Over 50 Afghan Refugees Arrested In Pakistan, Deported To Afghanistan
The Taliban's media office in Nangarhar province has announced that more than 50 Afghan refugees who were detained in Pakistan have returned to Afghanistan after their release.
The Taliban's media office in Nangarhar province has announced that more than 50 Afghan refugees who were detained in Pakistan have returned to Afghanistan after their release.
The Pakistani government had started detaining Afghan refugees in Islamabad on Friday.
The Taliban's media office in Nangarhar on Monday, January 6, wrote on social media platform X that many of those who were arrested and then deported to Afghanistan also had legal documents.
The Taliban has said that many of these people were held in Pakistani police custody for one to two months.
The Taliban report states that these individuals were handed over to the group in Torkham after their release.
Reports in Pakistan indicate that in the past four days, the harassment and detention of Afghan migrants and asylum seekers in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, has intensified. On the other hand, the Taliban's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations has announced that Islamabad police have arrested 127 Afghans during an operation.
According to reports, Pakistani police forces have arrested and imprisoned dozens of Afghan refugees, including women and children, in the operation.
The fate of the recent detainees remains unclear.
