Afghan Refugees

Taliban warns US, EU sanctions on Afghanistan can trigger refugee wave

Efforts to stabilise Afghanistan have been undermined by international sanctions, with banks running out of cash and civil servants going unpaid.

Turkey proposes forming G20 working group on Afghanistan

Turkey’s President Erdogan highlights urgent need for security to be established in Afghanistan as worries grow about a looming humanitarian disaster following the Taliban’s return to power.

US to bring in thousands of Afghan refugees after measles jabs

Authorities have administered measles vaccine to about 49,000 evacuees staying temporarily on American military bases as well as to those still at transit points in Europe and the Middle East, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Turkish Red Crescent sends aid to displaced Afghans

The shipment of food will be sent on Saturday from Pakistan to Kabul and will provide for 16,000 people for a month, says Turkish Red Crescent President Kerem Kinik.

Hundreds of Afghans leave US military bases before resettlement

The number of "independent departures," which could top 700, is raising alarms among immigration advocates concerned about the risks to Afghans who give up on the resettlement process.

UN seeks millions in Afghanistan aid at Geneva conference

War-torn Afghanistan immediately needs at least $600 million to avert severe food shortage, which has been exacerbated by a drought, UN officials say.

Fears over repeat of 2015 refugee crisis reopens EU divide

EU countries are split over whether asylum should now be extended by the bloc as a whole to Afghans fleeing Taliban rule.

UNHCR: Open borders, shared responsibility crucial in Afghan refugee crisis

On the heels of UN refugee agency's warning of "a larger crisis that is just beginning" in Afghanistan, an EU draft shared by Reuters shows the bloc is aiming for stricter policies to curb refugee influx from Afghanistan following Taliban takeover.

UK government under fire after hundreds of Afghans left behind

Thousands of emails sent by MPs and charities to the UK Foreign Ministry highlighting the names of specific Afghan nationals at risk from the Taliban takeover went unopened, The Observer cited a whistleblower as saying.

US, allies ask people to leave Kabul airport area over Daesh threat

Western nations warn their citizens to immediately leave area around Kabul airport over a "terrorist" threat, as thousands of people try to reach a dwindling number of evacuation flights.

Indonesia’s Afghan refugees urge swift resettlement, protest Taliban rule

The protest took place outside the UN Refugee Agency’s office in Jakarta, with many Afghans saying they’re extremely worried about their families back home.

Erdogan: Turkey can't handle Afghan refugee burden for EU

Turkey is already home to at least 5 million refugees and the country cannot bear an additional "migration burden" by taking in Afghans who worked for Western countries, President Erdogan tells European Council chief.