Pakistan’s deportations of Afghans has decreased: Mujahid

KABUL (TOLOnews): The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid, said that the deportation of Afghan refugees by Pakistan has recently dropped compared to the initial days when Pakistan began expelling undocumented Afghans from its soil in early November last year.

According to Mujahid, nearly 2,000 families are crossing to Afghanistan on a daily basis, which he said shows a significant reduction.

“During the initial days and weeks, the number of deportees was high. It was even up to 15,000 to 20,000 families on a daily basis. They came through various gates, where control was difficult. This process becomes easier later,” he said.

Mujahid said the officials of Pakistan’s caretaker government pledged to not put pressure on Afghan refugees.

“The promises that they have made so far were to not apply pressure anymore… we have also not seen any new pressure,” Mujahid said.

Meanwhile, some Afghan refugees in Pakistan expressed optimism that the Pakistani government has eased pressure on the Afghan nationals recently.

“The process of forceful deportation of the refugees has been reduced. The treatment of Pakistan toward the documented and undocumented refugees has been eased,” said Atiqullah, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan.

“There should be a joint meeting for facilities to be provided to the people, so that the people [refugees] can live in prosperity,” said Mir Ahmad Rauf, head of an Afghan refugee council in Pakistan.

In December Mujahid said that since October, 2023, more than 800,000 Afghan immigrants had returned to the country.