AFP report, Dec 1, 2023ISLAMABAD: Abdullah was a well-known public figure in Afghanistan, a journalist and university lecturer respected by his readers and students. In Pakistan, however, he is laying low—worried about being caught in a deportation dragnet and after two years still waiting to be evacuated to the West. He fled Afghanistan when the Taliban returned to power in August 2021 on the advice of US officials and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), fearing retribution…