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Mass Deportations ‘Could Bring Further Trouble’ to Region: ICG

By Fatema Adeeb in TOLOnews Online, Nov 14, 2023 at 8:35 PMInternational Crisis Group’s expert Ibraheem Bahiss, in a “Q and A” released by ICG stated that Pakistan’s policy to deport Afghan refugees “could bring further trouble to the region,” notwithstanding Islamabad’s efforts to justify itself on security grounds. According to Bahiss, despite the immediate outcry from the UN and other international bodies, Islamabad seems intent on forcing all undocumented Afghans back to their home…

Afghans Complain of Intensifying Deportations from Iran:

Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 07, 2023 at 10:02 PMAfghan refugees in Iran complain of the intensifying deportation of refugees. Some of these refugees said the increase in arrests and harassment by police has presented them with challenges. Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate has once again called on neighboring countries not to deport Afghan refugees. Deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan has now intensified, with the forced deportation of Afghan refugees from Iran. A number of…

Analysts: Forced Deportations Not in Mandate of Pakistan’s Interim Govt

Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 01, 2023 at 10:02 PMWith the arrival of the November 1 deadline for Afghan migrants to leave Pakistan, some lawyers say that the interim government should be limited to just advancing the daily affairs of the country. The analysts said that the interim government should not make decisions that are controversial. “In Pakistan’s law when an interim prime minister come into power, they cannot do things like this, this is…

Prominent Afghans Call on Pakistan to Stop Deportations:

Report in TOLOnews Online, Oct 31, 2023 at 8:52 PMPoliticians, religious scholars and influential ethnic leaders gathered in Kabul and called Pakistan’s decision to expel Afghan refugees “unjust”. Participants of the gathering asked the Pakistani government to reconsider their decision and stop the deportation of Afghan refugees. “It will be best if Pakistan’s government recognizes the problem and reverses its decision and lets the Afghan refugees return voluntarily, with dignity and based on the agreement…