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Calm returns to Chaman border after heavy Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
A day after heavy firing at the Chaman border, calm returned. Several people were injured on both sides. Pakistan and Afghanistan blamed each other for starting the clashes. Talks to ease tensions have stalled after multiple failed negotiation rounds in Doha and Istanbul.
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Repatriation of Afghan refugees resumes at Chaman border after deadly blas
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Repatriation of Afghan refugees at the Chaman border resumed a day after a bomb blast killed six people near a taxi stand. Officials cleared the area before reopening the crossing. Pakistan continues deporting undocumented Afghans, a policy criticised by rights groups for leaving returnees v
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Pakistan renews deportation drive, forces thousands of Afghans to border
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan has restarted its Afghan deportation drive, ordering thousands to leave the southwest, Dawn reported. Around 5,000 Afghans gathered at the Chaman border on Friday. Over one million have left since 2023 as Pakistan faces security and economic challenges and accuses Afghans of involve
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Afghan migrants open up about hardships and mistreatment by Pakistan offic
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Afghan refugees who were evacuated from Pakistan through the Chaman border have described the hardships they faced, including being locked up and forced to pay money for leaving by Pakistani officials, Pakistan vernacular media Jang reported.
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UN calls on Pakistan to halt expulsion of Afghan refugees
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
UN called on the Pakistan government to halt the expulsion of more than one million Afghan refugees, at least during the winter season.
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Over 80 per cent of Afghan repatriates possess valid documentation
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Most of these individuals are not willing to return voluntarily, leaving officials with limited options, as there is currently no mechanism in place to efficiently verify their identification documents, including Afghan Citizenship Cards (ACC), Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, and even com
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Pakistan: Chaman border protest escalates over passport, visa policy
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A government decision to restrict border crossing to only those with valid passports and visas will come into effect on November 1 and after that no one will be allowed to cross the Pak-Afghan border using Pakistani identity card or Afghan permit (Tazkira).
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Pakistan expels over 3,000 Afghan refugees in one day
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to Pakistani authorities, more than 51,000 Afghans have been deported since the deadline for the expulsion of undocumented migrants was announced.
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Pakistan: 2 dead, 1 injured in firing by Afghan sentry on pedestrians at C
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As many as two people including a 12-year-old child were killed on Wednesday when an Afghan sentry opened "unprovoked and indiscriminate" firing on pedestrians at the Chaman border in Balochistan, the military's media affairs wing said, Dawn reported.
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Afghan migrants continue to suffer, face trouble for shelter across border
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the citizens of the country have fled to different nations due to strict restrictions imposed by the de-facto authorities.
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6 killed, 17 injured after Afghan forces open fire in Pakistan's Balochist
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's military media wing said that Afghan border forces used artillery and mortar in the attack and killed 6 people.
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Pak-Afghan border at Chaman opens after week-long closure
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Pak-Afghan border, also known as the "Friendship Gate" was closed last Sunday after an armed man opened fire from the Afghan side, killing a Pakistani soldier, the previous week. The incident left two security personnel injured and prompted the closure of the border between the two count
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