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Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Live in Fear Amid Mass Expulsions

AFGHANISTAN, JUL 18 – The UN warns deportations expose Afghans to serious abuses and violate international law as over 1.9 million returnees strain the crisis-hit country this year.

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Every day, hundreds of Afghan refugee families in Pakistan are being deported back to their country. Since April 1, Islamabad has stepped up its deportations of migrants and refugees from Afghanistan. This wave of expulsions is part of the "Plan for the Repatriation of Foreigners in an Illegal Situation", implemented since October 2023 by the Pakistani authorities, who cite security reasons amid the resurgence of terrorist attacks in the country…

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UN calls on Afghans: Forced repatriation must be stopped immediately

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UN experts have condemned the mass deportation of Afghan refugees and migrants from Iran and Pakistan, citing the deteriorating human rights situation since the Taliban regained control, saying "Afghanistan is not a safe country for returnees." "People who are forced to return are rightly concerned about their safety and face real risks of harassment, threats and violent retaliation," the UN experts said in a statement released on Friday. "Forme…

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France24 broke the news in France on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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