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Pakistan will deport all illegal Afghan refugees by January: official
Pakistan’s interim government will deport all illegal Afghan refugees by January next year, Balochistan Information Minister Jan Achakzai said on Friday.
“The caretaker government is trying to deport all illegal Afghan immigrants by January. After that the government would announce a time frame for repatriating the remaining Afghan immigrants,” Achakzai said at a press conference in Quetta.
He also reiterated the claim that militants use Afghanistan soil to plan attacks in Pakistan.
Pakistan has shared details of terrorists and their acts of terror using the soil of Afghanistan with Kabul.
“As a neighbouring Islamic brother country, Afghanistan should give a positive response to Pakistan, and hand over the wanted terrorists to us,” he said.
“Pakistan condemns all kinds of terrorism around the world. If any action is taken to discredit the institutions of Pakistan, they will be given a befitting reply. Our brotherhood should not be considered as our weakness”, he said.
The official told the press a systematic plan has been made on the territory of Afghanistan adjacent to Zhob region of Balochistan for subversive activities in Pakistan. He said, “The target they have set is the protest sit-in at Chaman. The sit-in will be targeted and the blame will be put on the security agencies of Pakistan to create misunderstanding among the State, agencies and the people”.
This comes as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has rejected claims by Pakistan that Afghan soil is used in attacks on Pakistan and stated that Afghanistan is not responsible for the “security failure” of any country in the region.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has announced that it will continue providing its essential health services to the people of Afghanistan.
In a post on X, the organization, referring to Afghanistan’s health needs, said that over the past year it has been active in various health sectors across the country, ranging from maternal and child care to emergency response, as well as the treatment of patients suffering from tuberculosis and severe injuries.
According to MSF, its teams over the past year have been present at a range of health facilities, including neonatal intensive care units, operating theatres, surgical centers, and specialized tuberculosis treatment wards, where they have delivered life-saving services to patients.
The organization stressed that it will continue ensuring the provision of health services, particularly for needy families and vulnerable communities in remote areas of Afghanistan.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan, currently run by diplomats of the previous government, has announced that it will suspend its operations in Tokyo after the end of January 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy said the decision was made after consultations with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close coordination with Japanese authorities, and in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The embassy added that after January 31, all of its political, economic, cultural, and consular activities will be halted until further notice.
Currently, Shaida Abdali is serving as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Japan.
Sadin Ayyıldız, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul, held a courtesy meeting with Zakir Jalali, the Second Political Deputy of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the start of his mission.
The Turkish Embassy in Kabul said in a post that the meeting included mutual exchanges of views on bilateral relations.
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