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Protesters miffed with the deportation of Afghan immigrants from Pakistan blocked the Chaman-Quetta highway on Thursday.

The Ministry of Interior of Pakistan announced that the detention of "illegal" Afghan migrants has begun across the country.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced that 16,700 immigrants living in Pakistan returned to Afghanistan on Tuesday, October 31, through Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings.

Amnesty International on Tuesday once again called on Pakistan to immediately reverse the decision to deport Afghan refugees.

On Tuesday, the Taliban in a statement, called on countries like Pakistan and Iran to stop the forced deportation of Afghan immigrants.

Sarfraz Bugti, Pakistan's Caretaker Interior Minister, said that the detention and deportation of illegal Afghan immigrants will begin on Thursday, November 2.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees announced that on Monday, more than 7,000 migrants returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran.

As the one-month deadline set by the Pakistan government for migrants expires, the country's police are using mosques to warn them and urge them to leave the country.

The European Union (EU) delegation based in Kabul has allocated £15 million to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Afghanistan to facilitate women-led local businesses' access to financial services.

Following a United Nations call to Pakistan to halt mass deportation of Afghan immigrants on Monday, Islamabad announced that all "illegal" migrants, regardless of nationality, would be deported.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) strongly criticised Pakistan's deadline for the deportation of migrants. The organisation said that the Pakistani government uses threats, abuse, and detention to coerce asylum seekers.

Rasool Parsi, an Afghan university professor, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison on charges of "insulting Islamic sanctities and propagandising against the regime".

A group of Afghan immigrants held a demonstration in front of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency, in Islamabad.

On Monday, Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson of the Taliban, announced that Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the group, has appointed Abdul Ahad Talib as the commander of his special forces.

On Monday, the Taliban announced that Abdul Latif Mansoor, the group’s Minister of Energy and Water, met the Minister of Energy and Water of Uzbekistan in Kabul.

The National Resistance Front (NRF) announced that six Taliban fighters have been killed when the Taliban attacked the front’s forces in parts of Nuristan province.

Sardar Reza Shojaei, the border guard commander of Iran's Sistan and Baluchistan province, announced that 40,509 immigrants without legal documentations were arrested on Iran's borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan over the last one month.

Reliable sources informed Afghanistan International that Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban’s foreign minister, has been in Turkiye since the last 10 days.

Amnesty International urged Pakistan to immediately reverse the decision to deport refugees and adhere to international human rights laws.

An earthquake of 4.5 magnitude hit Herat province on Saturday around 10:15 am local time. There are no details of the possible damages caused due to the earthquake yet.

ISIS has now claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack on the Millat Sports Club in the Dashte Barchi area of Kabul.