Afghanistan, June 14 -- High Commission for Migrants said Pakistan deported 2,869 Afghan refugees on Saturday, as the country continues its large-scale campaign to remove undocumented Afghans from its territory.
According to Afghanistan's Taliban-led High Commission for Migrants, the deportees returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing in eastern Nangarhar province and the Spin Boldak crossing in southern Kandahar province. The commission also reported that Iran deported another 140 Afghan migrants through the Islam Qala and Silk Road border crossings on the same day.
The latest returns come as Pakistan presses ahead with its deportation drive despite repeated concerns raised by humanitarian organisations and refugee advo...