Over 100,000 Afghan nationals deported from Pakistan in April

“In the course of the first three weeks of April, 100,529 Afghans have left the nation,” confirmed the inside ministry. Convoys crammed with Afghan households are seen heading in direction of the Torkham border each day for the reason that deadline of voluntary repatriation expired in March. Many Afghan households pressured to go away the nation have alleged mistreatment and humiliation by the hands of Pakistani police authorities.

“I used to be born in Pakistan and have by no means been to Afghanistan. I used to be afraid the police would possibly humiliate me and my household. Now we’re heading again to Afghanistan out of sheer helplessness,” stated Allah Rahman, a 27-year-old Afghan nationwide, who was born in Pakistan.

The United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) revealed that whereas many Afghans are leaving Pakistan voluntarily, arrests and detentions are additionally growing with every passing day. As per UNHCR, at the least 12,948 arrests and detentions happened in Pakistan throughout the 12 months 2024. Alternatively, Afghanistan has additionally condemned the reported mistreatment of its residents in Pakistan, calling on the Pakistan authorities to make sure and “facilitate the dignified return” of Afghan refugees.

The matter was additionally raised throughout the assembly between Afghanistan’s Prime Minister Hasan Akhund and Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and international minister Ishaq Dar throughout the latter’s current day-long journey to Kabul. With greater than half the deported Afghan nationals being girls and youngsters, the UNHCR has expressed severe issues over their future as Afghanistan is a rustic the place training past secondary faculty stays barred for a lot of.