Afghan Refugees
- World
Afghans lodge most asylum applications in EU: report
Brussels: The asylum requests by Afghan people to Europe have increased drastically and is now the biggest country that lodges the highest number of asylum requests in Europe, according to the European…
- Middle East
Turkey extends wall on border area
Ankara: Turkey has extended the construction of a wall on the country’s border with Iran amid a continued influx of refugees, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. “We will add another 242 km…
- World
US expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans
Washington: At least 50,000 Afghans are expected to be admitted into the United States following the fall of Kabul as part of an enduring commitment” to help people who aided the American…
- Photos
In pics: Afghan refugees protest in Delhi
New Delhi: Afghan refugees protest outside the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, demanding refugee status/cards for all Afghans, resettlement option to a third country, and security from UNHCR…
- World
Putin criticises placing Afghans in Central Asia
Moscow: Russia’s president has criticized Western nations for seeking to temporarily house Afghan refugees in Central Asian countries, citing security concerns for Russia. Speaking at a meeting with top officials of the…
- Middle East
Turkey tightens security at Iran border to stop Afghan refugees
Ankara: Turkey has tightened security its borders with Iran in an attempt to stop the refugees’ influx from Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday. Ankara strengthed security measures on its border with…
- World
Provide us money, not COVID-19 vaccines: Afghan refugees to Pak govt
Sindh: Afghan refugees, who are living in the abysmal conditions in southern provinces of Pakistan, has demanded the country’s government to provide them money and not COVID-19 vaccines as their camps have…
