Pakistan Accelerating Deportations Of Afghan Migrants, Say Taliban
Taliban officials say Pakistan has stepped up the deportation of Afghan migrants, with hundreds of families being forced to return daily.
Bakht Jamal Gohar, a Taliban representative at the Torkham border crossing, said deportations had recently accelerated, though he did not specify by how much.
Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal, head of the Taliban-run Omari camp in Torkham, urged aid agencies to provide more assistance to those being sent back.
Meanwhile, Taliban ambassador to Pakistan Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb accused Islamabad of committing “injustice” against Afghan migrants. In a media interview, he said many Afghans in Pakistan hold assets, investments and property, and appealed to Pakistani authorities to allow them time to collect or sell their belongings.
Pakistan has deported tens of thousands of undocumented Afghans since announcing a crackdown on illegal migration last year, a move that has drawn criticism from rights groups and international organisations.
