This story was first published by Amu TV.
Iran and Pakistan expelled more than 6,400 Afghan nationals on Wednesday, Oct. 29, according to the Taliban-run Commission for Refugees and Repatriation. The latest deportations come amid heightened political tensions and border closures for trade and transit between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
According to the commission, 5,855 migrants were deported from Pakistan and another 607 from Iran on Wednesday. The returnees crossed into Afghanistan through the major border points of Spin Boldak and Bahramcha (from Pakistan), and Islam Qala and Pul-e-Abrisham (from Iran). The deportations included both forced and “voluntary” returns, though aid groups and rights activists have repeatedly questioned the voluntary nature of many returns amid crackdowns.
The expulsions follow a sharp escalation in deportations by Pakistan after an eight-day military standoff with the Taliban along the Durand Line in October. Following those clashes, Pakistan ordered all undocumented foreigners — most of whom are Afghan nationals — to leave the
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