Distaste of deportation kicks in as a kitchen café starts serving hope to Afghan women refugees
Food brings together these women and helps them defy stereotypical notions about Afghans in the city, who remain vulnerable and marginalised to date
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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 Taliban's 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 Journalists (PFUJ), strongly urge Pakistan’s government to reconsider the directive and call on media st...