Taliban envoy says nearly 10,000 Afghan migrants detained in Pakistan
Shakib said in a statement that the closures of key border crossings — including Torkham and Chaman — have halted.
Shakib said in a statement that the closures of key border crossings — including Torkham and Chaman — have halted.
The latest deportations come amid heightened political tensions and border closures for trade and transit between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Punjab authorities directed local police to detain undocumented Afghan nationals and begin deportation procedures without delay.
The deportees were returned through the Spin Boldak and Bahramcha border crossings, with both forced and voluntary returns reported.
Saeed Lotfi said the recent expulsions have left a major gap in Iran’s construction workforce.
The commission said the migrants were deported through the Spin Boldak and Bahramcha border crossings in southern Afghanistan.
"People are kept there for weeks, facing severe shortages of food, sanitation, and shelter," the Taliban consul
“The increasing threat of forced return to Taliban rule is pushing us into fear and uncertainty,” the organizations said.
Afghan migrants reported that Pakistani police have escalated operations over the past three days.
Pakistani police have not issued any public statements on the reasons for the journalists’ arrests.