As tens of thousands of Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan arrive in Afghanistan, there has been a much quieter exodus along its western border, where the number of Afghans coming back from Iran has doubled during the past month.
Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister linked the government’s move to expel Afghan refugees and asylum seekers from Pakistan to the Afghan Taliban-led government’s inability to stop extremists.
A U.S. government watchdog that monitors religious freedom around the globe has expressed concern over the treatment and forced expulsions of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers from Pakistan.
Over 300,000 Afghan refugees have been forced to return from Pakistan in recent weeks. Many are struggling to find shelter and sleep out in the open. Aid agencies warn that they lack the most basic needs, such as food, shelter and sanitation, and their arrival will aggravate a humanitarian crisis.
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