RASC News Agency: According to a report by the Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency, 346 Afghanistani migrant families were forcibly and voluntarily deported from Iran and Pakistan on Monday, October 16. The report states that these migrants re-entered Afghanistan through border crossings in the provinces of Nangarhar, Kandahar, Nimroz, and Herat. The news agency, operating under Taliban administration, indicated that 21 families returned through the Torkham border, while 15 families made their way back via Spin Boldak. Additionally, it was noted that 114 families entered the country through the Pul-e Abrisham border, and 196 other families arrived via the Islam Qala border.
This development comes in light of findings from a recent study, which reveal that Taliban extremism, injustice, ethnic discrimination, poverty, unemployment, and fear of execution by the group have compelled many to seek refuge in foreign countries. The Taliban regained power three years ago when the United States, in a collaboration with the regime of Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, surrendered the Afghanistan government to the group. Since then, the Taliban has purged all non-Taliban personnel from Afghanistan’s institutions and established a prerequisite for employment in both key and ordinary government positions: candidates must either be Taliban or ethnically aligned with the group.
Over the past three years, it has been observed that individuals hired in Taliban government offices must first possess a background in religious education (specifically as mullahs or qaris); second, they must have fought against the Afghanistani people and the previous government; and third, they must be Afghan and proficient in Pashto.
