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Radio Liberty reported on January 11 that two Afghan women - Tamkin Mehrabuddin and her sister – have been deported in recent weeks from Tajikistan, which is home to some 100,000 Afghans. Their brother, who lived separately from them, was also deported. asiaplustj.info »
Afghanistan’s Hasht-e Subh reported on April 11 that local sources in Takhar province report that Tajik border forces shot and killed at least seven Afghan citizens who illegally crossed the border to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
A report released by the World Bank on October 30, 2023 notes that consumer prices continue to decrease in Afghanistan because of persistent economic weakness and reduced demand, prolonging the deflationary trend that began in April 2023. Half of all Afghans are reportedly living in poverty. asiaplustj.info »
Seven Afghans have been removed from Tashkent-London flight on August 5 this year for having forged British passports. asiaplustj.info »
The UN refugee agency, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), cy, is alarmed at the deportation of Afghan asylum-seekers by the Tajik authorities. A statement released by UNHCR on November 19 says 11 men, women and children were forcibly returned to Afghanistan on November 11, prior to any examination of their claims for asylum and protection. asiaplustj.info »
The weather is turning from early autumn warmth to a sharp chill in Afghanistan. Several areas are reporting drought, which adds to the sense of growing catastrophe. If the weather is as bad as experts are predicting this winter, the expectation is that large numbers will be threatened with acute hunger and widespread famine. asiaplustj.info »
Afghanistan is facing the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, with the country seeing a sharp deterioration in the situation since the Taliban seized power in August. International funds which propped up the country’s fragile economy have been stopped as the world debates how to deal with the Taliban regime. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet says that of ten Afghan families living in a newish 10-story residential building in Roudaki, a suburb of Dushanbe, seven say they fled Afghanistan for their daughters’ sakes. asiaplustj.info »
In response to increased violence in Afghanistan that has triggered a new wave of Afghan refugees fleeing into Tajikistan, the European Union is providing €160,000 in humanitarian aid funding to assist the most vulnerable. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say the Taliban said yesterday that the group will not allow Afghan nationals to leave the country and opposes any extension of evacuation flights, a development that comes one week before U.S. and coalition forces are slated to depart Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
The US Department of State notes that a joint statement issued by more than 60 countries on August 15 says Afghans and international citizens who want to leave Afghanistan must be allowed to depart and added that airports and border crossings must remain open. The U.S. asiaplustj.info »
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, July 23 authorized up to $100 million from an emergency fund to meet “unexpected urgent” refugee needs stemming from the situation in Afghanistan, including for Afghan special immigration visa applicants, the White House said. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan today is able to accept about 100,000 Afghan seeking refuge and place them in training grounds of the Tajik Ministry of Defense, which are located near the border with Afghanistan, the deputy chief of the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, Colonel Emomali Ibrohimzoda, told reporters in Dushanbe on July 23. asiaplustj.info »
The Biden administration has asked three Central Asian nations to temporarily house some 9,000 Afghan citizens who worked with the U.S. as they look to flee the Taliban before NATO forces withdraw by September 11, according to two people familiar with the discussions, Bloomberg reported on July 2. The U.S. asiaplustj.info »
