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Abid Hussain

As Pakistan deports refugees, tense Afghanistan ties come in sharp focus

An Afghan refugee carries a child as he prepares to depart for Afghanistan, at a holding centre in Landi Kotal, Pakistan [File: Farooq Naeem/AFP]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s decision to expel more than 1.5 million allegedly undocumented Afghan refugees and migrants has once again triggered tensions with the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

Since October 31 when a government deadline for the refugees to leave Pakistan or face detention ended, more than 200,000 Afghans have crossed into Afghanistan, officials said, amid stringent criticism by Kabul.

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