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Pakistani Government Has Begun a New Round of Deportations of Afghan Refugees and Undocumented Migrants

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“PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT HAS BEGUN A NEW ROUND OF DEPORTATIONS OF AFGHAN REFUGEES AND UNDOCUMENTED”

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This storyWhat's the biggest barrier for Afghan refugees in Peshawar?

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Pakistan first hosted Afghan refugees fleeing the Soviet invasion in 1979.

At its peak in the 1980s, Pakistan sheltered ~3.5M Afghans — the world's largest refugee population at the time. The 2.5M returnees since 2023 mark a dramatic reversal of a 45-year humanitarian relationship.

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