Taliban voices 'serious concern' over US plan to deport Afghan migrants via Pakistan
Summary
Afghanistan’s Taliban government said it was seriously concerned by reports that the United States plans to send more than 150 Afghans to Pakistan for eventual return to Afghanistan. Advocacy groups warn that former allies of U.S. forces and their families could face danger if returned, while Taliban officials say they are ready to discuss the matter with Washington.Key Facts
- U.S. media reports and AfghanEvac say more than 150 Afghans in the United States could be deported through Pakistan.
- The people expected to be deported include relatives of Afghans who assisted U.S. forces before the 2021 withdrawal.
- Taliban foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi urged the United States to coordinate with Afghan authorities and consider the rights of the people affected.
- The Taliban announced a general amnesty for people who worked with Western-backed forces and has said they can return safely.
- The United Nations has recorded reports of extrajudicial killings, detentions and other abuses in Afghanistan.
- Anonymous U.S. officials told The New York Times that Pakistan would oversee the Afghans’ expulsion to Afghanistan because the United States cannot arrange deportations there directly.
- Pakistan ordered law enforcement earlier this year to arrest Afghan citizens without visas, as part of a policy that has returned millions of Afghans over several years.
- Pakistan-Afghanistan relations have worsened amid deadly border clashes and a near-total border closure.
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