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150,000 Afghans have returned from Pakistan, Iran this year: UN

UN warns 150,000 Afghans forced back from Iran and Pakistan face harsh winter and deepening crisis amid poor aid funding

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 February, 2026
An Afghan refugee sits in the Alghadir Refugee Camp located in the suburb of the border city of Zahedan near Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, 1,486 km (924 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2025
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Three Afghan migrants die of cold while trying to enter Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 December, 2025
A man from Afghanistan who had crossed illegally into Germany across the border from Poland sits at a federal police compound after he was detained on October 12, 2021 in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany.
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Activists renew pressure on German govt over stranded Afghans

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 December, 2025
Immigrants from Afghanistan stay warm by a camp fire at a transit camp at the U.S.-Mexico border on January 19, 2025 near Sasabe, Arizona
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Trump pushes for more restrictions on Afghan refugees

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 November, 2025
A large number of undocumented Afghan migrants gather at the Torkham border crossing of Pakistan on April 10, 2025 after being deported from Pakistan under the country's recently intensified "Illegal Foreigners' Repatriation Plan".
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Pakistan reopens Torkham border for Afghans

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 November, 2025
Between Iran and a hard place, Afghans are forever the scapegoat
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The Iran regime is taking out its impotence on Afghan refugees

Mazlum Özkan

Mazlum Özkan

01 September, 2025
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Pakistan starts deporting registered Afghan refugees: UNHCR

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 August, 2025
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US President Trump says he will 'help' Afghans stuck in the UAE

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 July, 2025
Thousands of Afghan refugees escaping the Taliban were put at risk through a UK data breach [Getty]
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How a UK data leak exposed 19,000 Afghans to Taliban reprisal

The New Arab Staff
16 July, 2025
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Nearly 450,000 Afghans left Iran since 1 June following order

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 July, 2025
The Iranian regime has fuelled baseless rumours of Afghan refugees spying for Israel
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Surge in Afghans driven from Iran after Israel attacks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 July, 2025
Afghan refugees carrying their belongings as they arrive at the zero point of the Islam Qala border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran on June 28, 2025, following their deportation from Iran. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
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Over 230,000 Afghans left Iran in June ahead of return deadline

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 June, 2025
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Afghan refugees in Iran trapped between war and deportations

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Jagoda Grondecka

24 June, 2025
Afghan migrants, who were living as refugees in Iran, stand in a queue at a UNHCR centre after being deported to Afghanistan at the zero point between Afghanistan and Iran, on April 27, 2025. (Photo by MOHSEN KARIMI/AFP via Getty Images)
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UN sees 'alarming' surge in Afghan families deported from Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 June, 2025
Veterans of the US war in Afghanistan have condemned the Trump administration's decision to end deportation protections for Afghans [Getty]
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Pakistan deportation fears worsen Afghan refugees' mental health

Anmol Irfan

Anmol Irfan

29 April, 2025
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Afghan PM condemns Pakistan's deportations of refugees

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 April, 2025
Samim Zalmy speaks during an interview with AFP in his apartment in Falls Church, Virginia, on August 5, 2021. - The walls of the one-bed Virginia apartment Samim Zalmi shares with his wife and children are decorated with photos of sweeping Afghan landscapes, reminders of his birth country in what he calls his "second home." Zalmi, 35, landed at Dulles International Airport outside the US capital three years ago with his wife Zarifa and then-four-year-old daughter on a Special Immigrant Visa
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Flights halted for Afghans approved for special US visas

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 January, 2025
The alleged massacre of Afghan migrants come amid Iran's efforts to deport thousands of them from its borders
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UN urges probe into killing of Afghan migrants at Iran border

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 October, 2024
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How visa 'confusion' kept Afghan athletes out of Paris Olympics

The New Arab Staff

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24 September, 2024
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Philippines to host 'limited number' of Afghans seeking US visas

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 August, 2024
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Malala calls for Pakistan to stop deporting undocumented Afghans

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 July, 2024