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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Zofeen T Ebrahim in Karachi

Pakistan sends back hundreds of Afghan refugees to face Taliban repression

Afghan children at a refugee camp in Karachi, Pakistan, last summer
Afghan children at a refugee camp in Karachi, Pakistan, last summer. Now children are among the hundreds being deported. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

More than 600 Afghans have been deported from Pakistan in the past three days, and hundreds more face expulsion in a renewed crackdown on migrants.

On Saturday, 302 people were sent back to Afghanistan from Sindh province and 303 on Monday, including 63 women and 71 children. A further 800 people are expected to be deported in the coming days.

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