Thomas West, the US special representative for Afghanistan affairs, has informed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees about the country's 77 million dollar donation to support Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

Following the process of deporting Afghan refugees from Pakistan, officials in the Ministry of Refugees and Returnees say that 7,146 Afghan refugees were forcibly returned to the country from Pakistan and Iran on October 31.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement on Thursday urging the United Nations and international donors to pressure Pakistan to support Afghan refugees and end their mistreatment.

Officials in the Ministry of Immigrants and Returnees say that 1,600 Afghan immigrants have returned to the country from Pakistan through Spin Boldak border in Kandahar province in the last two days.

Pakistani security forces arrested 200 more Afghan refugees in this country.

23 Afghan nationals, who were imprisoned in Pakistani prisons, were recently released from prison and returned home through Torkham border.

Hamid Karzai, the former president of the country, described the situation of Afghan refugees, especially women and children, in Pakistani prisons as painful.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has started disbursing emergency cash assistance to Afghan refugee families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa impacted by COVID-19 in Pakistan.