{"id":3807,"date":"2025-12-21T09:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T09:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2025\/12\/21\/eu-pakistan-safe-return-afghan-citizens-humanitarian-concerns\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T09:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T09:15:16","slug":"eu-pakistan-safe-return-afghan-citizens-humanitarian-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2025\/12\/21\/eu-pakistan-safe-return-afghan-citizens-humanitarian-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Stresses Safe and Dignified Return of Afghan Citizens Amid Humanitarian Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union and Pakistan reviewed the situation in Afghanistan and the country&#8217;s humanitarian needs during their 15th Joint Commission meeting in Brussels, focusing on the principles of returning Afghan citizens.<\/p>\n<p>According to a press release from Pakistan&#8217;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Union emphasized that any return of Afghan citizens from Pakistan to Afghanistan must be conducted in a safe manner, with human dignity, and in accordance with international standards. This requirement highlights serious human rights concerns given the current conditions under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>The EU also welcomed ongoing talks between Pakistan and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), aimed at identifying and registering vulnerable cases to provide necessary support.<\/p>\n<p>Observers note that the emphasis on international criteria for migrant returns reflects the global community\u2019s apprehension about the consequences of a hasty repatriation to a country still grappling with humanitarian crises, widespread restrictions, and insufficient guarantees for citizens&#8217; rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EU and Pakistan stress safe, dignified return of Afghan citizens amid serious human rights concerns under Taliban rule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-migrant-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}