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68,000 Afghan refugees return from Pakistan in less than two days: officials

Externa nyheter The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Saturday that more than 68,000 people have returned to the country from Pakistan in less than two days.

According to the ministry, over 56,000 people returned to the country through Torkham crossing and 12,000 returned through Spin Boldak.

Pakistan’s deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave was on Thursday.

Acting Defense Minister Warns Pakistan Against ’Cruel’ Treatment of Afghans

Externa nyheter In an audio clip, Mujahid called on the regime in Pakistan to not “be cruel to the Afghans, not seize their personal property and assets.”

World Bank reports 8 percent rise in Afghanistan revenue collection

Externa nyheter Revenue collection in Afghanistan for the first five months of the fiscal year 2023 reached 76 billion afghanis, which shows an 8 percent increase compared to the same period in the previous year, the World Bank said in a new report.

Richard Bennet report to UNGA, says Afghanistan is facing many challenges

Externa nyheter The expert stressed the need to resume the education of girls beyond the sixth grade and women’s tertiary education, noting that the IEA had repeatedly stated that the suspension was temporary.

“The Taliban’s (IEA) actions may amount to gender persecution,” Bennett said. “Systematic discrimination, oppression and segregation of women and girls require further examination of the evolving phenomenon of ‘gender apartheid’.”

Afghanistan ranked as worst country for women’s progress: Report

Externa nyheter According to research conducted by the George Washington Institute and the Oslo Peace Research Institute, Afghanistan has been ranked at the very bottom among 177 countries in terms of women’s progress.

The director of the Oslo Peace Institute says that this report on the situation of Afghan women is “a warning bell for world leaders.”

NRC Country Director Calls for World’s Engagement With Kabul

Externa nyheter “What we are calling for is diplomatic engagement, so we need to make sure that there is some future with the support of the wider international community for Afghanistan and that ought to be possible. We need to have diplomatic representation within Afghanistan, there are many embassies that are here, but we need more,” said Neil Turner, NRC’s country director for Afghanistan.

The country director said that current limitations on Afghan women and girls will harm the future of the country he urged a change in the policies

Depriving girls of education raises risk of extremism, conflict in Afghanistan

Externa nyheter Continued exclusion of women from education will lead to a decline in overall literacy, creating fertile ground for extremism and new conflicts in the country, civil society and rights activists warn.

Pakistan halts deportation of afghan migrants awaiting western visas

Externa nyheter Pakistani media outlets have reported that Pakistan’s Interior Minister emphasized during a meeting with Western diplomats that Pakistan is committed to addressing concerns regarding the deportation of migrants from the country.

Express Tribune reported on Tuesday, citing official sources in Pakistan, that migrants waiting for visas to Western countries will not be deported. According to reports, Pakistan’s Interior Minister has urged political representatives from Western nations to expedite the visa issuance process for Afghans slated to relocate to the West.

This development comes as Pakistani media outlets have disclosed that approximately 60,000 Afghan migrants have been expelled from various cities and regions of Pakistan in less than a month.

UN says Afghan women face ‘deadly situation’ during quakes amid Taliban restrictions

Externa nyheter In the wake of recent devastating earthquakes in Afghanistan, women and girls find themselves in an exceedingly perilous situation due to the ongoing humanitarian and civil rights crises, according to a United Nations official. These quakes have claimed thousands of lives, with more than 90% of the casualties being women and children, further exacerbated by the country’s recent political turmoil after the Taliban’s takeover.