Pakistan Wants 1.7M Afghan Asylum Seekers to Leave by November

Pakistan has ordered approximately 1.7 million unauthorised Afghan asylum seekers to leave by November, citing increased attacks along the border. The Taliban government in Afghanistan condemned the move as 'unacceptable.' Pakistan's Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti did not explicitly reference recent attacks. A deadly explosion in Mastung killed at least 50 people. Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for decades, with 1.3 million registered and 880,000 with legal status. The UN has registered numbers. Bugti said law enforcement would be used for deportations if asylum seekers do not comply.

Pakistan has ordered approximately 1.7 million unauthorised Afghan asylum seekers to leave by November, citing increased attacks along the border. The Taliban government in Afghanistan condemned the move as 'unacceptable.' Pakistan's Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti did not explicitly reference recent attacks. A deadly explosion in Mastung killed at least 50 people. Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for decades, with 1.3 million registered and 880,000 with legal status. The UN has registered numbers. Bugti said law enforcement would be used for deportations if asylum seekers do not comply.

Pakistan has ordered approximately 1.7 million unauthorised Afghan asylum seekers to leave by November, citing increased attacks along the border. The Taliban government in Afghanistan condemned the move as 'unacceptable.' Pakistan's Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti did not explicitly reference recent attacks. A deadly explosion in Mastung killed at least 50 people. Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for decades, with 1.3 million registered and 880,000 with legal status. The UN has registered numbers. Bugti said law enforcement would be used for deportations if asylum seekers do not comply.

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