Afghanistan, March 2 -- Pakistani media outlets have reported that police have detained hundreds of Afghan migrants following escalating tensions and clashes with the Taliban.
According to a report by Dawn, a local court in Peshawar on Sunday sent hundreds of Afghan nationals into judicial custody. The detainees had been arrested a day earlier from different parts of the city.
The newspaper described chaotic scenes at the multi-story judicial complex located along Khyber Road, where police transported groups of detained Afghans from various precincts throughout the morning.
Due to the high number of detainees, accommodating all of them within the court premises proved difficult, the report added.
The Peshawar court also ordered the rele...