Suicide of Afghan Girl in Islamabad: Global Silence Has Left Refugees in a Painful Crisis

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Following the suicide of a young Afghan girl in Islamabad, the International Federation of Exiled Human Rights Defenders has warned that the global community’s "deadly silence" regarding the situation of Afghan refugees has left them in unbearable and distressing conditions.

According to confirmed information, the 20-year-old girl ended her life on Sunday (May 4) by jumping from the window of a high-rise building in the Gulberg Green area of Islamabad.

The Federation stated that UN-related processes for Afghan asylum seekers in Pakistan have effectively come to a halt, leaving them with no clear prospects for the future.

Samiullah Azizi, head of the Federation, confirmed that the girl had been living in Pakistan for the past four years and had an immigration case pending for Australia. He said the exact cause of the suicide is still unclear, and the body has been transferred to forensic medicine for examination.

The Federation has called for the urgent processing of migration cases for Afghan refugees.

This incident follows a similar tragedy last year, when another Afghan girl in Islamabad died by suicide due to prolonged uncertainty in her asylum process.