The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 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. https://www.thelocal.se/20230124/protests-in-afghanistan-and-pakistan-after-far-right-activist-burns-koran-in-stockholm Tue, 24 Jan 2023 16:51:56 +0100 protests-in-afghanistan-and-pakistan-after-far-right-activist-burns-koran-in-stockholm 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. https://www.thelocal.se/20210827/sweden-ends-afghanistan-evacuations Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:40:41 +0200 sweden-ends-afghanistan-evacuations UPDATE: Sweden evacuates 225 people from Afghanistan Sweden has evacuated 225 people from Afghanistan, said Foreign Minister Ann Linde. https://www.thelocal.se/20210823/sweden-evacuates-170-people-from-afghanistan Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:22:22 +0200 sweden-evacuates-170-people-from-afghanistan 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. https://www.thelocal.se/20210818/readers-story-my-daughters-and-i-are-safe-in-sweden-but-i-still-think-of-afghanistan Wed, 18 Aug 2021 11:18:28 +0200 readers-story-my-daughters-and-i-are-safe-in-sweden-but-i-still-think-of-afghanistan 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. https://www.thelocal.se/20210819/swedish-prime-minister-stefan-lofven-were-never-going-back-to-2015 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:18:09 +0200 swedish-prime-minister-stefan-lofven-were-never-going-back-to-2015 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. https://www.thelocal.se/20210817/sweden-halts-development-aid-but-vows-its-not-abandoning-the-afghan-people Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:45:53 +0200 sweden-halts-development-aid-but-vows-its-not-abandoning-the-afghan-people 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. https://www.thelocal.se/20210816/swedish-embassy-staff-evacuates-afghanistan Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:24:53 +0200 swedish-embassy-staff-evacuates-afghanistan 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. https://www.thelocal.se/20210716/sweden-halts-deportations-to-afghanistan Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:41:49 +0200 sweden-halts-deportations-to-afghanistan