As of February 24, 2026, a total of 606 deaths had been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea, compared to 285 in the same period in 2025.
A Chinese envoy has called on the international community to continue engagement with Afghanistan.
Pakistani authorities had already detained hundreds of Afghans from German resettlement programmes a month ago.
The Netherlands is required to facilitate their transport.
Nearly 400 Afghan nationals have been set free from Pakistani jails and returned to their homeland over the past couple of weeks.
The NRC stated that Pakistan had already deported 800,000 Afghans.
No fewer than 26 children under five have died due to malnutrition and inadequate food in north Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province over the past five months.
Responding to the report, the Taliban’s foreign ministry told the UN that they are respecting the rights of detainees.
The displaced families, mostly women and children, have no access to health facilities and schooling.
Bangladesh has brushed aside a request from the U.S. government to provide temporary relocation shelter to Afghans fleeing their country.
