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Afghans Say Last Path To Safety Shut As US Halts Visas After DC Shooting
Afghans who fled the Taliban and have waited years for a U.S. resettlement decision say their last path to safety has shut since Washington froze all Afghan immigration cases following a shooting near the White House.
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Death Count In Afghanistan Bus Collision Rises To 79
An overcrowded bus carrying Afghans expelled from Iran crashed in western Afghanistan and at least 79 people were killed, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Trump Administration Canceling Flights For Over 1,600 Afghan Refugees
Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled under President Donald Trump's order suspending U.S. refugee programs.
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Pak Receives Global Condemnation Over $830 'Exit Fee' For Afghan Refugees: Report
Several Western diplomats and the United Nations have strongly criticised Pakistan over its decision to impose hundreds of dollars in exit fees for every Afghan refugee who fled the persecution by the Taliban condemning the decision as "shocking
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Pak Province To Launch Major Op To Evict Illegal Afghan Migrants: Report
Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch a major operation to evict thousands of illegal Afghans from the provincial capital Peshawar, a senior official said on Saturday.
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Pakistan Extends Legal Stay For 1.4 Million Afghan Refugees. New Deadline Is...
In early October, Islamabad issued a one-month ultimatum for all foreigners without legal documents to voluntarily return to their countries by November 1, warning of arrests and deportations for those remaining.
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Pakistan To Begin Deportation Of Illegal Immigrants From Nov 2: Minister
Pakistan will start a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals, from Nov. 2, the caretaker government's interior minister said on Tuesday.
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"We Are Without Hope": Afghan Refugees Crackdown Continues In Pakistan
The cow had been slaughtered and bags of rice purchased but young bride Wahida's nuptials were cut short when her groom was arrested on their wedding day, one of hundreds caught in a recent crackdown on Afghans living in Pakistan.
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How A Tiny Basement In Delhi's Jangpura Is Helping Hundreds Of Afghan Refugees
Amid a labyrinth of shops in a bustling market in south Delhi's Jangpura, lies a tiny room in a basement where around 300 refugees from Afghanistan are taught English and familiarised about Indian society to help them get an education and employment.
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Viral: A Heartwarming Exchange Between UK Woman And Her Afghan Neighbour
A British woman's post about her Afghan neighbour and his act of kindness has touched a chord with the Internet.
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UN Warns Of Afghan Refugee Surge, Calls For Urgent Economic Aid
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi warned of a surge of Afghan refugees amid mounting fears of economic collapse in the war-ravaged country and called for urgent economic aid.
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Bush, Clinton, Obama Band Together To Help Afghan Refugees
Three former US presidents - Republican George W Bush and Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama - have banded together behind a new group aimed at supporting refugees from Afghanistan settling in the US.
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Measles Cases Force US To Suspend Afghan Refugee Flights
Flights bringing Afghan refugees to the United States have been suspended after four cases of measles were detected among recent arrivals, the White House said Friday.
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UK Owes "Immense Debt" To Afghan Refugees, Says Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said Britain owed "an immense debt" to Afghans who worked with NATO forces as he announced "vital support" for those resettling in the UK.
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Taliban Would Take Back Afghan Deportees To Face Courts, Says Spokesman: Report
The Taliban government in Afghanistan would accept any Afghan migrants whose applications for asylum were rejected in Europe and they would then face court, an Austrian newspaper quoted a Taliban spokesman as saying on Monday.
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Afghans Say Last Path To Safety Shut As US Halts Visas After DC Shooting
Afghans who fled the Taliban and have waited years for a U.S. resettlement decision say their last path to safety has shut since Washington froze all Afghan immigration cases following a shooting near the White House.
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Death Count In Afghanistan Bus Collision Rises To 79
An overcrowded bus carrying Afghans expelled from Iran crashed in western Afghanistan and at least 79 people were killed, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Trump Administration Canceling Flights For Over 1,600 Afghan Refugees
Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled under President Donald Trump's order suspending U.S. refugee programs.
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Pak Receives Global Condemnation Over $830 'Exit Fee' For Afghan Refugees: Report
Several Western diplomats and the United Nations have strongly criticised Pakistan over its decision to impose hundreds of dollars in exit fees for every Afghan refugee who fled the persecution by the Taliban condemning the decision as "shocking
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Pak Province To Launch Major Op To Evict Illegal Afghan Migrants: Report
Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch a major operation to evict thousands of illegal Afghans from the provincial capital Peshawar, a senior official said on Saturday.
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Pakistan Extends Legal Stay For 1.4 Million Afghan Refugees. New Deadline Is...
In early October, Islamabad issued a one-month ultimatum for all foreigners without legal documents to voluntarily return to their countries by November 1, warning of arrests and deportations for those remaining.
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Pakistan To Begin Deportation Of Illegal Immigrants From Nov 2: Minister
Pakistan will start a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals, from Nov. 2, the caretaker government's interior minister said on Tuesday.
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"We Are Without Hope": Afghan Refugees Crackdown Continues In Pakistan
The cow had been slaughtered and bags of rice purchased but young bride Wahida's nuptials were cut short when her groom was arrested on their wedding day, one of hundreds caught in a recent crackdown on Afghans living in Pakistan.
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How A Tiny Basement In Delhi's Jangpura Is Helping Hundreds Of Afghan Refugees
Amid a labyrinth of shops in a bustling market in south Delhi's Jangpura, lies a tiny room in a basement where around 300 refugees from Afghanistan are taught English and familiarised about Indian society to help them get an education and employment.
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Viral: A Heartwarming Exchange Between UK Woman And Her Afghan Neighbour
A British woman's post about her Afghan neighbour and his act of kindness has touched a chord with the Internet.
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UN Warns Of Afghan Refugee Surge, Calls For Urgent Economic Aid
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi warned of a surge of Afghan refugees amid mounting fears of economic collapse in the war-ravaged country and called for urgent economic aid.
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Bush, Clinton, Obama Band Together To Help Afghan Refugees
Three former US presidents - Republican George W Bush and Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama - have banded together behind a new group aimed at supporting refugees from Afghanistan settling in the US.
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Measles Cases Force US To Suspend Afghan Refugee Flights
Flights bringing Afghan refugees to the United States have been suspended after four cases of measles were detected among recent arrivals, the White House said Friday.
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UK Owes "Immense Debt" To Afghan Refugees, Says Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said Britain owed "an immense debt" to Afghans who worked with NATO forces as he announced "vital support" for those resettling in the UK.
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Taliban Would Take Back Afghan Deportees To Face Courts, Says Spokesman: Report
The Taliban government in Afghanistan would accept any Afghan migrants whose applications for asylum were rejected in Europe and they would then face court, an Austrian newspaper quoted a Taliban spokesman as saying on Monday.
