‘High time’ for refugees to return, Pakistan envoy tells Afghan FM: FO

‘High time’ for refugees to return, Pakistan envoy tells Afghan FM: FO

FO spokesperson says return of refugees is due because Afghanistan is peaceful and under control of one de-facto govt.

Taliban urge Pakistan to change its treatment of Afghan migrants

KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban have called on Pakistan to change what they described as its harsh and inappropriate treatment of Afghan migrants, amid a renewed crackdown that has led to tens of thousands of deportations in recent weeks. Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, raised the issue during a meeting in Kabul with Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani, Pakistan’s chargé d’affaires, according to a statement released by the Taliban. I…

Taliban acting foreign minister Amir Khan Mottaki met with Pakistani ambassador to Kabul Obaidur Rehman Nizamani and called the "current mistreatment" of Afghan refugees provocative and disruptive to relations between the two countries. According to a statement from the Taliban's foreign ministry, Mr. Mottaki expressed regret over the forced deportation and inappropriate treatment of Afghan refugees and called for a change in the current situati…