Exclusive: Frontex returned almost 50 people to Afghanistan this year with help from NGO fronted by UK security veterans

This year, Frontex, the EU's border and coast guard agency, collaborated with the lesser-known Irara NGO to return nearly 50 people to Afghanistan. The NGO, led by UK security veterans, received €39m in funding from Frontex last year and operates in 36 countries. This raises concerns about the involvement of private organizations with military backgrounds in sensitive international repatriations, especially to a country with ongoing human rights issues. The partnership underscores the complex dynamics in European migration policies and their global implications.