The Icelandic government will contribute ISK 80 million [$583,000; €575,000] to the United Nations Multi Partner Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan. The funds are to
The refugees who have been resettled in Akureyri, North Iceland are, by and large, adjusting very well to their new home, RÚV reports. The town
Iceland’s cabinet approved a motion this morning to receive an additional 35-70 people from Afghanistan due to the current situation in the country following its
Afghans residing in Iceland have submitted 40 applications for protection on behalf of their family members in Afghanistan since June, RÚV reports. Some of the
An estimated 120 Afghans have been offered asylum in Iceland but thus far, officials have only managed to get in contact with 40 of these
Iceland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs is working to help two Icelandic couples and their children leave Afghanistan. They number nine people and are located in
Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir stated it was unbelievable to see how quickly the Taliban has seized power across Afghanistan in recent weeks. Katrín stated
The first restaurant in Iceland to serve Afghan or Persian food opened in the neighbourhood of Grafarvogur on the outskirts of Reykjavík this week, Vísir
