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Pakistan's deportations of Afghan refugees reaches 1 million

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Shannon Redstall
April 18, 2025

Pakistan has said the number of refugees repatriated to Afghanistan has reached 1 million. Pakistan claims the refugees posed a threat to its security. More than a million additional Afghan refugees still in Pakistan now fear being forced to leave.

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