The UN is concerned about the expulsion of Afghan refugees from Pakistan

According to the regional office of Tasnim News Agency, the High Commissioner Expressing concern over the process of mass deportation of Afghan nationals from Pakistan, the United Nations Refugee Agency stated: Registered refugees and people with valid residency documents are also affected in this process.

Agency The United Nations Refugee Agency announced in a report: Since the official start of the deportation process of Afghan nationals, it is estimated that 374,000 people have returned to Afghanistan, mostly out of fear and haste, and the detention and deportation of Afghans in Pakistan has also increased exponentially.

The report adds: Mass deportation to Afghanistan will worsen the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as the temperature starts to drop and on the eve of winter; Many Afghan returnees are vulnerable, including women and children who may die in the harsh winter if left without adequate shelter.

Refugee Agency The United Nations further asked the interim government of Pakistan: regardless of the residence status of Afghan nationals in Pakistan, any return to Afghanistan should be voluntary, safe and dignified. We have asked the government of Pakistan to establish a screening mechanism to identify people in need of international protection.

The report adds: UNHCR is helping Pakistan to establish a system slow to address the legitimate concerns of the government of Pakistan as well as the Afghans who live there. In a statement, he expressed his concern about the arbitrary arrest and harassment of Afghan immigrants living in Pakistan and the extortion by the police and confiscation of their property and their deportation.

According to him, the Pakistani police have also detained and deported Afghans with immigration identification cards issued by the United Nations office in Pakistan, while the Pakistani government recognizes the holders of this card as official refugees.

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