Afghan Refugees

Afghan diaspora refers to Afghan people who live outside of Afghanistan. These include citizens who have immigrated to other countries, or people of Afghan origin who are born outside Afghanistan. This does not include historical immigration to the Indian subcontinent (see Pashtun diaspora). The vast majority of the diaspora has been formed by Afghan refugees of war since the start of the Soviet-Afghan War in 1979; the largest numbers reside in Iran and Pakistan, together hosting over 2 million Afghans of which most have been resident ever since the Soviet-Afghan War. Apart from these, the largest communities exist in the …

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Amnesty International · 9 May 2024 English

The mandatory use of the CBP One mobile application as the sole means of seeking asylum in the United States is a clear violation of international human rights and refugee …

global calls to halt unlawful deportation of Afghan refugees EU: Migration and Asylum Pact reforms will


IOM: International Organization for Migration · 6 May 2024

WORLD MIGRATION REPORT 2024 The opinions expressed in the report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). [...] …

with fifteen-year-old Ali Aqdas Dilawar, as Afghan refugees arrive on a flight from Tajikistan at Toronto’s Borders Media Part II IOM helps in relocating Afghan refugees from Tajikistan in coordination with the Canadian (2012). Refugee movement and development: Afghan refugees in Iran. Migration and Development, 1(2):261–279


ACAPS · 26 April 2024 English

High In order to obtain a Takzera, an applicant must have the endorsement of the elders in the rental prices compound the severity of the housing issues experienced by female-headed …

for returnees, which are addressed in this Afghan refugees’ ability and decision to leave in the first


Amnesty International · 23 April 2024 Urdu

This report documents human rights concerns during 2023 in 155 countries, connecting issues at global and regional levels and looking forward to the implications for the future. States and armed …

6 “Pakistan: Government must not deport Afghan Refugees” 4 October


ActionAid Association (India) · 21 April 2024 English

Definition of Construction Workers The definition of construction workers in the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996 should be amended and expanded in line with supply and value chains …

will ease the challenges faced by Tibetan and Afghan refugees who were found to be fairly mobile during the extremely useful for certain groups such as the Afghan refugees. >> The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry higher education institutes. For instance, Afghan refugees are entitled to a LTV, but it is time taking


AAN_AF: Afghanistan Analysts Network · 18 April 2024 English

The first quarrel dates back to 1947 when newly-created Pakistan was set to join the United Nations as an independent state and Afghanistan voted against its membership.6 However, long before …

cross-border lives? In the 1980s, as they recall, Afghan refugees from the border areas were warmly received gathering on 24 November 2023, for example, said: “Afghan refugees didn’t live on your soil; they lived in autonomous referring to Pakistan’s forced expulsion of Afghan refugees, Afghan Minister of Defence, Mullah Yaqub,


UNAMA: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan · 17 April 2024 English

In 2023, we continued I would like to express my gratitude to the United to grapple with the challenges of upholding our core Nations agencies, our partners from the International …

partnership with the Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees (DACAAR), installed a solar-powered drip irrigation


IOM: International Organization for Migration · 16 April 2024 English

In this chapter and its examination of the connections between human migration and human security, and consequent vulnerabilities that can arise, we draw upon the definition articulated at the 2012 …

(2012). Refugee movement and development: Afghan refugees in Iran. Migration and Development, 1(2):261–279


MPI: Migration Policy Institute · 10 April 2024 English

The State of Global Mobility in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic The State of Global Mobility in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic Meghan Benton Lawrence Huang Jeanne Batalova …

prompted a significant increase in the number of Afghan refugees fleeing violence and the new regime. Yet at Between 2021 and 2022, the estimated number of Afghan refugees under the UNHCR mandate worldwide increase Iran are excluded, the global population of Afghan refugees clearly increased from 2021 to 2022 (see Table of women) are curtailed. TABLE 2 Number of Afghan Refugees in Top Host Countries and Worldwide, per the Republic of Iran) Afghan Refugees in 2021 1,491,000 778,000 2,713,000 1,938,000 Afghan Refugees in 2022 1,743


ICAI: Independent Commission for Aid Impact · 10 April 2024 English

In-donor refugee costs continued rising in absolute terms in 2023, to £4.3 billion or 28% of all UK ODA, despite value for money risks and a lack of connection to …

could make when we inspected hotels hosting Afghan refugees who had arrived as part of the better-resourced


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