The Pakistani army spokesman announced the expulsion of 2.6 million Afghan refugees, announcing the continuation of military operations against targets in Afghanistan; statements that are in clear contradiction with human rights reports and official protests from Kabul and present a bitter picture of Islamabad's policy of maximum pressure against the people of Afghanistan.
Publish dateSunday 2 August 2026 - 09:50
Story Code : 362196
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): General Ahmad Sharif, the spokesman for the Pakistani army, announced in a decisive tone on Friday, in a press conference at the army headquarters in Rawalpindi, that any movement on the common borders with Afghanistan will be possible only with a passport and visa and that the process of expelling Afghan citizens is still ongoing.
According to IRNA, according to the statistics provided by him, 2.6 million Afghan refugees have been expelled from Pakistan, of which 600,000 have been returned to Afghanistan this year alone.
This is while many of these refugees have lived in Pakistan for decades and are now being pushed into an uncertain future in an Afghanistan that is itself struggling with economic and humanitarian crises in a wave of punitive policies, disregarding deep human, family and economic ties.
Blaming the victims; Projection in the midst of a security crisis
In the continuation of the meeting, General Sharif, referring to the 28 suicide attacks that have occurred on Pakistani soil since 2016, claimed that “a large number of Afghan nationals” were involved in these attacks.
These statements are made while Islamabad has always refused to provide documented and verifiable evidence in this regard and, instead of accepting responsibility for its own internal security failures, points the finger of blame at a neighbor that has itself been the biggest victim of terrorism in the region.
Airstrikes against civilians; Denial in the face of evidence
In another part of the meeting, the Pakistani army spokesman denied reports by reputable human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, that Afghan civilians were targeted in airstrikes in recent months, claiming that all the destroyed targets were “precisely and calculatedly” determined and used by terrorists.
However, the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly called these attacks a clear violation of Afghanistan’s airspace and national sovereignty, and has announced that a large number of innocent Afghan women and children have lost their lives in these attacks, which were carried out unilaterally and without any international authorization.
The obvious contradiction between the Pakistani army’s narrative and the field realities reported by independent institutions and eyewitnesses raises serious questions about Islamabad’s accountability for violations of human rights and international law.
The policy of maximum pressure; The price that innocent people pay
What emerges from the Pakistani military official’s statements is the continuation of a policy in which ordinary Afghans – whether refugees who have sought refuge in Pakistan in search of security and livelihood or civilian villagers across the border – pay the price of political tensions and security failures. The mass expulsion of 2.6 million people, the restriction of legal movement, and the continuation of blind airstrikes will not only not help solve the problem of terrorism in the region, but will also exacerbate the cycle of instability and insecurity by fueling the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
The international community and human rights organizations have repeatedly warned about the humanitarian consequences of Pakistan’s recent policies, but it seems that Islamabad continues to beat the drum of policies that make the Afghan people its main victims. Now is the time for these actions to be judged by regional and global public opinion, not behind walls of denial and projection, but in the light of transparency and accountability.
According to IRNA, according to the statistics provided by him, 2.6 million Afghan refugees have been expelled from Pakistan, of which 600,000 have been returned to Afghanistan this year alone.
This is while many of these refugees have lived in Pakistan for decades and are now being pushed into an uncertain future in an Afghanistan that is itself struggling with economic and humanitarian crises in a wave of punitive policies, disregarding deep human, family and economic ties.
Blaming the victims; Projection in the midst of a security crisis
In the continuation of the meeting, General Sharif, referring to the 28 suicide attacks that have occurred on Pakistani soil since 2016, claimed that “a large number of Afghan nationals” were involved in these attacks.
These statements are made while Islamabad has always refused to provide documented and verifiable evidence in this regard and, instead of accepting responsibility for its own internal security failures, points the finger of blame at a neighbor that has itself been the biggest victim of terrorism in the region.
Airstrikes against civilians; Denial in the face of evidence
In another part of the meeting, the Pakistani army spokesman denied reports by reputable human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, that Afghan civilians were targeted in airstrikes in recent months, claiming that all the destroyed targets were “precisely and calculatedly” determined and used by terrorists.
However, the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly called these attacks a clear violation of Afghanistan’s airspace and national sovereignty, and has announced that a large number of innocent Afghan women and children have lost their lives in these attacks, which were carried out unilaterally and without any international authorization.
The obvious contradiction between the Pakistani army’s narrative and the field realities reported by independent institutions and eyewitnesses raises serious questions about Islamabad’s accountability for violations of human rights and international law.
The policy of maximum pressure; The price that innocent people pay
What emerges from the Pakistani military official’s statements is the continuation of a policy in which ordinary Afghans – whether refugees who have sought refuge in Pakistan in search of security and livelihood or civilian villagers across the border – pay the price of political tensions and security failures. The mass expulsion of 2.6 million people, the restriction of legal movement, and the continuation of blind airstrikes will not only not help solve the problem of terrorism in the region, but will also exacerbate the cycle of instability and insecurity by fueling the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
The international community and human rights organizations have repeatedly warned about the humanitarian consequences of Pakistan’s recent policies, but it seems that Islamabad continues to beat the drum of policies that make the Afghan people its main victims. Now is the time for these actions to be judged by regional and global public opinion, not behind walls of denial and projection, but in the light of transparency and accountability.
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