Afghan refugees who do not have a residence permit had to leave the country by November 1, according to an ultimatum from the Pakistani government. Since then, affected Afghan citizens have been detained and deported. The United Nations is already talking about a humanitarian crisis at the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Currently, thousands of Afghan refugees are leaving Pakistan every day. According to Pakistani authorities in the border provinces, more than 340,000 Afghans have returned to their homeland since the ultimatum was announced.
UN aid worker: “People forced to leave without belongings”
“Their situation is desperate,” the UN Organization for Migration (IOM) describes the situation of the returnees. “Most people told us they were forced to leave the country, leaving behind their belongings and savings.”
However, after decades of conflict, instability and economic crisis, Afghanistan is finding it difficult to accommodate the large number of returning families. “With more than six million internally displaced people across the country, Afghans returning from Pakistan face a precarious, uncertain future,” the IOM said. Especially in view of the approaching winter, the returnees urgently need help, but long-term support is also needed.
Amnesty calls for an immediate end to deportations
The human rights organization Amnesty International is calling on Pakistan to immediately end “the ongoing deportations and widespread intimidation of Afghan refugees.”
Source: Krone
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