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A coalition of 113 Afghan organizations, civil society groups, and protest movements based in Pakistan issued a joint statement on Thursday, calling on the international community and the United Nations to take urgent action to stop the forced deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan.
“We, a group of vulnerable Afghan asylum seekers residing in Pakistan, along with civil and protest organizations, submit this letter out of deep concern and human responsibility,” the statement reads. “The increasing threat of forced return to Taliban rule is pushing us into fear and uncertainty.”
Following the collapse of the Afghan republic in August 2021 and the Taliban’s return to power, hundreds of thousands of Afghans—particularly women, civil society activists, journalists, ethnic and religious minorities, LGBTQ individuals, and former security personnel—fled to neighboring countries, including Pakistan.
Many of these refugees, the statement says, remain without formal residency documents but are under the protection of the
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