Afghan Refugees In India

Amid a labyrinth of shops in a bustling market in south Delhi's Jangpura, lies a tiny room in a basement where around 300 refugees from Afghanistan are taught English and familiarised about Indian society to help them get an education and employment.

World-renowned photographer Steve McCurry has reshared a picture of an Afghan refugee, which again led to a buzz on the internet that the man in that image is actor Amitabh Bachchan.

Members of the Afghan community entered 8th day of their protest at Delhi's UNHCR office, demanding refugee status and resettlement in the backdrop of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan.

For 25-year-old Farhan (name changed), an Afghan student who came to India in 2014 on a scholarship, life couldn't be more "hopeless" since the Taliban took control of his country this month.

Afghans arriving in the country will get a six-month visa and the government will "take it from there" as making long-term plans have not been the "best of ideas" under similar circumstances, India said today.

Hundreds of Afghans protested outside United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in New Delhi here on Wednesday, demanding refugee cards.

Rishad Rahmani carries on the side of his neck a tattoo depicting flight of a pigeon, symbolising a desire of freedom for Afghans, but his mind bears the scars of his uncle's killing at the hands of the Taliban a few years ago.

The world is witnessing a massive tragedy unfold in Afghanistan with Taliban's return to power after two decades and Afghan nationals in India are tremendously concerned about their future.

The situation in Afghanistan is "deteriorating", an Afghan woman refugee, who is among 168 people evacuated from Kabul on a special Air Force flight this morning, told news agency ANI.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday appealed to European Union states to take in Afghan refugees flown out from Kabul, promising financial support from Brussels.

New Delhi:  Farah Naz is used to attracting scathing remarks and disapproving looks from neighbours in her Afghan refugee community as she leaves for work each day. They tell her she is “not a good woman”, what she is doing is “shameful” and that her rightful place is inside her south Delhi home – caring for her sick husband and five chi...

The United States is in touch with both Indian and Afghan authorities on the abduction of an Indian aid worker from Herat in Afghanistan by unidentified gunmen, US officials has said.

Australia today said that it was stepping up its refugee intake to 20,000 from 13,750 annually - the "biggest" increase in 30 years - under new changes to its humanitarian programme which would focus on accepting more Afghans and Sri Lankans as well as Burmese who are in India.

Amid a labyrinth of shops in a bustling market in south Delhi's Jangpura, lies a tiny room in a basement where around 300 refugees from Afghanistan are taught English and familiarised about Indian society to help them get an education and employment.

World-renowned photographer Steve McCurry has reshared a picture of an Afghan refugee, which again led to a buzz on the internet that the man in that image is actor Amitabh Bachchan.

Members of the Afghan community entered 8th day of their protest at Delhi's UNHCR office, demanding refugee status and resettlement in the backdrop of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan.

For 25-year-old Farhan (name changed), an Afghan student who came to India in 2014 on a scholarship, life couldn't be more "hopeless" since the Taliban took control of his country this month.

Afghans arriving in the country will get a six-month visa and the government will "take it from there" as making long-term plans have not been the "best of ideas" under similar circumstances, India said today.

Hundreds of Afghans protested outside United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in New Delhi here on Wednesday, demanding refugee cards.

Rishad Rahmani carries on the side of his neck a tattoo depicting flight of a pigeon, symbolising a desire of freedom for Afghans, but his mind bears the scars of his uncle's killing at the hands of the Taliban a few years ago.

The world is witnessing a massive tragedy unfold in Afghanistan with Taliban's return to power after two decades and Afghan nationals in India are tremendously concerned about their future.

The situation in Afghanistan is "deteriorating", an Afghan woman refugee, who is among 168 people evacuated from Kabul on a special Air Force flight this morning, told news agency ANI.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday appealed to European Union states to take in Afghan refugees flown out from Kabul, promising financial support from Brussels.

New Delhi:  Farah Naz is used to attracting scathing remarks and disapproving looks from neighbours in her Afghan refugee community as she leaves for work each day. They tell her she is “not a good woman”, what she is doing is “shameful” and that her rightful place is inside her south Delhi home – caring for her sick husband and five chi...

The United States is in touch with both Indian and Afghan authorities on the abduction of an Indian aid worker from Herat in Afghanistan by unidentified gunmen, US officials has said.

Australia today said that it was stepping up its refugee intake to 20,000 from 13,750 annually - the "biggest" increase in 30 years - under new changes to its humanitarian programme which would focus on accepting more Afghans and Sri Lankans as well as Burmese who are in India.