Pakistan wants to deport millions of Afghans. In one region, they have no plans to go
- Pakistan has expelled over 8,000 Afghan citizens in a single week as part of a new repatriation initiative.
- Pakistani authorities announced they will be canceling 800,000 Afghan Citizen Cards which they had issued, urging the card holders to leave.
- The UN refugee agency believes about 3 million Afghan nationals still reside in Pakistan, with approximately 1.4 million holding proper documentation.
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Pakistan rejected 80,000 Afghans for attacks
Pakistani authorities have expelled more than 80,000 Afghans since the end of March. The government blames the largest group of migrants in the country for attacks and other crimes. Afghan nationals who do not have a residence permit are to leave Pakistan until April 30 and return to their home country. Originally, the government in Islamabad had set a deadline until March 31 but extended it. Only Afghans who have a valid visa for Pakistan are a…
Afghan footballer faces deportation from Germany
“When I received the letter telling me I might be sent back to Italy, I was overcome by a deep sense of hopelessness, fear and uncertainty,” said Nazira Khairzad. “I was very sad and shocked. Since then, my mum has lived in constant fear and stress. She hardly sleeps at night because she is afraid the police will suddenly come and take her daughter away.” After the seized power again in 2021, fled Afghanistan separately. Nazira, now 21 , initial…

Afghan FM tells Pakistan's top diplomat deportations are 'disappointment'
Afghanistan's foreign minister expressed "deep concern and disappointment" to his Pakistani counterpart on Saturday over the forced deportation of tens of thousands of Afghans since the start of April.

Pakistan foreign minister arrives in Kabul as Afghan deportations rise
Pakistan's foreign minister arrived Saturday in Afghanistan to meet Taliban officials after his country expelled more than 85,000 Afghans, mostly children, in just over two weeks.
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