Beyond the Border - A First-hand account “If my country had not experienced the hardships it has, life would be easier. I am a young Afghan girl from the persecuted Hazara ethnic group, who at the age of eighteen find myself residing in Pakistan with no family members. This is my story.I was raised in...
REFUGEE CRISIS Thousands of Pakistani families have left the country to escape the false accusations of the infamous blasphemy laws and resulting attacks, target killing, and other discrimination. They fled to neighbouring countries on temporary tourist visas and attempt to seek asylum through a UNHCR office. Several thousands have reached Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka,...
Urgent News This article was taken from https://www.themorning.lk/articles/Xl14AoVNbZT0SruXgO8k On June 1, 2023, refugees and asylum seekers in Sri Lanka launched a peaceful protest in frontof the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Colombo, appealing toresolve issues related to delays in processing applications, resettlement, education, housing,living expenses and employment.The protest was in response...
Peshawar, Pakistan. April 18, 2022 A local pastor called me (Nadeem Bhatti) two days ago to share about an Afghan refugee family who had crossed the border, at 10 am local time. In a conference call with the Afghan refugee “Adam” (name changed for security purposes) he informed me that it took them 45 minutes...
On October 25, 2021, the United Nations released a study indicating that Afghanistan is fast becoming the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, surpassing the needs in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen. According to the World Food Program 22.8 million people could face acute hunger this winter, with 8.7 million of these at emergency levels.Forty years...
Response to Afghan BelieversWith the departure of foreign troops and the Taliban taking over the government, millions of normal, average people in Afghanistan are plunged into fear for their future.For the past twenty years the economy has been heavily dependent on international aid and NGO’s providing services and employment for thousands of Afghans. Many are...
