Thousands of Afghans forced out of Pakistan and toward an uncertain future
Faced with the threat of forced deportation from Pakistan, more than 200,000 Afghans have now left the South Asian country, where many previously sought refuge from the Taliban. Now they're going back into the unknown.
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2. An unknown homeland
After the Taliban came to power again in 2021, around 600,000 Afghans fled to neighboring Pakistan. But even before that many Afghans had already moved there due to conflicts at home in the 1970s and 1980s. Many second- or third-generation Afghans have never even visited Afghanistan.
