Tag: Afghanistan
Macedonia 26.01.22 | 13:03

Two migrants killed in a train accident near Kumanovo

Two migrants were killed in a train accident near Kumanovo yesterday, local police reported. The two men were hit by a train in the early afternoon. One is identified as J.K., from Afghanistan, while his companion is still being identified. The tragedy happened close to the border with Serbia, in an...
Macedonia 26.10.21 | 13:18

Seven more Afghans leave Macedonia, 400 remain

Four adults and three children left for Portugal this morning as their permanent destination. These are employees of international organizations and their families to whom our country has recently provided temporary shelter as part of an international humanitarian operation to help the pro-democratic...
World 23.08.21 | 09:59

Orban calls for vigilance against a new refugee crisis, will work with Balkan countries to prevent the reopening of the migrant route

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said there are still Hungarians in Afghanistan, including soldiers, and they must be evacuated safely. In his public radio interview, Orban added that Hungary will evacuate those Afghans who may be in danger because they have cooperated with Hungary in the past...
Macedonia 20.08.21 | 22:52

First group of Macedonian citizens returns from Afghanistan

The first flight with 30 Macedonian citizens who are being evacuated from Afghanistan landed in Skopje this evening. The group was airlifted by the US army from Kabul into Qatar, and then returned home.  Our Ambassador in Qatar did the impossible and took us from the military airport in record time,...
Macedonia 20.08.21 | 21:00

30 Macedonian citizens return from Afghanistan

A group of 30 Macedonian citizens are expected to return from Afghanistan to the Skopje airport this evening. These are mostly hired workers who had contracts in Afghanistan. With the fall of Kabul to the Talibans, they were evacuated by the US military to Qatar, and are now returning home. The total...
World 20.08.21 | 17:11

UN posts job opportunity to enhance gender equality in Taliban ran Afghanistan

“UN Women [UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women], grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls (…) UN Women is dedicated to advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment...
Macedonia 20.08.21 | 09:12

Macedonian nationals successfully evacuated from Afghanistan

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that all registered nationals have been evacuated from Afghanistan and currently, he said, there is no information that citizens are in danger or need evacuation assistance. Most of them, over 30 of our citizens are in the UK, over 20 citizens are in Doha, Qatar, and in...
Macedonia 19.08.21 | 19:55

Zaev is ready to take up to 1,800 refugees from Afghanistan

In an interview with Sitel TV, Zoran Zaev announced that his Government is ready to accept as many as 1,800 refugees from Afghanistan. Zaev already committed to take 450 people, after consultations with the US authorities and NDI. These are mainly people who worked with the US forces in Afghanistan,...
Macedonia 19.08.21 | 19:52

“When they see how we live in Macedonia the refugees may ask to go back”

When they see how we live in Macedonia the refugees may ask to go back, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski, as the Zaev Government is announcing it will take up to 1,800 asylum seekers from Afghanistan. See the potholed, dirty streets, see the poverty the Macedonian people lives in....
Macedonia 19.08.21 | 14:32

All our registered Macedonian nationals evacuated from Afghanistan

All registered nationals have been evacuated from Afghanistan and currently there is no information that citizens are in danger or need evacuation assistance. According to the latest information, all Macedonian nationals registered for evacuation have already left Kabul and are currently at several locations. Most...
Macedonia 18.08.21 | 15:12

Government: Refugees from Afghanistan are democratic and peaceful population

A majority of the 450 Afghan civilians are expected to arrive by plane by the end of the week depending on the situation at the Kabul airport. They are democratic, peaceful population, employees and family members of employees in humanitarian and peacekeeping missions, activists from human rights organizations,...
Macedonia 18.08.21 | 12:56

Refugees from Afghanistan will also be registered in the census

Macedonia is one of the few countries in the region that has generously accepted to take in refugees from Afghanistan. So far, the number is 450 refugees and it is expected to increase. Their arrival coincides with the beginning of the census in Macedonia, which kicks off on September 5. According to...
Macedonia 18.08.21 | 11:00

All Macedonian nationals from Afghanistan are safe

Unless something unexpected happens, the evacuation of our citizens from Kabul has been successful so far. We managed to pull out the largest group of our citizens who were in Kabul, informed the Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani. Macedonian citizens registered at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan,...
Macedonia 17.08.21 | 17:32

Government insist there are no risks from the arriving Afghan refugees

The number of refugees from Afghanistan that Macedonia has pledged to accommodate continues to grow, and currently stands at about 450. This includes the 200 persons that the American NDI agency asked Macedonia to receive, on a temporary basis. As concerns in the public grow, the Zaev Government today...
Macedonia 17.08.21 | 15:49

Government to accommodate refugees from Afghanistan in hotels

The Interior Ministry said that it was not true that the Gazi Baba reception center for foreigners, which has been operating continuously for 20 years, would be turned into a migrant center. It added that according to the recommendations of numerous international organizations in charge of human rights...
Macedonia 17.08.21 | 13:11

The number is increasing: 386 refugees from Afghanistan to be housed in Macedonia

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani informed that a request has been received from the National Democratic Institute for temporary accommodation of an additional 200 civilians, in addition to the number of 186 citizens from Afghanistan for temporary acceptance in the country, which the Government...
Macedonia 17.08.21 | 09:20

180 refugees from Afghanistan to be housed in Macedonia at first

Six women and children of staff from the UN Mission in Afghanistan and about 180 women, children, staff or family members from humanitarian organizations, human rights organizations, journalists and other types of associations should be temporarily housed in Macedonia. Almost 190 Afghan civilians...
Macedonia 16.08.21 | 20:37

Unclear how many Afghan refugees will be housed in Macedonia

When asked, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani would not specify the number of Afghan refugees Macedonia has agreed to receive. Yesterday Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that, in talks with the United States, he agreed to accept civilians from Afghanistan, until their eligibility to claim asylum in the US...
Macedonia 16.08.21 | 17:13

Osmani: 25 Macedonian citizens are being evacuated by US flight from Kabul, 50 more are waiting their turn

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani said that 25 Macedonian citizens who worked in Afghanistan are being evacuated from the country from the Kabul airport using an American plane. Additional 25 will be evacuated as soon as possible. There are about 50 citizens who were at the Kabul airport this morning. Of...
Macedonia 16.08.21 | 13:42

MoFA: All parties in Afghanistan to secure safe and orderly departure of foreign nationals

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said Monday that in cooperation with its strategic partner the US and the other NATO allies, calls on all parties in Afghanistan to respect and facilitate the safe and orderly departure of foreign nationals and Afghans who wish to leave the country. Given the seriously...
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