The Pakistani authorities and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are working to verify and update the identity cards of more than 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees in the country. The last time such a drive took place was 10 years ago.
The EU effort to return unsuccessful asylum seekers is failing, the EU policy and financial watchdog has warned. Half a million people are ordered to leave the EU each year, but less than a fifth are actually sent home.
Deportations from Germany have risen again after a downturn during the pandemic. The Left Party has demanded an end to 'cynical policies'.
With the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan complete, the only way for those still in the country to leave is by crossing its land borders. But the routes are highly dangerous, and it's not clear whether Afghanistan's neighbors will welcome the refugees.
The Pakistani ambassador to Italy, Jauhar Saleem, said his country does not intend to become a colossal refugee camp for Afghans fleeing the Taliban, given that the country already hosts millions of them. He said at the moment there is not a wave of refugees at the border.
"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.
It's been five years since Rubina's brother left Pakistan in search of a better life in Europe. He has since been missing. The disabled young woman has gone against all odds to search for her brother and she is still hopeful he will return one day. Rubina's story encompasses what migrants leave behind when they embark on irregular journeys.
The Afghan government has asked European countries to suspend deportations for three months due to the unstable situation in the country. While Germany says it currently has no plans to stop deporting rejected asylum seekers to Afghanistan, Finland has announced a temporary suspension.
At least 12 people died and many others were injured on Sunday when their minibus overturned and caught fire in Van province in eastern Turkey. The region near the border with Iran is a common route for migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran.
If one story can encompass within itself the atrocities of war and what it does to people, it’s Shola Rashid’s story. Living currently as a refugee in Spain, the Afghan woman tells her tale of escape and the horrors of travelling irregularly as a woman.
Headed to Europe, Ali Virk documented his risky and grueling journey from Pakistan to the Greek border. After losing a friend on the route, he used the footage to warn people about the dangers of irregular migration.
Police and border forces from North Macedonia and Slovenia conducted two operations on Friday in which they found a total of 82 migrants hidden in various vehicles.