Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has called on countries hosting Afghan refugees to not forcefully deport them as the migrants do not have any preparation for it yet. Mujahid also called for tolerance based on Islamic and neighbourly manners, TOLO News reported.
Meanwhile, following Pakistan's decision to expel nearly 1.7 million foreign nationals, primarily Afghans, schools teaching Afghan children in Pakistan have started closing their doors for them.
As Pakistan sets the deadline to expel undocumented migrants from the country, the federation issued a joint statement with international media and journalist advocacy organisations and called for collective action to prevent the expulsion of journalists and media professionals.
On Friday, the United Nations announced that more than two million Afghans without documentation are living in Pakistan, with at least 600,000 of them leaving Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power on August 15, 2021.
According to Pakistani authorities, more than 51,000 Afghans have been deported since the deadline for the expulsion of undocumented migrants was announced.
Reacting to his expulsion as the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) Karnataka President post, JD-S leader CM Ibrahim launched an attack at the JD-S Supremo HD Deve Gowda asking the latter to "wait and watch."
Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has strongly criticized Pakistan's widespread expulsion of Afghan refugees. He has labelled it as inappropriate and inconsistent with the principles of good neighbouring and humanitarian values, Khaama Press reported.
Amid worsening bilateral ties in the wake of tit-for-tat expulsions over the alleged Indian involvement of a Khalistani leader on its soil, the Canadian government on Tuesday issued a travel advisory, asking his citizens to "exercise a high degree of caution".
Senior journalist based in Toronto, Tahir Gora has called the allegations made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Indian side “shocking”, and has called the current situation a very "tough phase" for ties between the two countries.
The Janamat Party, a partner in the ruling alliance in Nepal, has demanded the expulsion of the Chinese Ambassador to the country, Cheng Song, over his “undiplomatic remarks”.