Afghanistan

• Syria
• Afghanistan
• Turkey

Turkish authorities have detained 415 migrants during a series of raids in the country's largest city, Istanbul. In another operation in the east of the country, another 86 migrants have been intercepted.

• Turkey
• Greece
• Germany

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called on countries around the world to defend the principles of the 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Various experts have expressed concern over the convention being ignored and habitually breached.

• Afghanistan

In a new report, the UN says there has been a sharp increase in the deaths of women and children in Afghanistan. The Taliban is seeking to expand its territory, with devastating consequences for civilians.

• Afghanistan
• Austria

The withdrawal of western troops from Afghanistan will lead to new "migration flows", Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has told German media. Deportations from Austria to Afghanistan will continue nonetheless, the head of government said.

• Germany
• Afghanistan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for more financial support for the relocation of Afghans who supported German troops during NATO's military missions. The Taliban has been rapidly advancing in Afghanistan, taking control of large parts of the country, forcing thousands of civilians to flee.

• Germany
• Afghanistan
• Norway

Norway has temporarily suspended deportations of failed asylum seekers to Afghanistan, according to the country's two immigration authorities, UDI and UNE. The country follows similar decisions taken recently by Sweden and Finland.

• European Union
• Afghanistan

Thirty NGOs have called on the European Union and its member countries to suspend deportations of Afghans. The security situation in Afghanistan has worsened significantly in recent months, nearly 300,000 people have been newly displaced since the start of the year.

• Italy
• Spain
• Syria

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has urged Germany to show continued leadership on refugee policy after Angela Merkel steps down, as a new report shows that Germany is the top country for asylum claims in Europe.

• Afghanistan
• Austria

The brutal murder of a 13-year-old girl in Austria is at the center of a political debate on deportations to Afghanistan. Rights groups have accused the government of instrumentalizing the crime.

• Iran
• Turkey
• Afghanistan

Turkish authorities have detained a large number of Afghan migrants near the country’s southern border with Iran. Increased violence and the prospect of civil war in Afghanistan have led to fears of an exodus of Afghans seeking safety in neighboring countries.

• Afghanistan
• Finland
• Sweden

Sweden is stopping all deportations to Afghanistan, citing the deteriorating security situation in the country. It comes after Finland last week became the first European country to announce a freeze on forced returns.

• Somalia
• Pakistan
• Afghanistan

"Stress, nightmares and no future": this is the impact of Greece’s latest twist in migration policy on one young Afghan asylum seeker. A new law passed in June means thousands like her could be left without a home or status, or held in detention as they wait to be sent back to Turkey.