KABUL: Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations has announced the release and return of 42 Afghan migrants who were in prisons in Pakistan, Khaama Press reported. In a statement shared on February 8, the Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations said that these migrants, including women and children, were held at the "Haji Camp" prison in Pakistan for two to five months. According to the statement, these Afghan nationals were arrested in Islamabad due to lack of legal documents.
Pakistan's continued detention and expulsion of Afghan migrants have been met with international reactions from organizations like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the United Nations, calling on Islamabad to stop these actions.
About 31,000 Afghan migrants were detained and imprisoned by Pakistan's security forces by December 31 last year, according to the UN. In the past year, more than 4,268 Afghan migrants, including women and children, have been released from prisons in Pakistan's Sindh province and returned to Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
The forced deportation of Afghan migrants from Pakistan and Iran has worsened the already dire humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where millions of people are struggling to survive amid harsh winter conditions. The deportation leaves many refugees vulnerable to extreme weather, poverty, and lack of access to basic services. (ANI)
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