As Pakistan continues to forcefully expel Afghan refugees, it has been negatively impacting the Afghanistan-Pakistan relationship by putting it at stake as the Taliban government condemned Pakistan's move, reported The Express Tribune.
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordination Office (OCHA) shared on social media that South Korea has assisted with humanitarian efforts and donated one million dollars to Afghanistan.
Caretaker Minister for Interior Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti directed the authorities concerned to formulate a comprehensive strategy for the repatriation of foreigners residing illegally in Pakistan.
Local officials in Nimroz province confirmed the distressing situation and disclosed troubling statistics. In the past two months, out of the 120,000 Afghan refugees who returned from Iran, an alarming 90 per cent of them were reportedly forcibly deported.
As Pakistan announced to expel nearly 2 million Afghan refugees, Afghanistan acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund said that the action is against international laws, reported TOLO News.
Afghanistan's Taliban-appointed acting Defense Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid has criticized the Pakistan caretaker government's treatment of Afghan refugees.
Pakistan on Friday opened more border centres to expedite the return of tens of thousands of undocumented Afghan nationals, an official said, Dawn reported.
As Afghan refugees return to Afghanistan following Pakistan's forced expulsion, Afghanistan's Ministry of Higher Education said that they will provide education opportunities to the returnees in government and private universities, TOLO News reported.
Pakistan's move to forcefully expel foreign migrants, including illegal Afghan refugees, has sparked international reactions in recent days, TOLO News reported.
Pakistani authorities on Wednesday launched a crackdown on illegal Afghan refugees as a government-set deadline for them to leave the country expired, The Express Tribune reported on Thursday.
Most of the Afghan refugees returning to Afghanistan suffer from stress and mental trauma, according to doctors at the health camp set up by the government in Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber tribal district, Dawn reported.