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TopicAfghan refugees

Topic: Afghan refugees

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.

Indian govt gave stranded Afghan cadets a lifeline last year. Now they fear being ‘handed to Taliban’

48 Afghan cadets in India claim their visas were either cancelled or requests for visa extensions rejected. Ministry of External Affairs sources say 'nobody will be forced to go back'.

Dropping semesters to selling tea, Afghan students in India are struggling to survive

With Taliban in power back home, visa rules that prohibit working, and scholarships drying up, Afghan students in a limbo. Indian friends are helping, but they can only do so much.

In Delhi, the only school for Afghan refugees struggles to find space

Since January, Syed Jamaluddin Afghan School has been approaching various schools in Delhi asking them if they could use 15 classrooms to hold in-person classes. So far, the search has yielded no results. 

On Camera

India’s close encounters with Pakistan on Siachen

Pakistan's SSG team was not adequately provisioned for the inclement weather. If it managed to consolidate its position, the story of Siachen would have been different. 

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.