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WFP reports thousands of Afghan refugees expelled from Pakistan empty-handed
Concerns about the situation of Afghan refugees being deported from Pakistan and their uncertain fate are increasing daily and thousands of these people have been returned to Afghanistan empty-handed, the World Food Program (WFP) said.
WFP published a video on Wednesday of an Afghan immigrant who, according to him, was deported after 14 years in Pakistan.
This immigrant said without mentioning his name: “We didn’t bring anything from Pakistan, we brought one or two blankets. We did not bring anything else. Now we don’t know what to do. There is nothing we can do.”
In November, the interim government of Pakistan officially started the process of deporting more than 1.7 million undocumented Afghan immigrants.
According to the United Nations and the International Rescue Committee, nearly half a million Afghans have been deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan in the last two months.
At the same time, Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi, said on Wednesday during a ceremony to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union that so far 800,000 Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported by Pakistan and Iran and that they are being processed by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Sirajuddin Haqqani, Acting Minister of Interior, also said that countries should treat Afghan immigrants according to international standards.
Haqqani said: “We say that something that is the norm of the world or the common principles that they have made, should be treated in the same light.” “Afghan immigrants are in trouble. They returned over the course of a month during the cold winter and moved here,” he said.
This comes amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country.
According to United Nations, more than 29 million Afghans need humanitarian aid.
Despite the fact that various human rights defenders have repeatedly asked the Pakistani authorities to stop the forced deportation of Afghan immigrants, Islamabad has paid no attention to these requests.
Meanwhile, various institutions, including the World Food Program and the IEA government, announced that they are providing aid to the refugees returning from Pakistan.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US special representative for Afghanistan, has questioned Pakistan’s commitment to the welfare of the Afghan people, citing Islamabad’s policies over the past three decades.
Khalilzad said in a post on X that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif advocated for the rights of Afghan women during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Friday.
Sharif said: “Fundamental rights of the Afghan people — especially women and girls — must be respected.”
Responding to the remarks, Khalilzad said Pakistan’s policies over the past 30 years raise questions about Sharif’s commitment to Afghan welfare.
He cited Pakistan’s support for militant groups against US forces and what he described as the poor treatment of Afghan refugees as examples.
Khalilzad also said Afghanistan and Pakistan need and should have much better relations, adding that “a reset is necessary.”
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Rabab Fatima, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X that Misri underscored the need to keep addressing the humanitarian needs of the Afghan people as a priority.
Misri also appreciated the role of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and reaffirmed India’s continued cooperation with the United Nations on Afghanistan.
The meeting comes as Afghanistan continues to face humanitarian and economic challenges, with international agencies warning of significant needs among the Afghan population.
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi has called for pragmatic and coordinated international engagement with Afghanistan, saying the country’s long-term stability is closely linked to the security and sustainable development of Central Asia.
Speaking during the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, Tileuberdi said humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan remains essential but alone cannot break the cycle of poverty, displacement and dependency.
He said Kazakhstan supports a “pragmatic, coordinated and step-by-step” approach to international engagement with Afghanistan, with the United Nations playing a central role.
Tileuberdi also said Kazakhstan is working with the UN to operationalize the United Nations Regional Centre for the Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan in Almaty.
He said the success of the centre should be measured by the results and assistance it delivers to the region.
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