Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Pakistan begins mass deportation of Afghan refugees
Since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban on August 15, 2021, hundreds of
thousands of Afghans fled their homeland to neighboring Pakistan in order to escape
from the Taliban’s persecution. Many of those refugees were government
officials, military personnel, interpreters, musicians, artists, teachers, women,
and anti-Taliban advocates. It is estimated that around four million Afghans are
living in Pakistan, only one-third, or around 1.3 million of whom are registered
refugees. Now, the Pakistani government wants undocumented Afghan refugees to leave
their land and started deporting illegal Afghan residents as of November 1. Many
of them rushed to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border before the deadline, hoping
that would be safer than being deported. Taliban said they would accept those voluntary
returnees and provide transportation to their homelands. Will they be treated
safely? Also, how many will be detained in Pakistan and deported back to Afghanistan
after November 1? For some, hiding and living underground in Pakistan might be
safer than being deported to the Taliban regime. Will there be another place
for them?
Read the article and learn about Pakistan’s new act for Afghan refugees.
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