Afghanistan

Poles detained in Afghanistan back in Poland says ministry spokesperson

Ministry spokesman Łukasz Jasina confirmed on Thursday that two Polish citizens mentioned in a report by the Polish broadcaster Radio Zet had been held in Afghanistan, released and then returned to Poland. Radek Pietruszka/PAP

A foreign ministry spokesperson confirmed on Thursday that two Poles who were detained in Afghanistan have been released and are now back in Poland.

Polish lawmakers call for international solidarity with Afghan women

The Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, has appealed to European institutions and the international community to express solidarity with Afghan women standing to lose their fundamental rights as the Taliban seized control of the country.

President warns Belarus may bring Afghan migrants to Polish border

The Polish president has warned that Afghan migrants may appear on the Polish border if the Belarusian authorities, which have orchestrated the current crisis on the frontier, decide to create another one by bringing more migrants by air from Afghanistan.

EU should be strong global partner, PM says after talks with Merkel

Poland wants the EU to be a powerful partner to leading global forces like China, Russia or the US, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday after talks with Poland-visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Most evacuated Afghans have filed refugee applications in Poland

About 60 percent of around 1,000 Afghans evacuated from Afghanistan by Poland have filed for international protection in the country, a deputy interior minister has said.

Poland agrees to take in 500 Afghan refugees

Poland has agreed to accept 500 people evacuated from Afghanistan who cooperated with Nato, Michal Dworczyk, head of the prime minister's office, told PAP.

Poland's evacuation from Afghanistan ends successfully, says FM

Poland stayed in Afghanistan until the very end of its mission there and conducted a successful evacuation from Kabul without any human casualties, the foreign minister told a Wednesday press conference.

Poland's position on hybrid threats from Belarus accepted by EU ministers

A Polish deputy interior minister has said that the statement regarding the situation in Afghanistan, issued by EU interior ministers, has taken into account Poland's position regarding migration instrumentalisation.

Mushroom-poisoned Afghan boy to undergo liver transplant in Warsaw

One of the Afghan boys who ate highly poisonous mushrooms with his family will undergo a liver transplant in a Warsaw children's hospital. The other child is in coma.

President, PM send condolences to USA over Kabul attacks

Poland's president and prime minister have sent the US government condolences over attacks in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday which killed 13 US troops and injured 18.

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