Afghanistan turmoilPakistan's deportation clock ticks on paperless Afghan refugees
Taliban, activists slam order for migrants to leave by November or face arrest
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
October 18, 2023 17:13 JST
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.