Afghanistan, May 9 -- Hundreds of Afghan migrants in Tajikistan face growing fear and uncertainty after a murder investigation triggered arrests and reported deportations.
A criminal investigation into the killing of a Tajik woman in northern Tajikistan has sparked a wave of arrests and reported deportations targeting Afghan migrants, deepening fears within the refugee community.
Regional media said the woman was killed in Khujand on April 30 and that an Afghan citizen was later arrested in connection with the case.
Soon after the arrest, reports emerged of security operations in Sughd province, where authorities allegedly detained and relocated between 200 and 250 Afghan migrants.
Tajik officials have not publicly provided detailed inf...