Basic Health Insurance for Legal Foreign Nationals
DID Press: Following approval by Iran’s Cabinet, all foreign nationals with legal residency in the country are now required to be covered by basic health insurance in order to renew their residence permits. According to a resolution approved by Iran’s…
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Nearly 6,000 Afghan Migrants Return from Iran and Pakistan in a Day
DID Press: according to local authorities, Iran and Pakistan returned nearly 6,000 Afghan migrants to Afghanistan in a single day, amid an intensified crackdown on undocumented migration. A report by the Taliban-run Refugee Commission indicates that the largest number of…
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Pakistan, UK Discuss Fast-Tracking Relocation of Afghan Refugees
DID Press: Senior officials from Pakistan and the United Kingdom have held talks in Islamabad focusing on security cooperation, migration management, and in particular the acceleration of the relocation of Afghan refugees to the UK, amid growing concerns over the…
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Former Afghan “Zero Units” Face Trauma and Turmoil in US
DID Press: Former Afghan members of the elite “Zero Units,” who carried out some of the most dangerous missions during the war in Afghanistan, are facing severe mental health and social crises after resettling in the United States, according to…
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