The Iranian government has announced that approximately 40 Iranian citizens will be returned from the United States to Iran on Sunday, January 25 (5 Dalw). These individuals have been held in recent months in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities. Kabul 24: The head of Iran’s Interests Section.
Hamdullah Fitrat, Deputy Spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, announced that a total of 3,046 land plots (parcels) have so far been distributed across various provinces to Afghan migrants who were forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan. Kabul 24: In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, January.
According to a recent report by Pakistan’s The Tribune newspaper, the large-scale repatriation of undocumented Afghan nationals from Pakistan continues at a rapid pace, with a total of 988,812 individuals returned to Afghanistan so far. Kabul 24: The published figures indicate that among those repatriated, 230,470 held Proof of Registration.
For decades, Pakistan has served as a land of refuge and transit for millions of Afghan citizens, offering hope for safety, employment, and a brighter future. Kabul 24: However, in recent years, this hope has turned into deep anxiety, uncertainty, and fear of arbitrary arrest and forced deportation—a fear that.
Najibullah Haqqani, Minister of Urban Development and Housing under the government, criticized the existence of “malicious groups” in Pakistan during a ceremony distributing land to returnees from Pakistan in Nangarhar province. These groups, he said, are attempting to sow hatred and enmity between the peoples of the two countries. Kabyl.
In the latest developments in Iran’s migration policy, Morteza Mahmoudi, a member of the Internal Affairs Commission of the Iranian Parliament, announced that Afghan migrants with over 30 years of residency, along with their second and third generations, will be granted long-term residency permits under the protection of the Iranian.
Turkey’s Presidency of Migration Management (Göç İdaresi Başkanlığı) has reported that in 2025, a total of 152,331 irregular migrants were apprehended across the country as of mid-December. Of these, 42,202 were Afghan nationals, placing Afghanistan at the top of the list of countries of origin for detained irregular migrants. Kabul.
In a historic move, Germany has deported a Syrian national for the first time since the start of Syria’s civil war in 2011. Kabul 24: The deportation coincided with the expulsion of an Afghan citizen, marking a significant shift in Berlin’s migration policy. Germany’s Interior Ministry announced that a 37-year-old.
Iranian media, quoting the commander of border forces in Razavi Khorasan Province, reported that several Afghan migrants attempting to cross the shared border illegally have died due to extreme cold weather. Kabul 24: The Iranian official did not specify the exact number of fatalities but stated that the bodies were.
In a tragic incident, at least 9 Afghan citizens were killed and 10 others seriously injured when their vehicle collided with a fuel tanker in the Nokundi area of Balochistan province, Pakistan. Kabul 24: The accident occurred on Sunday (December 21, 2025). According to reports, the bodies of the victims,.
In mid-December 2025, severe winter cold claimed the lives of three Afghan migrants in Herat province’s mountainous Kohsan region while attempting an illegal border crossing into Iran. Kabul24: A Afghanistan military official, speaking anonymously to AFP, confirmed the deaths, noting the victims were part of a group intercepted by Afghan.
President Donald Trump officially unveiled the “Trump Gold Card” program on December 10, 2025, offering affluent foreign nationals an expedited pathway to U.S. permanent residency and eventual citizenship in exchange for a $1 million “gift” to the government. Kabul 24: Announced via Truth Social and detailed on the new official.
