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Pakistan expels Afghan refugees despite thaw with Taliban
Trucks are seen at the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Oct. 30, 2023. (Photo by The Norwegian Refugee Council/Handout via Reuters)
ADNAN AAMIR
August 14, 2025 10:27 JST
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has resumed forcible repatriation of Afghan refugees despite warming ties with the Taliban regime next door in Afghanistan. The change is a reflection of Islamabad's new "refugee-free" Afghan policy that the government has not made public.
