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Afghan migration to Pakistan dates back to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, which led to over three million Afghans seeking refuge in Pakistan. [11] Significant waves of Afghan refugees also came to Pakistan after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and in 2021 when the Taliban returned to power following the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. [12]
Forcibly deporting Afghans from Pakistan could lead to severe human rights violations — including the separation of families and deportation of minors, the United Nations warned Saturday.
Pakistan, home to more than 1.7 million people who have fled violence in neighboring Afghanistan, is launching a mass deportation of “illegal immigrants,” authorities said Tuesday.
The United Nations Human Rights Chief, Volker Türk said he was “alarmed” by reports of abuse of Afghan refugees in Pakistan amid an ongoing policy of mass deportation, according to a ...
Moscow, Russia. There may be as much as 150,000 Afghan refugees in Russia, a third of them reside and work in Moscow. [99] [100] Approximately 10,000 Afghans are said to be residing in Uzbekistan. [101] Around 1,000 are believed to be in Tashkent. [28] In 2005, their total number in that country was approximately 2,500. [102]
Bilateral relations Afghanistan–Russia relations Afghanistan Russia Diplomatic mission Afghan Embassy, Moscow Russian Embassy, Kabul Envoy Charge d'Affaires Jamal Nasir Gharwal Ambassador Dmitry Zhirnov Afghan embassy in Moscow, Russia. Russian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Relations between Afghanistan and Russia first emerged in the 19th century. At the time they were placed in the ...
An international media watchdog is urging Pakistan not to deport more than 200 Afghan journalists who fled their homeland after the Taliban regained control in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO forces ...
Pakistan has long sheltered Afghan refugees [but they are now acting] against Pakistan. (Afghan) nationals will not be allowed to carry out criminal activities (here). There will be complete restriction on the movement of Afghan refugees in Balochistan and KP. We have given a one-month deadline to illegal immigrants to get their refugee cards.