شکایت افغان‌ها از تخریب خانه‌های‌شان در پاکستان

Maryam, who spent her childhood in Balochistan and is now a mother of six, recounts with tears in her eyes the destruction of her shelter before her very eyes.

Maryam, who was deported from Balochistan, says: “They destroyed our camp; we couldn’t even sell the doors. We said we would wait for the cold weather to pass and then return, but now our children have fallen ill.”

Another deportee from Pakistan, Ziauddin, also says: “There are many problems here too. The registration and assessment system is very weak, sometimes there’s no internet, or there aren’t enough staff to assist everyone.”

Maryam is not the only woman facing such a fate; in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well, hundreds of other refugees share similar stories of their homes being demolished, mass arrests, and forced deportations.

Afghan refugee Malik Mujahid Shinwari in Pakistan says: “The remaining houses have demolition orders. Afghan refugees are facing severe hardships because they have been living here for 47 years. People’s businesses and livelihoods are also here.”

According to Pakistani media reports, more than 1.514 million Afghan refugees have returned to Afghanistan through Chaman so far, while the repatriation process continues, with 3,000 to 4,000 people returning daily.

Ali Reza Karimi, a refugee rights activist, says: “The large-scale deportation of refugees from Iran and especially from Pakistan under current conditions could trigger a deep humanitarian crisis.”

The fate of these refugees remains uncertain, they have no shelter, no clear source of income, and no assurance of a stable life.
Will this return mark a new beginning, or is it merely the continuation of suffering and uncertainty? Only time will tell.