The repatriation of illegal Afghan residents from Pakistan is underway since the deadline for them to voluntarily leave the country expired on October 31, 2023.

Even before the announcement by the government of Pakistan to arrest and forcefully repatriate the Afghans living in Pakistan, a large number of illegal residents crossed the border into Afghanistan out of fear of arrest.

In this connection, 917 allegedly illegal Afghan citizens left Pakistan on Monday, out of which 301 were men, 214 women and 402 children.

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As of Monday, the total number of allegedly illegal Afghans who left Pakistan reached 456,562; the process is still underway.

🚨 Update on #AfghanRepatriation: Significant number of #illegalAfghans are voluntarily returning home.

On Jan 1, at least 917 #Afghans departed; 301 men, 214 women & 402 children among them.

As of now, 456,562 have left #Pakistan. #SamaaTV pic.twitter.com/dCwTJvdU5h
— SAMAA TV (@SAMAATV) January 2, 2024

During the repatriation operation, 84 families in 46 vehicles have travelled to Afghanistan.

Not just Pakistan

Meanwhile, it’s not just Pakistan; there are other countries in the region too that are fed up with illegal Afghan residents and are forced to send them back.

Pakistan has been hosting Afghan nationals for a long time, but in recent years, due to the increasing criminal activities of Afghan nationals residing illegally in Pakistan, the country has been forced to repatriate them.

On a daily basis, Pakistan is continuing the process of repatriating illegal Afghan citizens. However, Pakistan is not the only country in the region that has decided to send back illegally residing Afghans.