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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicAfghan refugees

Topic: Afghan refugees

UAE began deporting Afghan evacuees before Trump’s pledge to help: U.S. State Dept. Cable

The UAE, a key U.S. security ally, agreed in 2021 to temporarily host thousands of Afghans evacuated from Kabul after the Taliban toppled the U.S.-backed Afghan government.

US appeals court temporarily blocks Trump admin from ending protected status of Afghans

Stay on termination of temporary protected status will remain until 21 July. More than 70,000 Afghans evacuated after Taliban’s takeover were allowed a temporary ‘parole’.

Germany obligated to issue visas to Afghan refugees under humanitarian programme, rules German court

Around 2,400 Afghans approved under humanitarian admissions programme are waiting in Pakistan to travel to Germany without any clear idea of the government's suspension.

Pakistan’s Arshad chaiwalla at risk of deportation. His case will impact Afghans like him

Arshad Khan was born in Mardan, Pakistan, in 1999. According to his manager, Khan’s mother is Pakistani, while his father is an ethnic Pashtun of Afghan descent.

As Taliban marks 3 yrs in power, Afghan refugees remember lives back home with nostalgia, despair 

Fleeing the conflict of their homeland, people of Afghanistan have sought safety in India over the decades. ThePrint looks at what life is like for these refugees living in Delhi.

UK to reunite Afghan families separated in Kabul evacuation

Afghans in UK can now sponsor relatives for relocation. This includes children under the age of 18 and spouses or partners.

What drove Afghan refugees’ mass migrations to Pakistan over the yrs & why they’re being deported now

With 1 Nov deadline lapsed, Afghan refugees facing arrest and expulsion have been forced to return to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan which suffers from sanctions, economic decline.

Why Pakistan is deporting over a million undocumented Afghan immigrants

Pakistan is home to over 4 million Afghan migrants & refugees, about 1.7 million of them undocumented, Islamabad says, although many have lived in Pakistan for their entire lives.

Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan deadline to expel undocumented migrants nears

Pakistan is home to over 4 million Afghan migrants and refugees, about 1.7 million of whom are undocumented, according to Islamabad.

Pakistan pushing Afghans back to Kabul is a signal—Durand Line is a border, not a frontier

The policy could also be an attempt to get short-term financial gains in the form of international help for keeping the refugees.

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Bless Mr Adani’s kind heart. So glad his view from the private jet will improve by 2032.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.