Afghan refugees wait at the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border to be transferred to a camp near the border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.

Source: https://www.caledoniacourier.com/world-news/taliban-appeal-to-afghan-private-sector-to-help-those-fleeing-pakistan/

A pledge had been made to take up to 20,000 Afghan refugees, with as many as 5,000 in the first year.

Source: https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/23387942.christian-wakeford-gov-used-disabled-people-political-hostages/?ref=rss

It is time for a commitment that provides a true new beginning for Afghan refugees.

Source: https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/02/20/time-is-running-out-for-afghan-evacuees-pass-the-new-afghan-adjustment-act/

More than a dozen Afghan refugees were living in Lincoln at the end of March, new figures show.

Source: https://www.lincolnshireworld.com/lincolnshire/lincoln/lincoln-takes-in-more-than-a-dozen-afghan-refugees-4158524

North Yorkshire Council has been offered £1.3m from the government to go towards buying 11 homes for Afghan refugees in the Harrogate area.

Source: https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/politics/north-yorkshire-council-offered-ps13-million-from-government-to-buy-11-homes-for-afghan-refugees-in-harrogate-4216464

PLANS to build new homes for Ukrainian and Afghan refugees are progressing after Basildon Council received more than £700,000 from the Government.

Source: https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23933360.basildon-council-build-new-refugee-homes-728-000/?ref=rss

Refugees of other nationalities aren’t so lucky: just 22 Afghan refugees entered the UK through resettlement in 2022, while over 8,000 made the crossing by small boat.

Source: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/are-humanitarian-visas-the-solution-to-the-uks-small-boats-crisis/

The city also saw a large influx of Afghan refugees.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/30/world/asia/pakistan-mosque-peshawar-explosion.html

The initial influx of Afghan refugees began after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, resulting in over three million Afghans seeking refuge in Pakistan.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/pakistan-undocumented-afghan-nationals/

They similarly accuse the government of insisting their families don’t qualify for programs bringing Afghan refugees to Canada.

Source: https://www.100milefreepress.net/national-news/canadian-who-served-in-afghanistan-files-discrimination-lawsuit-against-feds/

While Pakistan has been praised for its support to Afghan refugees, the Afghan government needs to take the lead in facilitating the refugees’ return, given their financial vulnerability and burden on both Pakistan and their country.

Source: http://southasiajournal.net/assessing-pakistans-approach-towards-afghan-refugees/