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Over 1 Million Afghan Refugees Returned to Afghanistan
Over 1 million Afghan refugees have returned to their country of origin. This is the largest influx of refugees returning to Afghanistan since the Taliban regime fell in 2011. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), one-fifth of refugees returned involuntarily from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran. As security deteriorated last year, more than 200,000 Afghans […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/11/over-1-million-afghan-refugees-returned-to-afghanistan/
EU-Afghanistan agreement to return Afghans denied asylum in Europe
Hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees in Europe, Pakistan and Iran are being forced to return to their country of origin by the European Union (EU), UN agencies and governments in the region. The flow of returning refugees from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan is estimated by the United Nations to number more than half a […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/10/eu-afghanistan-agreement-to-return-afghans-denied-asylum-in-europe/
Around 600,000 Afghan Refugees expected to be displaced from Pakistan
Despite the unstable situation in Afghanistan, almost 600,000 refugees in Pakistan are expected to return to their country of origin by March 2017, according to the International Organization for Migration. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, extended the stay of Afghan refugees in his country by three months after a previously issued deadline. Accordingly, […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/09/around-600000-afghan-refugees-expected-to-be-displaced-from-pakistan/
