The Pakistani government has finalised its plans to detain and deport Afghan citizens as the March 31 deadline for their voluntary return to Afghanistan approaches, Khaama Press reported on Saturday.
As per reports, the letter also points out that Afghan migrants, including women, children, and those with valid visas, are being subjected to forced expulsion, detention, and high visa fees.
Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations said that these migrants, including women and children, were held at the "Haji Camp" prison in Pakistan for two to five months.
In a newsletter, the Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said that 11,997 Afghan migrants were expelled by the governments of Pakistan and Iran and have returned to Afghanistan.
Some deported migrants alleged that despite possessing valid residency documents, they were detained by police and were forcibly returned to Afghanistan. Many Afghan migrants have documented instances of mistreatment by Iranian police in their camps.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has reported the return of 582 Afghan migrants from Pakistan, "forcibly and voluntarily," within a single day
Criticising the mistreatment by the authorities in Pakistan and Iran, the Afghan migrants who have forcibly deported from the nations have called for international attention to their plight there, according to TOLOnews.
Over 2000 Afghan migrants re-entered the nation on Tuesday after they were expelled by neighbouring countries of Pakistan and Iran, TOLOnews reported citing the Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.
A number of these migrants said that Pakistan's government, by starting the new campaign, asked Afghan migrants, even those with legal documents, to travel back to Afghanistan at an earliest.
In a post on social media platform X, the organization stated that the situation in Afghanistan and its bordering countries will be challenging in 2024.