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Pakistan Forces Afghan Repatriation at Torkham After Mortar Attacks

5/1/2026

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Pakistan is preparing to forcefully repatriate hundreds of Afghan refugees at Torkham.
Some, like 40-year-old mother Saleha Bibi, have never visited Afghanistan.
The government has expelled over two million Afghans since 2023.
Fresh mortar attacks from Afghanistan wounded several Pakistanis, including women and children, in South Waziristan.
Trucks loaded with refugees and luggage queue on both sides of the border road.

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Story summary

Pakistan is preparing to forcefully repatriate hundreds of Afghan refugees at Torkham.
Some, like 40-year-old mother Saleha Bibi, have never visited Afghanistan.
The government has expelled over two million Afghans since 2023.
Fresh mortar attacks from Afghanistan wounded several Pakistanis, including women and children, in South Waziristan.
Trucks loaded with refugees and luggage queue on both sides of the border road.