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US policy change leaves Afghan refugees stuck in Pakistan

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Ali Kaifee in Peshawar, Pakistan
February 7, 2025

Thousands of Afghan refugees, including former military collaborators, judges and human rights activists who fled the Taliban's 2021 takeover of Afghanistan, are in limbo after recent policy changes in the US and Pakistan. Refugees told DW about how they've been affected, and why they are terrified of being forced to return to Afghanistan.

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