Pakistan's deportation clock ticks on paperless Afghan refugees

Taliban, activists slam order for migrants to leave by November or face arrest

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Pakistan's Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan: Islamabad has ordered undocumented migrants in the country to leave or face arrest and deportation. (Photo by Jamaima Afridi)

JAMAIMA AFRIDI and KANIKA GUPTA, Contributing writers

TORKHAM, Pakistan/BERLIN -- For the past two decades, Mohammed has led a life of upheaval. He fled internal conflict in Afghanistan to Pakistan in 2000, returned to his homeland in 2010 during a period of relative calm, and recently crossed the border again to escape deteriorating conditions under Taliban rule.

Now, the 37-year-old and eight family members are preparing for another journey back to Afghanistan and into an uncertain future.

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