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Stuart NORVAL

Afghans leaving Pakistan after expulsion order 'have nothing to return to', NGO says

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It's estimated that nearly 300,000 Afghan migrants have fled Pakistan since the start of October. This comes after the Pakistani government announced that the 1.7 million Afghans it says are living illegally in the country had just one month to leave. The decision has left thousands of Afghans, some of whom had been living in Pakistan for years, forced to flee or face deportation. Since the deadline to leave expired a week ago, NGOs are beginning to report the first forced expulsions. In Perspective, we spoke to Manon Radosta from the Danish Refugee Council in Kabul.

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