Afghanistan, Oct. 5 -- Pakistan has deported several Afghan refugees who worked with U.S. forces or awaited resettlement, sending them back to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, the Washington Post reported.

Pakistani authorities have deported several Afghan refugees who previously worked alongside U.S. military forces or were awaiting resettlement in the United States, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing interviews with multiple deportees.

The newspaper said at least seven Afghan nationals who served as U.S. contractors or local partners were among those expelled to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in recent weeks. They are part of a wider group of about one million Afghans facing deportation under Pakistan's ongoing crackdown on u...