Over 5,500 families deported from Iran and Pakistan in one week
The figures show that 495 families re-entered Afghanistan through the Torkham crossing.
The figures show that 495 families re-entered Afghanistan through the Torkham crossing.
The operation, carried out over the past week, falls under a larger government initiative known as the “Social Security Promotion.
The figures show that 715 families were expelled from Iran and 60 from Pakistan.
Several other Afghan nationals were reportedly detained alongside Behroz during the same police operation.
AfghanEvac described the order as “political theater”, not national security policy.
The ban, announced Wednesday night, takes effect on Monday, June 9 at 12:01 a.m.
The order, which takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on June 9, will fully suspend the entry of Afghan nationals.
The arrests come amid an intensification of Pakistan’s deportation campaign.
The UN agency says that only 14 percent of returnee households in Afghanistan have access to education services.
The victim, identified as Rais Silab, was originally from Khost province in southeastern Afghanistan.