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.
Islamabad introduces new ‘refugee-free’ policy to repatriate 1.4m people
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
