Afghanistan Peace CampaignMohammad Rasool, who was forcibly expelled from Pakistan, said that refugees deported from Pakistan should be provided with shelter.
The acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, in a meeting with the head of International security and supplies of UNHCR said that over a million refugees have been deported from neighboring countries, especially from Pakistan, in 2023.
Khalil Rahman Haqqani also said that aid organizations should provide regular aid to refugees to ensure that no one remains homeless
“In the meeting, the acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation asked UNHCR to keep the issue of Afghan refugees away from politics on the international stage and to continue its assistance in coordination with the ministry,” said Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, the spokesman of the MoRR.
Some Afghans who have recently been deported from Pakistan asked the Islamic Emirate to address their problems, saying all that they owned remained in Pakistan, they said.
Mohammad Rasool, who was forcibly expelled from Pakistan, said that refugees deported from Pakistan should be provided with shelter.
“The government must help us, they should dedicate land for us and also build shelters for us,” he added.
“They were very cruel. When police used to arrest you on the street, they used to expel you, while your family used to be at home,” said Hakeem Khan, deported from Pakistan.
Before this, officials in the Islamic Emirate said that nearly 800,000 Afghans have been deported from Pakistan and Iran.