Wednesday, October 8, 2008

PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN: Pakistan Deports 50,000 Afghani Refugees

Pakistan has ordered the deportation of 50,000 Afghani refugees located in one of the tribal regions amid efforts to eradicate Taliban and Al-Qa’ida fighters. Pakistan has announced it is expelling all Afghani refugees in the Bajaur region, alleging they have ties to terror groups. Police in the Bajaur region recently arrested 25 Afghans and said they would be deported. Some of these refugees have been in the area since the1980s...(The Media Line).

Full Article:  http://themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=22935

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