sweden and afghanistan

sweden and afghanistan

Protests in Afghanistan and Pakistan after far-right activist burns Koran in Stockholm

Protests were staged in Afghanistan and Pakistan after a far-right extremist burned the Koran in the Swedish capital.

sweden and afghanistan

Sweden ends Afghanistan evacuations

Sweden has ended its evacuations out of Kabul, after flying more than 1,100 people to Sweden following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

sweden and afghanistan

UPDATE: Sweden evacuates 225 people from Afghanistan

Sweden has evacuated 225 people from Afghanistan, said Foreign Minister Ann Linde.

Reader insights 2

Reader's story: 'My daughters and I are safe in Sweden, but I still think of Afghanistan'

Watching from afar as the Taliban retook Afghanistan brought back terrible memories, writes one of The Local's readers.

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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven: 'We're never going back to 2015'

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has told the Dagens Nyheter newspaper that Sweden will not take in as many asylum seekers from Afghanistan as it did during the war in Syria.

sweden and afghanistan

Sweden halts aid for Afghanistan but vows it's 'not abandoning the people'

Sweden is one of several European countries to announce it will stop sending development aid to Afghanistan for now, after the Taliban swept back into power in the country.

sweden and afghanistan

Swedish diplomats evacuate Afghanistan but many local embassy workers remain

Sweden’s key embassy staff has evacuated Afghanistan, but Swedish citizens and local employees remain in the country, Sweden’s foreign minister said on Monday.

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Sweden halts deportations to Afghanistan

Sweden is halting all deportations to Afghanistan, stopping the expulsion of some 7,000 people, over the deteriorating security situation in the country.