Pakistan evictions of Afghan migrants ‘unacceptable’, says Kabul
The Hindu
Taliban authorities say Pakistan's plan to evict hundreds of thousands of Afghan migrants is "unacceptable". 1.3M refugees and 880K with legal status in Pakistan, but govt claims 1.7M are there illegally. Pakistan blames Afghan nationals for 14 of 24 suicide attacks since Jan. Taliban trying to tempt back those who left, despite massive scaleback of aid. Rights monitors report reprisal killings and disappearances. Work underway to ensure capacity for Afghans to return and live peacefully.
Pakistan's plan to evict hundreds of thousands of Afghan migrants is "unacceptable", Taliban authorities said Wednesday, denying allegations by Islamabad its citizens were responsible for a string of suicide attacks there.
Around 1.3 million Afghans are registered refugees in Pakistan and 880,000 more have legal status to remain, according to the latest United Nations figures.
But caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti said Tuesday a further 1.7 million Afghans were in Pakistan illegally, giving a November 1 deadline to return home or face deportation.
The order comes as Pakistan grapples with a rise in attacks the government blames on militants operating from Afghanistan, a charge Kabul routinely denies.
"The behaviour of Pakistan against Afghan refugees is unacceptable," Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on social media site X.
"Afghan refugees are not involved in Pakistan's security problems. As long as they leave Pakistan voluntarily, that country should tolerate them."
Bugti claimed Afghan nationals were responsible for 14 of 24 suicide attacks in Pakistan since January.
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