The US State Department asked Afghanistan’s neighboring countries, including Pakistan, to allow the entry of Afghan citizens seeking international support.
According to Kabul 24; US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a press conference yesterday (Thursday, 27 Mizan) that “we strongly encourage Afghanistan’s neighbors, including Pakistan, to allow Afghans seeking international assistance to enter.”
In response to a question about the forced deportation of Afghan refugees and immigrants from Pakistan and Iran, he said that “we ask all countries, including Pakistan, to adhere to their obligations in dealing with refugees and asylum seekers and respect the principle of non-refoulement. »
The spokesperson of the US Department of State asked Afghanistan’s neighboring countries to cooperate with international organizations, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to deal with asylum seekers and provide them with humanitarian aid.
The government of Pakistan has given about 1.73 million Afghan “illegal” refugees and asylum seekers until November 1 this year to leave the country, otherwise they will be forcibly deported.
A large number of Afghan refugees in Pakistan are seeking asylum in third countries and are waiting for their cases to be processed.
The decision of the Pakistani government to deport Afghan refugees and migrants has been met with widespread reactions, and a number of international organizations have asked the country to cancel this decision.
Iranian government officials have recently emphasized that they deport immigrants without legal residency documents.
Accelerating the process of expelling Afghan refugees and immigrants from Iran and Pakistan, the Ministry of Migration of the Taliban has announced that thousands of people from these two countries have returned to the country voluntarily or forcibly.
The Afghan side has also condemned the forced deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan.
Pakistan, however, has announced that it is determined to deport the specified number of people.
