The deputy PM for political affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, during his visit to a temporary camp in Torkham called on the neighboring countries not to force Afghan refugees out of the country.

Mawlawi Abdul Kabir also asked Afghan refugees, especially the businesspeople in foreign countries, to return to Afghanistan, saying security is ensured throughout.
 
“We ask all the countries not to force the refugees out in this cold season and worsen the situation, especially when their property is not collected and accounts are not cleared,” he said. 

“More than 50,000 refugees have returned up to now and the process is not stopped and is continuous, when the process stops it will be confirmed. About 15 families have been deported,” said Baz Mohammad Abdul Rahman, the head of the Refugees and Repatriation.

On the other hand, some fresh returnees from Pakistan complained of mistreatment by the Pakistani police and asked the Islamic Emirate for assistance and to provide them with permanent shelter. 

“Those who have got no land should be given land and those who have land should be helped to make a life,” said Noor Mohammad a returnee. 

“We have come from Pakistan, as they used to detain us repeatedly and were not leaving us to relax to work and live, so we prioritized our honor and returned to our own country,” said Muskin Afghan, another returnee.

According to the numbers of the Directorate of Refugees and Repatriation of Nangarhar province, from November 1, 2023, to the present, over 50000 families have been deported from Torkham crossing.