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'I consider myself Pakistani': Settled Afghans forced to flee

IndiaTimes Friday, 27 October 2023
Islamabad has issued an order to 1.7 million Afghans it says are living in the country illegally to leave by November 1, or be deported. A series of holding centres are being established across the country in preparation for the Wednesday deadline in what rights groups and lawyers say is an unprecedented crackdown. Millions of Afghans have crossed the border during decades of conflict, making Pakistan the host of one of the world's largest refugee populations.
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