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Deadline arrives for Afghans in Pakistan to leave voluntarily or face deportation

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The deadline for tens of thousands of Afghans in Pakistan to leave the country voluntarily.... or face deportations is today. Islamabad wants undocumented Afghans and those on temporary visas to leave, as part of a years-long repatriation drive. Many of them are refugees and asylum seekers. The move has drawn fierce backlash from rights groups. Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad.

The deadline for tens of thousands of Afghans in Pakistan to leave the country voluntarily.... or face deportations is today. Islamabad wants undocumented Afghans and those on temporary visas to leave, as part of a years-long repatriation drive. Many of them are refugees and asylum seekers. The move has drawn fierce backlash from rights groups. Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad.

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