The detainees spent two months in prison and were incarcerated by the Sindh police due to not having legal documents.
ON AFGHANISTAN | Afghan Migrants Released from Pakistan Prison and Deported to Afghanistan – Khaama Press
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Afghanistan News and Views
ON AFGHANISTAN, ON MIGRATION | Afghan Women Refugees Harrowing Journeys to Europe – Inter Press Service
Women escaping from the increasingly restrictive Taliban regime in Afghanistan find their journeys to freedom are fraught with dangers. This week the Taliban banned women from universities. They are increasingly forced to remain at home.
ON AFGHANISTAN, ON MIGRATION | Tens of thousands of Afghan allies were left behind. Why have so few reached US safety? – USA Today
A year after the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, tens of thousands of allies are struggling to reach safety. The US Congress needs to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act now.
ON AFGHANISTAN, ON MIGRATION | Jack McCain: Congress should keep our promises to our allies by passing the Afghan Adjustment Act
Jack McCain: Congress should keep our promises to our allies by passing the Afghan Adjustment Act
ON AFGHANISTAN, ON MIGRATION | Afghan Allies Still Need America’s Help – The Wall Street Journal, Editorial Board
The U.S. has a moral obligation to do what it can to mitigate the harm of Mr. Biden’s catastrophic withdrawal, and passing the Afghan Adjustment Act would be a good start.
ON AFGHANISTAN | Parks become latest no-go areas for women in Kabul, BBC News
With new restrictions imposed by the Taliban, Afghan women fear what could come next.
ON MIGRATION, ON AFGHANISTAN | An Afghan soldier fleeing the Taliban spent months reaching the U.S. to request asylum. He was arrested at the Texas border.
Abdul Wasi Safi was trying to reach his brother, who immigrated legally to Houston after helping the U.S. military. Legal experts say Wasi may have to serve a criminal sentence before he can pursue asylum.
ON AFGHANISTAN | ‘I drug my hungry children to help them sleep’ – BBC News
Afghans are giving their hungry children medicines to sedate them – others have sold their daughters and organs to survive. In the second winter since the Taliban took over and foreign funds were frozen, millions are a step away from famine.
ON AFGHANISTAN | In Afghanistan’s shadowy new conflict, new displacement and new civilian abuses
The UN has accused the Taliban of resorting to a ‘collective punishment’ of torture and other abuses as it tries to quell a brewing rebellion.
ON AFGHANISTAN | Regional Refugee Response Plan
The humanitarian, economic, and human rights situation inside Afghanistan continues to deteriorate. Iran estimates that up to 1 million Afghans have arrived in the country since the start of 2021, although deportations have occurred on a large scale. In Pakistan, of the 250,000 new arrivals, approximately 216,000 have approached UNHCR. Conditions of refugees and other Afghans in [neighboring] countries have deteriorated, worsened by the economic situation across the region with lack of livelihoods opportunities and socio-economic perspectives.
ON MIGRATION, ON AFGHANIATAN | In Türkiye, Syrians and Afghans live in fear ahead of 2023 elections
As politicians scapegoat refugees, both xenophobic attacks and deportations are rising.
ON AFGHANISTAN, ON MIGRATION | Afghans targeted by surge in online smuggling and visa scams
For those seeking a better, [safer], life, social media is rife with false promises of opportunities abroad.