The forced return of Afghan migrants from Pakistan through the Spin Boldak crossing in Kandahar province has recently increased.
According to officials in Spin Boldak, these migrants are sent to their home regions after receiving necessary aid.
Statistics show that in the past three days, 100 families have been returned to the country via the Spin Boldak crossing.
Abdul Bari, the head of Borders, Tribes and Ethnic Affairs in Kandahar, told “Pakistan has even expelled legal migrants. They [the Pakistanis] do not care about anything. Here, food, medicine, and shelter are provided for all migrants, and there are no issues.”
Abdul Latif Hakimi, the official in charge of registering expelled migrants in Spin Boldak district, said: “With the start of the second phase of deportations, Pakistan has expelled a large number of migrants. More than 35 migrant families return daily via Spin Boldak, including a significant number of former prisoners.”
Some of the newly expelled migrants say Pakistani forces treated them inhumanely.
Ten-year-old Omid, born in the city of Karachi in Sindh and now stepping on Afghan soil for the first time, said: “I came from Pakistan to my homeland to study here and serve my country.”
The newly expelled migrants returning via Spin Boldak are currently residing in a temporary camp in Takhtapul district of Kandahar province. These migrants recount various stories of mistreatment by Pakistani forces.
