COMMON ANALYSIS
Last update: January 2023
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This chapter provides a brief outline and general considerations with regard to the assessment of applications for international protection in relation to the elements of the refugee definition and proceeds with the analysis of information concerning 19 particular profiles of applicants. The profiles are selected based on their relevance in the caseload of EU Member States.
The list of profiles addressed in this chapter is non-exhaustive and the fact that a certain profile is included in it or not is without prejudice to the determination of their protection needs. Furthermore, the order of listed profiles does not reflect any assessment of the potential level of risk of persecution for the respective profile.
The contents of this chapter include:
- General remarks
- 3.1. Members of the security institutions of the former government
- 3.2. Public officials and servants of the former government
- 3.3. Persons affiliated with foreign forces
- 3.4. Individuals perceived as members or supporters of the National Resistance Front (NRF)
- 3.5. Individuals perceived as members or supporters of the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP)
- 3.6. Persons fearing forced recruitment
- 3.7. Human rights defenders, activists and others perceived as critical of the Taliban
- 3.8. Journalists and media workers
- 3.9. Educational personnel
- 3.10. Humanitarian workers
- 3.11. Individuals considered to have committed blasphemy and/or apostasy
- 3.12. Individuals perceived to have transgressed religious, moral and/or societal norms
- 3.13. Individuals perceived as 'Westernised'
- 3.14. Ethnic and religious minorities
- 3.15. Women and girls
- 3.16. Children
- 3.17. LGBTIQ persons
- 3.18. Individuals involved in blood feuds and land disputes
- 3.19. Persons living with disabilities and persons with severe medical issues
- 3.20. Individuals who were born in Iran or Pakistan and/or who lived there for a long period of time