RASC News Agency: In light of the official declaration by the Government of Pakistan, which mandates the expulsion of Afghanistani refugees residing unlawfully within its borders by November 1st of the current year, the Taliban has recently revealed that approximately 820 Afghanistani families have returned to their homeland from Pakistan, both voluntarily and under coercion, in the past week. The Ministry of Migration and Returnees, operating under the auspices of the Taliban, has officially confirmed this figure.
According to the ministry’s report, these families comprise a total of 4,975 individuals, of whom 391 were former prisoners detained in Pakistani correctional facilities.
In contrast, the Pakistani government has recently issued a statement that Afghanistani refugees must promptly depart the country, citing their alleged involvement in suicide attacks on Pakistani soil. However, a Pakistani official has expressed the nation’s reluctance to continue accommodating Afghanistani asylum seekers. The Pakistani government’s decision has sparked reactions domestically and internationally, thus igniting substantial debates within and beyond Afghanistan’s borders.
It is crucial to underscore that human rights organizations are gravely concerned about the violation of migrant and asylum seekers’ rights upon their repatriation to Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban. The individuals currently residing in Pakistan sought refuge from the oppressive Taliban regime, with the sole objective of preserving their lives. The actions taken by Pakistan open a Pandora’s box of complex moral and ethical dilemmas, prompting heated discussions on both a local and global scale.
