Afghan refugees are Afghanistan nationals who fled their country as a consequence of the long-going Afghan conflict, lasting since 1978. Ever since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, refugees have fled into the surrounding states. After the Soviets left, civil war, Taliban conquest, and most recently the Western-led invasion after September 11, 2001 have meant constant warfare in Afghanistan. Millions have fled the violence, then in times of relative peace returned, only to flee again when renewed fighting broke out. About six million Afghan refugees have fled to neighboring Pakistan (mainly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province) and Iran, making Afghanistan the largest refugee-producing country in the world, a title it has held for 32 years. The mass majority of Afghan refugees (95%) are located in either Iran or Pakistan. Some NATO countries that were part of the NATO forces took in refugees or Afghans that worked with their respective forces. Ethnic minorities, like Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, often fled to India.
Afghan diaspora or Afghan immigrants are citizens of Afghanistan who have immigrated to other countries, or people of Afghan origin who are born outside Afghanistan. Traditionally, the borders between Afghanistan and its southern and eastern neighbouring countries have been fluid and vague. Like other nations that were created by European empires, the borders of Afghanistan with neighboring countries often do not follow ethnic divisions, and several native ethnic groups are found on both sides of Afghanistan's border. This means that historically there was much movement across present day barriers.
Since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, a total of about 6 million Afghan refugees have settled in neighboring Pakistan and Iran. However, between 2002 and 2015, more than half of that population have been repatriated to Afghanistan with UNHCR's assistance. In the same period, several NATO countries that were part of ISAF granted political asylum to smaller number of Afghans that worked with their respective forces. As opposed to fleeing to neighboring Pakistan or Iran, Afghan Sikhs and Afghan Hindus, often journeyed to India. Those who were granted asylum or immigrant visas eventually made it to Western countries, where many other Afghans had gone for permanent settlement. Afghan natives now reside in at least 78 countries around the world.
Pakistan rounds up undocumented Afghan refugees | DW News
Tens of thousands of Afghans have fled Pakistan following the expiry of a government deadline, officials said on Thursday. Pakistan had given migrants without proper papers until November 1 to leave the country voluntarilyor face arrest or expulsion. The vast majority of undocumented foreign citizens in Pakistan are Afghans. Islamabad has blamed Afghans in Pakistan for smuggling, terror attacks and petty crimes.
Before the announcement, around 1.7 million Afghan refugees were living in the country. Many Afghan citizens have lived in Pakistan for decades, having fled the neighboring country amid years of conflict. Reuters news agency cited Khyber Tribal District Deputy Commissioner Nasir Khan as saying that more than 24,000 Afghans left Pakistan through the Torkham border crossing on Wedne...
published: 02 Nov 2023
Afghan refugees work to start a new life in the US
ABC News’ Juju Chang gains rare access inside the Amid Oman Village in New Mexico, where some Afghan refugees are learning the building blocks of living in the U.S.
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Iran to Deport 2 Million Afghan Refugees; Stops Selling Bread to Afghans
Iran to Deport 2 Million Afghan Refugees; Stops Selling Bread to Afghans
Iran plans to deport 2 million illegal Afghan migrants. It is rounding up Afghans and sending them back across the border to Taliban ruled Afghanistan. As the price of bread continues to rise in Iran, some border provinces have been given orders not to sell bread to "foreigners". Why is Tehran cracking down on Afghans?
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published: 18 Sep 2024
Afghan refugees: Millions face mass deportation from Pakistan
For years, an estimated 1.7 million undocumented Afghans have been living in Pakistan.
But since a government crackdown on migrants began late last year, many have been forced out.
Now a deadline for them to leave has passed - with overstayers facing monthly fines of one hundred US dollars.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Torkham, on the Afghan-Pakistan border.
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published: 07 Mar 2024
Why are so many Afghans being kicked out of Pakistan? | Start Here
More than 370,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan after the government there announced a crackdown on undocumented refugees. What’s going on? And what do deteriorating relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in Afghanistan have to do with it? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.
Chapters
00:52 - Why are there many Afghan refugees in Pakistan?
01:15 - The difference between documented and undocumented refugees.
01:38 - What’s behind the Pakistani government’s policy?
02:37 - Why are Pakistani officials linking Afghan refugees to security?
02:59 - Who are the Pakistani Taliban? (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP)
04:44 - Why the TTP issue is straining relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
05:42 - How is the ...
published: 07 Dec 2023
Deportation deadline arrives for Afghan refugees in Pakistan | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
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published: 01 Nov 2023
Afghan refugees in Sacramento: One year after U.S. withdraw
Afghan refugees in Sacramento: One year after U.S. withdraw
Millions of Afghan residents fled the country after the U.S. pulled its presence and the Taliban filled the power vacuum. Some refugees ended up in Sacramento.
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Tens of thousands of Afghans have fled Pakistan following the expiry of a government deadline, officials said on Thursday. Pakistan had given migrants without p...
Tens of thousands of Afghans have fled Pakistan following the expiry of a government deadline, officials said on Thursday. Pakistan had given migrants without proper papers until November 1 to leave the country voluntarilyor face arrest or expulsion. The vast majority of undocumented foreign citizens in Pakistan are Afghans. Islamabad has blamed Afghans in Pakistan for smuggling, terror attacks and petty crimes.
Before the announcement, around 1.7 million Afghan refugees were living in the country. Many Afghan citizens have lived in Pakistan for decades, having fled the neighboring country amid years of conflict. Reuters news agency cited Khyber Tribal District Deputy Commissioner Nasir Khan as saying that more than 24,000 Afghans left Pakistan through the Torkham border crossing on Wednesday. Officials told the German DPA news agency at least 30,000 Afghans had fled Pakistan over the last 24 hours. "We expect a similar number of people would cross the border today," Fazal Rabbi, deputy head of Pakistan's agency for refugees, told dpa. Over 140,000 refugees had crossed into Afghanistan before the November 1 deadline, according to Pakistani government statistics. Major international aid agencies warned of chaotic scenes as people returned to Afghanistan.
Three aid organizations, the Norwegian Refugee Council, the Danish Refugee Council and the International Rescue Committee, said many people fleeing Pakistan's crackdown on irregular migration arrived in Afghanistan in poor condition. "The conditions in which they arrive in Afghanistan are dire, with many having endured arduous journeys spanning several days, exposed to the elements, and often forced to part with their possessions in exchange for transportation," the agencies said in a joint statement. The agencies said they feared for people's survival and reintegration into Afghan society, which has grappled with a humanitarian crisis sparked by decades of war, a struggling economy, and natural disasters. Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have also denounced the deportation order as "cruel and barbaric," urging Pakistan to give undocumented Afghans in Pakistan more time to leave. The Taliban have prepared temporary camps for Afghans in border areas. Islamabad's deportation plans have been criticized by the United Nations and Western embassies, who have urged Pakistan to develop ways to protect Afghans facing the risk of persecution under the Taliban.
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Tens of thousands of Afghans have fled Pakistan following the expiry of a government deadline, officials said on Thursday. Pakistan had given migrants without proper papers until November 1 to leave the country voluntarilyor face arrest or expulsion. The vast majority of undocumented foreign citizens in Pakistan are Afghans. Islamabad has blamed Afghans in Pakistan for smuggling, terror attacks and petty crimes.
Before the announcement, around 1.7 million Afghan refugees were living in the country. Many Afghan citizens have lived in Pakistan for decades, having fled the neighboring country amid years of conflict. Reuters news agency cited Khyber Tribal District Deputy Commissioner Nasir Khan as saying that more than 24,000 Afghans left Pakistan through the Torkham border crossing on Wednesday. Officials told the German DPA news agency at least 30,000 Afghans had fled Pakistan over the last 24 hours. "We expect a similar number of people would cross the border today," Fazal Rabbi, deputy head of Pakistan's agency for refugees, told dpa. Over 140,000 refugees had crossed into Afghanistan before the November 1 deadline, according to Pakistani government statistics. Major international aid agencies warned of chaotic scenes as people returned to Afghanistan.
Three aid organizations, the Norwegian Refugee Council, the Danish Refugee Council and the International Rescue Committee, said many people fleeing Pakistan's crackdown on irregular migration arrived in Afghanistan in poor condition. "The conditions in which they arrive in Afghanistan are dire, with many having endured arduous journeys spanning several days, exposed to the elements, and often forced to part with their possessions in exchange for transportation," the agencies said in a joint statement. The agencies said they feared for people's survival and reintegration into Afghan society, which has grappled with a humanitarian crisis sparked by decades of war, a struggling economy, and natural disasters. Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have also denounced the deportation order as "cruel and barbaric," urging Pakistan to give undocumented Afghans in Pakistan more time to leave. The Taliban have prepared temporary camps for Afghans in border areas. Islamabad's deportation plans have been criticized by the United Nations and Western embassies, who have urged Pakistan to develop ways to protect Afghans facing the risk of persecution under the Taliban.
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Iran to Deport 2 Million Afghan Refugees; Stops Selling Bread to Afghans
Iran plans to deport 2 million illegal Afghan migrants. It is rounding up Afghans and ...
Iran to Deport 2 Million Afghan Refugees; Stops Selling Bread to Afghans
Iran plans to deport 2 million illegal Afghan migrants. It is rounding up Afghans and sending them back across the border to Taliban ruled Afghanistan. As the price of bread continues to rise in Iran, some border provinces have been given orders not to sell bread to "foreigners". Why is Tehran cracking down on Afghans?
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Iran to Deport 2 Million Afghan Refugees; Stops Selling Bread to Afghans
Iran plans to deport 2 million illegal Afghan migrants. It is rounding up Afghans and sending them back across the border to Taliban ruled Afghanistan. As the price of bread continues to rise in Iran, some border provinces have been given orders not to sell bread to "foreigners". Why is Tehran cracking down on Afghans?
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For years, an estimated 1.7 million undocumented Afghans have been living in Pakistan.
But since a government crackdown on migrants began late last year, many ...
For years, an estimated 1.7 million undocumented Afghans have been living in Pakistan.
But since a government crackdown on migrants began late last year, many have been forced out.
Now a deadline for them to leave has passed - with overstayers facing monthly fines of one hundred US dollars.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Torkham, on the Afghan-Pakistan border.
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For years, an estimated 1.7 million undocumented Afghans have been living in Pakistan.
But since a government crackdown on migrants began late last year, many have been forced out.
Now a deadline for them to leave has passed - with overstayers facing monthly fines of one hundred US dollars.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Torkham, on the Afghan-Pakistan border.
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More than 370,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan after the government there announced a crackdown on undocumented refugees. What’s going on? And what do deteriorati...
More than 370,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan after the government there announced a crackdown on undocumented refugees. What’s going on? And what do deteriorating relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in Afghanistan have to do with it? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.
Chapters
00:52 - Why are there many Afghan refugees in Pakistan?
01:15 - The difference between documented and undocumented refugees.
01:38 - What’s behind the Pakistani government’s policy?
02:37 - Why are Pakistani officials linking Afghan refugees to security?
02:59 - Who are the Pakistani Taliban? (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP)
04:44 - Why the TTP issue is straining relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
05:42 - How is the TTP issue linked to Pakistan’s refugee crackdown?
06:03 - Who is among Pakistan’s undocumented refugees?
07:34 - How the deportation policy caused shock and panic among Afghans in Pakistan.
08:17 - How Afghans have been threatened and harassed by Pakistani officials.
09:43 - What happens once the refugees cross into Afghanistan?
This episode features:
Babar Baloch - Regional spokesperson, UNHCR
Abid Hussain - Pakistan correspondent, Al Jazeera digital
Madiha Afzal - Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings
Abdul Khaliq Sediqi - Communication Coordinator, Intl Rescue Committee
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More than 370,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan after the government there announced a crackdown on undocumented refugees. What’s going on? And what do deteriorating relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in Afghanistan have to do with it? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.
Chapters
00:52 - Why are there many Afghan refugees in Pakistan?
01:15 - The difference between documented and undocumented refugees.
01:38 - What’s behind the Pakistani government’s policy?
02:37 - Why are Pakistani officials linking Afghan refugees to security?
02:59 - Who are the Pakistani Taliban? (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP)
04:44 - Why the TTP issue is straining relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
05:42 - How is the TTP issue linked to Pakistan’s refugee crackdown?
06:03 - Who is among Pakistan’s undocumented refugees?
07:34 - How the deportation policy caused shock and panic among Afghans in Pakistan.
08:17 - How Afghans have been threatened and harassed by Pakistani officials.
09:43 - What happens once the refugees cross into Afghanistan?
This episode features:
Babar Baloch - Regional spokesperson, UNHCR
Abid Hussain - Pakistan correspondent, Al Jazeera digital
Madiha Afzal - Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings
Abdul Khaliq Sediqi - Communication Coordinator, Intl Rescue Committee
Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW
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“There's nothing for us there.”
A deadline has arrived for undocumented Afghan refugees in Pakistan to leave or face deportation. Thousands have been fleeing ...
“There's nothing for us there.”
A deadline has arrived for undocumented Afghan refugees in Pakistan to leave or face deportation. Thousands have been fleeing after Pakistan’s order, and many of them say they face a bleak future.
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“There's nothing for us there.”
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Afghan refugees in Sacramento: One year after U.S. withdraw
Millions of Afghan residents fled the country after the U.S. pulled its presence and the Taliban ...
Afghan refugees in Sacramento: One year after U.S. withdraw
Millions of Afghan residents fled the country after the U.S. pulled its presence and the Taliban filled the power vacuum. Some refugees ended up in Sacramento.
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Tens of thousands of Afghans have fled Pakistan following the expiry of a government deadline, officials said on Thursday. Pakistan had given migrants without proper papers until November 1 to leave the country voluntarilyor face arrest or expulsion. The vast majority of undocumented foreign citizens in Pakistan are Afghans. Islamabad has blamed Afghans in Pakistan for smuggling, terror attacks and petty crimes.
Before the announcement, around 1.7 million Afghan refugees were living in the country. Many Afghan citizens have lived in Pakistan for decades, having fled the neighboring country amid years of conflict. Reuters news agency cited Khyber Tribal District Deputy Commissioner Nasir Khan as saying that more than 24,000 Afghans left Pakistan through the Torkham border crossing on Wednesday. Officials told the German DPA news agency at least 30,000 Afghans had fled Pakistan over the last 24 hours. "We expect a similar number of people would cross the border today," Fazal Rabbi, deputy head of Pakistan's agency for refugees, told dpa. Over 140,000 refugees had crossed into Afghanistan before the November 1 deadline, according to Pakistani government statistics. Major international aid agencies warned of chaotic scenes as people returned to Afghanistan.
Three aid organizations, the Norwegian Refugee Council, the Danish Refugee Council and the International Rescue Committee, said many people fleeing Pakistan's crackdown on irregular migration arrived in Afghanistan in poor condition. "The conditions in which they arrive in Afghanistan are dire, with many having endured arduous journeys spanning several days, exposed to the elements, and often forced to part with their possessions in exchange for transportation," the agencies said in a joint statement. The agencies said they feared for people's survival and reintegration into Afghan society, which has grappled with a humanitarian crisis sparked by decades of war, a struggling economy, and natural disasters. Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have also denounced the deportation order as "cruel and barbaric," urging Pakistan to give undocumented Afghans in Pakistan more time to leave. The Taliban have prepared temporary camps for Afghans in border areas. Islamabad's deportation plans have been criticized by the United Nations and Western embassies, who have urged Pakistan to develop ways to protect Afghans facing the risk of persecution under the Taliban.
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ABC News’ Juju Chang gains rare access inside the Amid Oman Village in New Mexico, where some Afghan refugees are learning the building blocks of living in the U.S.
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Iran to Deport 2 Million Afghan Refugees; Stops Selling Bread to Afghans
Iran plans to deport 2 million illegal Afghan migrants. It is rounding up Afghans and sending them back across the border to Taliban ruled Afghanistan. As the price of bread continues to rise in Iran, some border provinces have been given orders not to sell bread to "foreigners". Why is Tehran cracking down on Afghans?
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For years, an estimated 1.7 million undocumented Afghans have been living in Pakistan.
But since a government crackdown on migrants began late last year, many have been forced out.
Now a deadline for them to leave has passed - with overstayers facing monthly fines of one hundred US dollars.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Torkham, on the Afghan-Pakistan border.
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More than 370,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan after the government there announced a crackdown on undocumented refugees. What’s going on? And what do deteriorating relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in Afghanistan have to do with it? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.
Chapters
00:52 - Why are there many Afghan refugees in Pakistan?
01:15 - The difference between documented and undocumented refugees.
01:38 - What’s behind the Pakistani government’s policy?
02:37 - Why are Pakistani officials linking Afghan refugees to security?
02:59 - Who are the Pakistani Taliban? (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP)
04:44 - Why the TTP issue is straining relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
05:42 - How is the TTP issue linked to Pakistan’s refugee crackdown?
06:03 - Who is among Pakistan’s undocumented refugees?
07:34 - How the deportation policy caused shock and panic among Afghans in Pakistan.
08:17 - How Afghans have been threatened and harassed by Pakistani officials.
09:43 - What happens once the refugees cross into Afghanistan?
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Babar Baloch - Regional spokesperson, UNHCR
Abid Hussain - Pakistan correspondent, Al Jazeera digital
Madiha Afzal - Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings
Abdul Khaliq Sediqi - Communication Coordinator, Intl Rescue Committee
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“There's nothing for us there.”
A deadline has arrived for undocumented Afghan refugees in Pakistan to leave or face deportation. Thousands have been fleeing after Pakistan’s order, and many of them say they face a bleak future.
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Afghan refugees in Sacramento: One year after U.S. withdraw
Millions of Afghan residents fled the country after the U.S. pulled its presence and the Taliban filled the power vacuum. Some refugees ended up in Sacramento.
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Afghan refugees are Afghanistan nationals who fled their country as a consequence of the long-going Afghan conflict, lasting since 1978. Ever since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, refugees have fled into the surrounding states. After the Soviets left, civil war, Taliban conquest, and most recently the Western-led invasion after September 11, 2001 have meant constant warfare in Afghanistan. Millions have fled the violence, then in times of relative peace returned, only to flee again when renewed fighting broke out. About six million Afghan refugees have fled to neighboring Pakistan (mainly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province) and Iran, making Afghanistan the largest refugee-producing country in the world, a title it has held for 32 years. The mass majority of Afghan refugees (95%) are located in either Iran or Pakistan. Some NATO countries that were part of the NATO forces took in refugees or Afghans that worked with their respective forces. Ethnic minorities, like Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, often fled to India.
A delegation of Jamiat Ulema e Islam-F (JUIF) reached Kabul to offer condolences on the death of Khalilur Rehman Haqqani, senior leader of Afghan Taliban and Afghanistan’s minister for refugees.
- Refugees on podium - ... Zakia Khudadadi, the first Afghan female taekwondo practitioner, became the first-ever member of the Refugee Team to win a medal when she secured a bronze in the women's K44-47kg category.
Iranian media have reported that a landmine explosion in the Kalgan border area in eastern Iran has claimed the lives of two Afghan refugees ... This is not the first time Afghan refugees have fallen victim to landmines planted by Iranian border guards.
Recently, Pakistan and several other countries have intensified the deportation of Afghan refugees ... The increasing trend of Afghan refugees being detained and deported highlights the fragile situation faced by many Afghans abroad.
Meanwhile, Afghan refugees in Iran and Pakistan face increasing hardships ...Without immediate intervention, the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, coupled with the struggles of Afghan refugees in ...
The office had been providing cash assistance to Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan, a vital lifeline for many struggling families ... refugees and vulnerable populations in Afghanistan is worsening.
Afghan refugee details evacuation, journey to Erie. Abdul Bashir Masood, 41, is an Afghan refugee living in Erie ... Hezbullah Kazimi, a 29-year-old who spent years fighting the Taliban as part of the Afghan National Army, says that he respects U.S.
Welcome to Stone Ridge, where a group of modern-day good Samaritans have adopted two families of Afghan refugees who arrived in this country, like so many immigrants before them, with little more than hope.
In Hayatabad in the west of the city, Afghan refugees have gathered, anxiously awaiting reports, waiting for their futures to be decided by others. In one crumbling house sits a middle-aged Afghan ...