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The irony of the Afghan resettlement scandal
The Spectator
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July 18, 2025
If there is one wholesale conclusion to be drawn from the Afghan resettlement scheme scandal, it’s that a problem we have today is not so much a profusion of ‘misinformation’ but rather the suppression of genuine information. In Britain now, it’s...
World News | Tajikistan Begins Deporting Afghan Refugees Before Deadline Ends, over 150 Sent Back: Report
Latestly
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July 18, 2025
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], July 18 (ANI): The Tajikistan government has reportedly started forceful deportations of Afghan refugees ahead of the 15-day deadline set earlier this month, with more than 150 individuals rounded up from public areas and...
Seven Afghans Detained At KLIA For Using Fake Visas
Bernama
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July 18, 2025
PUTRAJAYA, July 18 (Bernama) -- Seven Afghan nationals have been detained by the Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) for attempting to enter the country using forged visas. In a statement today, AKPS said the individuals were detected in...
Border control agency busts seven Afghans trying to enter Malaysia on forged visas
Malay Mail
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July 18, 2025
PUTRAJAYA, July 18 — Seven Afghan nationals have been detained by the Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) for attempting to enter the country using forged visas. In a statement today, AKPS said the individuals were detected in two separate...
Afghans in Vermont concerned about loss of Temporary Protected Status
WAMC - New York
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July 18, 2025
On Monday, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revoked Temporary Protected Status for Afghans in the United States, finding that “requiring the return of Afghan nationals to Afghanistan does not pose a threat to their personal safety...”...
Seven Afghans detained at KLIA for using fake travel documents
The Malaysian Star
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July 18, 2025
SEPANG: Seven Afghan nationals, including two children, have been detained at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) for attempting to enter Malaysia using fake travel documents. The Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) reported that the...
Bermuda Updates Immigration Prohibition Order
Bernnews
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July 17, 2025
The Ministry of Economy and Labour issued an advisory on ongoing immigration policy reviews and adjustments. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Economy and Labour advises the public that, effective 17 July 2025, the Bermuda...
Here legally since 1999, thousands of immigrants have 60 days to leave
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Honduran-born Jhony Silva holds a childhood photo of himself with his mother. (Carolyn Fong/For The Washington Post) They are nurses, mechanics, sanitation workers and executives. They’ve fallen in love, bought houses and raised children. They’ve...
Why is Iran expelling millions of Afghan refugees?
Geographical
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July 17, 2025
More than one million Afghans have returned home since the beginning of the year. Image: Shutterstock By Victoria Heath This year, more than 1.1 million Afghans have been deported from Iran, marking one of the largest forced migrations in its...
Recent Violence Underscores Problems Facing Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province
The Diplomat
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July 17, 2025
An early July counternarcotics operation by Taliban authorities triggered a week-long outbreak of violence in Khash District in central Badakhshan Province, resulting in as many as 15 dead. Protests and repression in the area are not new, as...
China's 'Shanghai Cooperation' Meeting Vows Support for Taliban with Goal of Rebuilding Afghanistan
Breitbart
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July 17, 2025
Members of the Russia- and China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) emphasized their collective support for “development” and “reconstruction” of Afghanistan during their meeting this week, effectively confirming collaboration with the...
The Afghan asylum leak cover-up saved lives
The Spectator Australia
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July 16, 2025
The United Kingdom’s immigration system is broken. Tens of thousands have entered the country who should not, and the bureaucracy which processes asylum cases is a creaking wreck. Those who do deserve a safe welcome are left in legal limbo for...
Iran’s Expulsion of Afghans Deepens Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis
Forbes
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Afghan refugees, after being deported from Iran, rest at the Islam Qala border crossing between ... More Afghanistan and Iran on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Mustafa Noori / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by MUSTAFA NOORI/Middle East Images/AFP via...
U.S. Could Vastly Expand Global Immigrant Detention Network
HuffPost
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July 16, 2025
The Trump administration is set to vastly expand deportations to countries other than immigrants’ home nations, supercharging a system of international detainee transfers that human rights advocates say exposes thousands of people to human rights...
Will the Afghan leak win votes for Nigel Farage? Don’t be so sure
City A.M.
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July 17, 2025
Thursday 17 July 2025 11:33 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 23: Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage attends a Reform UK press...
UNHCR flags undignified deportations of Afghans from Iran, warns of regional instability
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 17, 2025
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative for Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, has expressed concern over the intensifying deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran, coinciding with a...
Immigration is killing Europe
Renew America
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By Pete Riehm July 16, 2025 After the unspeakable carnage and devastation of WWII, Europe was resurrected under the protective umbrella of NATO largely provided by the United States. Economies and infrastructure were rapidly rebuilt, so prosperity...
Afghan dad reunites with family under government scheme
Oxford Mail
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Muhammad Irshad Khan left his country under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme with the help of Oxford charity Asylum Welcome. His family arrived safely in the UK at the beginning of July, following what has been described as a “long and...
World News | UNHCR Flags Undignified Deportations of Afghans from Iran, Warns of Regional Instability
Latestly
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July 17, 2025
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative for Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, has expressed concern over the intensifying deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran, coinciding with a...
Tajikistan Orders Afghan Refugees Out en Masse
The Diplomat
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July 16, 2025
Tajikistan has reportedly intensified its campaign to detain and forcibly deport Afghan refugees, including many with valid residency permits. According to several sources, the Tajik government recently issued a 15-day ultimatum for Afghans to...