Immigrants
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Iran Allows Documented Foreign Migrant Students to Enroll Alongside Iranian Students
DID Press: Iran’s Ministry of Education has announced that foreign national students holding valid documents issued by the Ministry of Interior’s Center for Foreign Nationals and Immigrants Affairs can enroll in schools alongside Iranian students. Under the announcement, valid documentation…
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Iran Extends Amayesh, Temporary Migrant Cards Through March 2027
DID Press: The validity of Amayesh cards and temporary cards held by foreign nationals and migrants in Iran has been systematically extended until 29 Esfand 1405 (March 20, 2027). Under the extension, the cards’ validity dates have been electronically updated…
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Afghan Nationals Top EU+ Asylum Applications With 39,000 Claims in Six Months
DID Press: A new report by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) shows that Afghan nationals were the largest group of asylum applicants in the EU, Norway and Switzerland, lodging around 39,000 applications in the first half of 2026.…
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Pakistan Deports 551 Afghan Migrants
DID Press: Taliban officials say 551 more Afghan migrants have entered Afghanistan through the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings as Pakistan’s repatriation of Afghan migrants continues. The process of returning Afghan migrants from Pakistan is ongoing, with Taliban authorities…
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UN Rights Chief: Situation for Afghans Is Getting Worse
DID Press: Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has warned that the situation for people in Afghanistan is deteriorating and accused the international community of remaining silent in the face of the crisis. Türk said the…
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Afghans Deported From US Arrive in Guyana Under Third-Country Deal
DID Press: Guyana has received six deportees from the United States, including Afghan and Cuban nationals, under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation programme, Guyanese officials said. The group arrived on Friday after being vetted and found to have no criminal…
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Austria Deports Convicted Afghan Asylum Seeker to Kabul
DID Press: Austria has deported a 26-year-old Afghan national to Kabul via Istanbul after he was convicted of serious property and drug-related offences, the Austrian Interior Ministry said. The man was deported from Vienna on August 31 and was accompanied…
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Nearly 6 Million Afghans Have Returned From Iran and Pakistan, UN Says
DID Press: Nearly 6 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan in less than three years, the United Nations refugee agency said, describing the scale of the movement as unprecedented in recent history. Pakistan has recently confirmed…
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European Parliament to Examine Deportations of Afghan Migrants
DID Press: European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights is set to hold a meeting on Thursday to examine the deportation of Afghan asylum seekers and migrants from European Union member states. The meeting comes amid growing cooperation between some European…
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Taliban Claim Afghanistan Passport Climbs 13 Places in Global Ranking
DID Press: Taliban’s General Directorate of Passports says Afghanistan’s passport has improved its position in the global rankings, rising from 116th to 103rd place. According to the directorate, the Afghan passport ranked 116th in 2021 and has now moved up…
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