Afghan nationals
Coverage of Afghan nationals in the Nexus archive.
- FIA says Nadra officials among 4 arrested for allegedly producing fake documents for Afghan nationals
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested four individuals, including National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) officials, for allegedly creating fake documents for Afghan nationals in Karachi. The suspects are accused of facilitating the issuance of false identity documents and altering records, with preliminary evidence suggesting links to terrorist elements.
- Interior ministry issues directive to arrest Afghan nationals without valid visas from July 10
The Ministry of Interior ordered immediate arrests of Afghan nationals residing in Pakistan without valid visas starting July 10, 2026, following a June 1, 2026, meeting on the Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan (IFRP). Provincial and administrative bodies were instructed to prioritize repatriation and provide daily reports on enforcement actions from July 11.
- EU to hold migration meeting with Taliban officials in Brussels
The European Union is set to hold a migration meeting with Taliban officials in Brussels. The discussion will center on the deportation of Afghan nationals who are not permitted to remain in Europe.
- US lawmakers demand Trump officials halt plan to send Afghans to DRC
US lawmakers demanded the Trump administration halt plans to relocate 1,100 Afghan nationals, who worked with US forces, from Qatar to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The lawmakers argued the proposed third countries are unsafe for the stranded Afghans.
- Democrats, Republicans ask Trump administration not to ship Afghan allies to unsafe countries
U.S. lawmakers from both parties urged the Trump administration to reconsider plans to relocate Afghan nationals who worked with U.S. forces to unsafe third countries. Over 80 House members, including Republicans and Democrats, wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio about 1,100 Afghans stranded in Qatar awaiting relocation.
- Teenage girl was given cigarettes and vodka before being gang raped by four Afghan nationals who then fled UK in back of a lorry to France, court hears
A teenage girl was given cigarettes and vodka before being gang raped by four Afghan nationals, who later fled the UK to France via a lorry. The incident was presented in a court hearing.