The foundation 'Con i Bambini' (with children) is launching an initiative in favor of over 1,400 Afghan children in Italy. The 3.2 million euros project involves some 100 social organizations already working on the ground to host Afghan minors and promote their inclusion.
The Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Iran on Monday to discuss the situation for Afghan migrants there, as tensions between Iran and Afghanistan intensified.
The German interior ministry is considering to introduce limitations to admission numbers of Afghan refugees. According to the news magazine Der Spiegel, a maximum of 5,000 Afghans considered to be at risk in their home country will be admitted per year under the plans.
As Afghans fleeing the Taliban face dwindling opportunities to seek safety in the West, many have attempted to cross into neighboring Iran. Tehran is warning that it cannot handle the additional refugees, and reports of mistreatment of the Afghans in Iran are leading to growing friction.
Germany’s Federal Administrative Court has ruled that the key factor in validating a deportation ban is whether deportees will be able to secure their subsistence level "for a foreseeable period" upon return; but it is not legally important whether this is possible on a "sustained basis or even permanently."
Diplomatic tensions between Iran and Afghanistan have been on the rise following the circulation of videos alleged to show Afghan refugees being beaten and humiliated by Iranians over the weekend.
Cartoonist Hossein Rezaei was evacuated on one of the last planes leaving Afghanistan before the Taliban seized power. For the past 10 years, he has been using his drawings to document life in his home country.
Hasib Qarizada was a self-financed student from Afghanistan who had an established life in Budapest. After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, he filed an asylum application. What happened after is a stark example of Hungary's anti-migrant policies.
Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, thousands of Afghans had to leave their homes. Many more are expected to flee due to the escalating humanitarian crisis. Where have Afghans gone to so far? How many of them have received protection? And what's their situation in Germany, the country with the third-highest number of Afghans living in exile worldwide?
Abdul Rashid, a former translator for the Polish forces in Afghanistan, was evacuated to Poland after the Taliban takeover. Now he is witnessing the pain of another escape, the mass displacement of people fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For Rashid it was clear he needed to help.
The UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi has warned that Afghanistan must not be forgotten because of the war in Ukraine. Tens of thousands of Afghans have been unable to flee the country, which has descended into a deep crisis.
The German government is being urged to speed up efforts to bring Afghans at risk from the Taliban to safety. Three refugee groups have called for "swift and decisive action."