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Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive

Associated Press  

TORKHAM, Afghanistan — The barren desert plain among the mountains of eastern Afghanistan is filled with hundreds of thousands of people. Afghan refugees sit in a camp near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. “I have to forget all my dreams … so at least I can help my father and my family a little and …

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From Torkham to Gaza: Unravelling challenges of global refugee dynamics
1 year ago

From Torkham to Gaza: Unravelling challenges of global refugee dynamics

Firstpost  

The “ unexpected welcome ” received by the thousands of families arriving at the Torkham and Chaman border crossing points between Pakistan and Afghanistan has protected the world from another tragedy that could have had epic proportions. While we may blame populist and chauvinistic sentiments that have been aggravated by an aggressive media that continues to portray refugees in negative …

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U.N. agency warns of Afghans dying in harsh winter with no proper shelter after leaving Pakistan
1 year ago

U.N. agency warns of Afghans dying in harsh winter with no proper shelter after leaving Pakistan

LA Times  

Afghan refugees settle in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, on Nov. 3. The United Nations refugee agency has warned that Afghans could die in harsh winter conditions if they don’t get adequate shelter once they cross the border from Pakistan. “Many Afghan returnees are vulnerable, including women and children, who could lose their lives in …

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Refugees forced back to Afghanistan face squalid, freezing conditions in camps
1 year, 1 month ago

Refugees forced back to Afghanistan face squalid, freezing conditions in camps

The Independent  

With winter temperatures setting in and rates of infectious disease soaring, aid agencies say they are deeply concerned about the conditions facing Afghan refugees as they are forced to return to makeshift open-air relief camps in their home country. open image in gallery Afghan refugees who arrived from Pakistan at a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border Their misery …

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Pakistan says nearly 25,000 Afghans waiting for visas to the U.S. won’t be deported
1 year, 1 month ago

Pakistan says nearly 25,000 Afghans waiting for visas to the U.S. won’t be deported

LA Times  

Afghan refugees settle in a camp Saturday near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham, Afghanistan. At least 25,000 Afghans — who had worked for the American military or government, international organizations and aid agencies, as well as media and human rights groups — escaped the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 to Pakistan and are waiting to be processed to …

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‘Why am I being sent back?’ Hurt, anger for Afghans pushed out by Pakistan
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Why am I being sent back?’ Hurt, anger for Afghans pushed out by Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Afghans whose only home has been Pakistan are being forced to go to a country unprepared to take them in. “Didn’t Kakar and Bugti and all the other ministers come on TV and say anybody with legal documentation will not be thrown out?” he asked, showing the government-approved Afghan citizenship card he and his family members received in …

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Thousands of Afghans enter Pakistan via Chaman border crossing
3 years, 4 months ago

Thousands of Afghans enter Pakistan via Chaman border crossing

Al Jazeera  

Chaman, Pakistan – Thousands of Afghans have entered Pakistan through the Spin Boldak/Chaman border crossing in Afghanistan’s southeast after the Afghan Taliban’s takeover of the country earlier this week, including patients seeking medical attention and freed Afghan Taliban prisoners. On Tuesday, the border remained open for all Afghans carrying valid Afghan identity documents or proof of being a registered Afghan …

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