US EditionHopes of Western refuge sink for Afghans in Pakistan
- Afghan refugees in Pakistan are at risk of deportation as Western nations diminish chances of relocation after shifting sentiment towards refugees.
- A family of Afghan refugees, including young musicians Shayma and her sisters, anxiously await resettlement after having their scheduled US flight canceled.
- The Pakistani government official states they will allow Afghans with pending cases to stay if Western nations assure their resettlement, as 'this is not an indefinite transit camp.
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The Afghan sisters Shayma and Laylama live in a hostile Pakistan, where they are comforted by the songs of Bob Dylan. Integrant of a band, they should be in New York, where they were planning to move with the family in February. But their plans were frustrated when American President Donald Trump, who left about 15,000 Afghans in the middle of the road, in Islamabad. Now, they run the risk of being deported to their country, the only world that …
Islamabad - In their homes in Pakistan, they whisper, for fear of hearing their language, the Afghan dari. Yet, at the time it is, they thought they were singing to the head of Bob Dylan in New York. Shayma and his sister Laylama, aged 15 and 16, fled Afghanistan in 2022, a year after the Taliban returned to power. They were due to take off last February from Islamabad to find asylum in the United States. But while the suitcases were ready, Pres…
Hopes fade for Afghan refugees awaiting relocation
ISLAMABAD: Thousands of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan are facing an uncertain future as their chances of resettlement in Western countries continue to diminish. Many of them, who had fled Afghanistan after the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, are now at risk of deportation. Among them is 15-year-old Shaima, who hides her Afghan identity in Islamabad with her family. She once dreamed of starting a new life in New York, but her hopes were d…
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Face Rising Deportation Risks Amid Global Shifts
ISLAMABAD (September 23, 2025): Thousands of Afghan refugees in Pakistan face renewed uncertainty as shifting global sentiment towards asylum seekers has left many stranded, vulnerable to arrest, and at risk of deportation back to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Inside a modest Islamabad safehouse, 15-year-old Shayma sings Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are a-Changin’, her voice echoing softly so neighbors cannot detect her Afghan mother tongue. Mus…
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