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Food brings together these women and helps them defy stereotypical notions about Afghans in the city, who remain vulnerable and marginalised to date

“We came with such difficulty… We would not leave on our own. If we could survive in Afghanistan then why would we flee?”

Afghan women after the Taliban’s takeover have asked to stay because they want to continue their education, have asked Pakistan if they can stay.

ISLAMABAD: With over 200 Afghan journalists and their families facing deportation from Pakistan, a federation of Afghan journalists on Tuesday urged the Pakistani government to reconsider its decision to expel them from the country. According to data by the Pakistan-Afghan International Forum of Journalists, at least 650 media workers fled to Pakistan fearing persecution at

Pakistan’s government has declared that all unregistered Afghan refugees must leave the country by November 1 or face deportation, raising concerns for over 200 Afghan journalists in exile and amplifying the challenges they face in the wake of the Talibans crackdown on press freedom. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates, the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Union (AIJU), Afghanistan National Journalists’ Union (ANJU), and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journal...

Fate of millions of Afghan migrants, as well as those awaiting visas, still uncertain; Officials note lack of concrete plan to handle massive undertaking.

Says operation does not have anything to do with Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

Underscores addressing challenges in a “collaborative spirit through collective strategies”; FO says drive against illegal immigrants not targeted at any particular nationality.

Collaboration could prevent risks of spillover effects emanating from political, social, and economic instability in Afghanistan.

The Government of Pakistan must urgently stop arbitrarily arresting and harassing Afghan refugees and asylum seekers, many of whom are fleeing persecution by the Taliban, Amnesty International said today as it marks World Refugee Day. In recent years, many Afghans living in fear of persecution following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 have fled to Pakistan, where they have been subjected to waves of arbitrary detentions, arrests, and the threat of deportation. Because of