More than 200,000 Afghans forced Pakistan to leave, which was abandoned in exile; Iran also expelled

More than 200,000 Afghans have abandoned Pakistan since April as Islamabad provoked its exile campaign targeting migrants unspecified, Iran also increased the expulsion, which increased the concern over Afghanistan’s ability to manage the influx.According to Pakistan’s internal ministry, more than 135,000 Afghans left the country in April, followed by 67,000 in May, and more than 3,000 in the first two days of June. The Reputation Drive, which started in November 2023, has now seen more than one million Afghans withdrawn from Pakistan, citing Arya News, news agency Annie.The exile campaign is aimed at over 800,000 Afghans, whose residence documents have been canceled. Among them, they are born or raised in Pakistan. Islamabad has accused Afghan citizens of linking terrorism and convicted Kabul for harassing militants, an allegation that Taliban officials have repeatedly denied.Mohammad Wali, a farmer who crossed Afghanistan through the southern spin bold border, was quoted by AFP, “We leave our gardens behind … but we said to ourselves,” If we stop, perhaps one day we will lose our dignity. “With the arrival of Eid al-Dada, the speed of returns has slowed down slightly, although the crossing continues daily.Meanwhile, Iran is moving forward with similar measures. Migration (IOM) for the International Organization of the United Nations recorded 15,675 Afghan exile from Iran in May, which was more than double in April. IOM expressed alarm on the increasing number of families rather than single men, being sent back, it is called “a new and related trend”.According to the AFP, at the end of May, Iranian officials ordered the unwarded Afghans to be released by 6 July – a step that could affect four million people. Already, more than 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since January.The two nations host millions of Afghan refugees who fled for decades of struggle for decades. But as the economic situation deteriorated and political tension increased, public support for Afghan migrants has decreased. Pakistan, which still hosts about three million Afghans, has also warned that it can cancel the UNHCR-Refugee Card of 1.3 million card holders by the end of June.The IOM repeatedly urged countries to “suspend the forced return of Afghans immediately … until safe, voluntary and distinguished return positions.”Taliban authorities, who are internationally unfamiliar, have resonated the call, asked for returns in a “dignified” manner.Analysts look at exile moves, especially by Pakistan, as a politically operated. Islamabad is under pressure to address domestic security hazards, especially plagued by rebels in border areas. However, rights groups and human agencies have warned that the already delicate infrastructure of Afghanistan is ill to absorb such large and sudden return of people.