By: Nasratullah Tahirzai : Nangarhar, Afghanistan More than 12,500 Afghan families, comprising nearly 88,000 individuals, have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan via the Torkham border over the past three months, according to officials in Nangarhar province. Authorities say these returnees have received 112 million Afghanis in cash assistance distributed by both the Islamic Emirate and…
CBN247 Report Pakistan is likely to launch a countrywide crackdown against nearly a million Afghan refugees holding the Afghan Citizen Cards to repatriate to Afghanistan just after the Eid-ul-Fitre in the second phase of repatriation plan. The government has set March 31 deadline for the Afghan Citizen Card holders and illegal refugees to be sent…
Over 844,000 Afghans had already repatriated since end 2023. Shahab Yousafzai Since September 2023, Pakistan has repatriated at least 844,499 Afghan nationals to Afghanistan, as part of its “Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan,” raising concerns about the well-being of those returned, especially given the ongoing instability and economic crisis in Afghanistan. At least 20% of those…
By Riaz Hussain The Afghan Refugees Council in Mardan has called on the federal government to extend the March 31 deadline for Afghan refugees holding ACC (Afghan Citizen Card) cards, warning that forced repatriation would be an act of oppression. Speaking at a press conference at the Mardan Press Club, Ahmad Din Patyar, head of…
