The deportation of Afghan immigrants from Pakistan has persisted for a sixth consecutive day, with Pakistani officials reporting that more than 6,500 Afghan nationals “left Pakistan” through the Torkham border on Sunday.
Since the deportation initiative began on September 17, the number of Afghan migrants expelled from Pakistan has surged to over 174,000.
According to official sources, a total of 174,358 Afghan nationals have been sent to Afghanistan since September 17, and this repatriation process remains in progress.
Based on information from Pakistani media outlets, on Saturday, 209 Afghan citizens were released from various prisons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab and subsequently repatriated to Afghanistan.
These reports further indicate that on Saturday, a total of 46,936 men, 35,507 women, and 85,331 children were among those sent to Afghanistan.
Pakistani authorities have confirmed that on November 3, 148 Afghan citizens were also released from Pakistani prisons.
As of November 3, the breakdown of those repatriated includes 44,718 men, 33,699 women, and 82,221 children. The numbers were slightly lower on November 2, with 40,899 men, 30,399 women, and 76,675 children returning to Afghanistan.
Notably, on the first day of November, approximately 7,195 families, comprising 34,639 men, 25,710 women, and 68,280 children, were deported from Pakistan. On the same day, 115 Afghan citizens released from prison were likewise sent to their home country.
Official documents reveal that, aside from voluntary repatriation, Afghan citizens imprisoned for minor crimes are also subject to deportation.
Pakistan’s Dawn news agency has reported that from November 1 to 4, over 500 prisoners from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Islamabad were released and repatriated to Afghanistan.
Official statistics indicate that 194 prisoners from different districts of Punjab were transferred to the Torkham border crossing for repatriation.
Jan Achakzai, the Interim Minister of Information, confirmed that approximately 700 Afghan citizens returned through the Chaman border on Saturday.
Nearly a month ago, Pakistan issued a warning to the 1.7 million Afghan citizens living in the country without proper documentation, instructing them to leave voluntarily or face forced deportation from Pakistan after November 1. On Sunday, the Taliban’s Minister of Migration mentioned that while there is no precise count of deported migrants, their initial investigation suggests that approximately 300,000 Afghan citizens have been deported from Pakistan to date.
