Returned refugees narrate ordeal of ill-treatment from Afghan Taliban
Islamabad_The repatriation of illegal Afghan citizens continues at full tilt, as Pakistan maintains its steadfast commitment to facilitate their safe and dignified return to their homeland.
Despite the passing of the deadline for illegal foreigners to leave the country, the Government of Pakistan remains dedicated to this humanitarian effort.
Every day, thousands of unregistered Afghan citizens are voluntarily returning to their homeland through the Torkham and Chaman border crossings.
At the borders, a substantial number of Afghan nationals are joyfully making their way back to their home country. Transit camps for “illegal aliens” have been established in various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan, equipped with essential day-to-day facilities to ensure a smooth and humane transition.
On November 6, a total of 9,816 illegal Afghan citizens embarked on their journey home. Among them, 3,038 men, 2,425 women, and 4,353 children took part in the repatriation efforts. The operation included the safe return of 1,017 families in 632 vehicles to Afghanistan.
The overall tally of repatriated illegal Afghan citizens has now reached 198,554.
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After the deadline for illegal Afghan refugees to leave Pakistan expired, the process of their repatriation has been going on since November 1.
Those who have reached Afghanistan have narrated their ordeals of ill-treatment at the hands of the Afghan Taliban. They said the Taliban officials took away cash and mobile phones from their relatives.
One of them said: “Our mothers and sisters have been disrespected.” Another remarked that it would have been better if they were kept in a Pakistani jail, adding that the disrespect they received in Afghanistan would not have happened in prisons.
Another Afghan refugee complained: “We are not provided any facilities here.”
Yet another said they had been there for three days, yet not given anything to eat or drink, adding that there was not even a bathroom there. “We lie under the open sky,” one more added.
Another refugee said they along with their families are wandering here and there.
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