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The number of migrants who sought protection in Bulgaria between July and September bubbled to nearly half of all applicants, Eurostat data shows.
With 3145 arrivals applying for international protection with Bulgarian authorities, Afghan migrants considerably outnumbered Iraqis (1365), Syrians (760) and Iranians (220), with only 60 applicants from other nationalities over this year's third quarter, according to the EU statistics body.
The number of Afghans makes up 49% of the total, Eurostat has calculated.
On Thursday, the State Agency for Refugees announced its figures for November, showing the overall number of Afghan protection seekers outweighed that of Iraqis and Syrians considerably since January.
Afghan applicants were 8721 for that period, while the number of Iraqi and Syrian nationals seeking protection was 5136 and 2348, respectively.
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities say the death toll from a reported Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation facility in Kabul has climbed to around 400, with approximately 250 others injured.
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq on Thursday while taking part in Operation Epic Fury, the name given by the Pentagon to American military operations connected to the war with Iran. U.S. Central Command confirmed the incident
Germany has warned that the war involving Iran could trigger a new migration wave toward Europe, as the conflict continues to create instability across the region
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have spiralled into one of the most serious escalations in recent years, with both sides reporting heavy casualties, cross-border strikes and the collapse of fragile ceasefire efforts.
The Bulgarian right-wing political party "Revival" has announced plans to hold local referendums in the municipalities of Sredets and Simeonovgrad concerning the construction of new facilities for accommodating illegal migrants
Between early and late January 2026, Syria witnessed intense military confrontations between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian transitional government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
A homeless man discovered a sack containing human body parts next to a waste container in the Trakia residential district of Plovdiv, according to local media reports
The Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, together with streaming platform Netflix
On Thursday, April 9, weather conditions across Bulgaria are expected to remain unsettled, with variable cloud cover that will often be significant
The Bulgarian Medical Association has called for an urgent overhaul of healthcare funding, insisting on a 25 percent increase in the prices of clinical pathways and all medical services, alongside a revision of the user fee for hospital stays
Residents and visitors in Sofia will be able to park without payment in the city’s “blue” and “green” zones during the upcoming Easter holidays
A violent confrontation between two long-standing feuding Roma families in the Bulgarian city of Haskovo left three people injured and seven others detained
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