Afghan refugees

Afghans in Qatar
US affairs
World
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Trump's proposal to send Afghans to DRC raises alarms

The Afghans in question number around 1,100 and have been stranded at Camp Asayliyah in Qatar since 2021, when the US fully withdrew from Afghanistan.

Brooke Anderson
28 April, 2026
Kabul
Afghanistan-Pakistan
Perspectives

Pakistan’s strike on Kabul clinic is a war on Afghan lives

SA

Sanaa Alimia

27 March, 2026
Afghan refugees sit 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 east of Tehran, Iran, on 18 December 2025. [Getty]
Afghan refugees
MENA
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Afghan refugees face new terror as US-Israel war bombards Iran

Mahmoud Aslan
06 March, 2026
afghan refugees
Iran
MENA
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150,000 Afghans have returned from Pakistan, Iran this year: UN

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
Afghan refugees
World
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Three Afghan migrants die of cold while trying to enter Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 December, 2025
refugees
World
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EU: Asylum applications in 2022 'highest in seven years'

The New Arab Staff
23 February, 2023
Pakistan
World
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Pakistan deporting hundreds of refugees back to Afghanistan

The New Arab Staff
10 January, 2023
US withdrawal
World
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Afghan refugees in US face uncertainty as legislation stalls

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 December, 2022
Afghans in Qatar
Afghan refugees
World
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Afghan teen in US dies after falling through frozen pond

Brooke Anderson
29 December, 2022
Afghan refugees
World
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US advocates urge Congress to pass Afghan Adjustment Act

Brooke Anderson
21 December, 2022
Maryland
World
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Bullying case targeting Afghan schoolchildren in Maryland

Brooke Anderson
30 November, 2022
Football Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Interviews
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Female Afghan footballer scores before Taliban injury time

The New Arab Staff

Adriana Urbano

18 November, 2022
ILLUSTRATION_EXILED_AFGHAN_Parwiz_Sapy
Afghanistan
Interviews
Live Story

The New Arab Meets: Exiled Afghan news anchor, Parwiz Sapy

The New Arab Staff

Hadees Pardes and Michael Maitland-Jones

11 November, 2022
Afghan refugees
World
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Afghan couple accuse US Marine of abducting their baby

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 October, 2022
An airport in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo
Afghanistan
World
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Afghan refugees camp out in Brazil airport

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 October, 2022
Afghan refugees
MENA
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Afghans in UAE facility 'suffering', says refugee in Canada

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 October, 2022
Afghan refugees seeking to reach Europe are seen under a viaduct where they have been staying for about three months in Zeytinburnu District of Istanbul, Turkey [Getty Images]
Afghanistan
Society
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Afghans in Istanbul kitted out for the long trek to Europe

The New Arab Staff

Ruth Ingram

08 September, 2022
UAE
MENA
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Afghan refugees protest in UAE over resettlement woes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 August, 2022
Afghans queue for passports
Afghans
World
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Humanitarian groups welcome US Afghan Adjustment Act

Brooke Anderson
16 August, 2022
Afghan refugees
Afghan refugees
World
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Italy opens humanitarian corridor for 300 Afghan refugees

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 July, 2022
Afghans queue for passports
Afghans
MENA
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Afghan and Iraqis launch lawsuit against Blinken over visas

Brooke Anderson
14 July, 2022