US Edition200,000 Afghans Left Pakistan Since Deportations Renewed
- More than 200,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since deportations were renewed in April, according to Islamabad's interior ministry.
- Pakistan's government has begun a strict campaign to evict over 800,000 Afghans, including those who have lived there for decades.
- In April, over 135,000 Afghans left Pakistan, followed by 67,000 in May, and 3,000 in the first two days of June.
- Both Pakistan and Afghanistan have expressed concerns over large migrant populations.
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200,000 Afghans left Pakistan after deportation drive
More than 200,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since the government renewed a deportation drive in April. According to the interior ministry, more than 135,000 Afghans left Pakistan in April, while around 67,000 departed in May and more than 3,000 were sent back in the first two days of June. The number of returnees has slowed ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday later this week, but some Afghans were still crossing the main border points from Pakista…
Over 200,000 Afghans leave Pakistan since April deportation drive
Afghan citizens wait with their belongings to cross into Afghanistan, after Pakistan gives the last warning to undocumented immigrants to leave at the Chaman Border Crossing on October 31, 2023.— ReutersAs Pakistan cracks down on undocumented Afghans, over 200,000 have left the country since...
More than 200,000 Afghans have returned to their country since Pakistan launched a mass expulsion campaign on 1 April against the approximately three million Afghans on its soil, accused of being linked to "terrorism and drug trafficking".
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