Neighbor's dangerous move

The number of people in this category is estimated to be around 1.7 million. Pakistan has set a deadline of October 31 for Afghans to voluntarily return home, but official statistics show that only over 130,000 have voluntarily returned to Afghanistan. Therefore, in Pakistan, there is currently a large-scale and fierce campaign to arrest, detain and repatriate Afghans without legal residence permits.

Afghan migrants wait outside the Afghan consulate in Quetta, Pakistan, on November 2 to receive repatriation papers.

The Pakistani government justified the move by saying that there were too many Afghans residing illegally, putting an unbearable burden on Pakistan's social welfare. In addition, these people were exploited by the Pakistani Taliban for terrorist activities. The Pakistani Taliban operates mainly in the four provinces bordering Afghanistan and is supported by the Afghan Taliban. For a long time, Pakistan has claimed that thanks to the tolerance and support of the Afghan Taliban, the Pakistani Taliban uses Afghan territory as a holy land to conduct sabotage and terrorist activities against the Pakistani state.

Meanwhile, the voluntary and forced repatriation of such a large number from Pakistan will cause a serious political , economic and social crisis in Afghanistan that the Taliban will have difficulty resolving. Therefore, Pakistan's action is a dangerous move because it helps the ruling party in Pakistan gain voters, while increasing pressure on the Taliban in Afghanistan to abandon the Taliban in Pakistan.

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