Afghan migrants deported from Pakistan on the rise / About 23,000 migrants have returned to the country in the last 10 days

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kabul: As the process of deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan increases, Abdullah Mohammadi, a member of the Afghanistan Refugee Council in Pakistan, also reported that the deportation of Afghan refugees from the country has intensified in recent days, saying that refugees, especially those who have lived in the country for years, are now in a state of unemployment.

Mohammadi said in an interview with Ava that Pakistan's second phase of deportation law is being implemented more strictly than in the past on Afghan refugees and police are arresting and deporting Afghans in all parts of the country.

"Those migrants who have legal documents or whose cards have already been renewed have no problems, but illegal immigrants and those whose residence permits have expired are quickly arrested and deported," Mohammadi added.

Mohammadi added that more than 44,000 Afghan migrants have been returned or forcibly deported from Pakistan in the past 10 days, and the process continues apace.

Meanwhile, Qari Abdul Muttalib Haqqani, spokesman for the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriates, said in an interview with Ava that the deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan has increased in recent days.

"From April 1 to 11, 2025, approximately 23,000 Afghan refugees returned from Pakistan and received some urgent assistance from the Islamic Emirate," Haqqani said.

Haqqani responded to the social and economic consequences of the increasing deportation of migrants from Pakistan and Iran. "Returning to the country, although it will have difficulties in the beginning, will not be without benefits for the country in the long run," he said.

"We are optimistic that these refugees will return home and serve their country and bring progress and development to their country," Haqqani said.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said 44,900 Afghans had been returned from Pakistan in the past 10 days as the second phase of forced deportation began.

The organization also said that 14,100 of them were forcibly deported from Pakistan during this period.

The number of forced deportations from Pakistan in the past 10 days has increased by 31 percent since the beginning of the deportation process in the first 10 days of November 2023, according to a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

According to the report, the deportations from Pakistan also include those who hold Afghan citizenship cards (ACCs).