Taliban govt urges Islamabad to show restraint over Afghan migrants

KABUL, Apr 4: Taliban authorities urged Pakistan on Thursday not to make a unilateral decision on repatriating Afghan migrants, saying they shouldn be "harassed", after reports Islamabad would renew an eviction campaign.
More than half a million Afghans fled Pakistan last year after the former government ordered undocumented migrants to leave or face arrest as Islamabad-Kabul relations soured over security.
Islamabad initially set a November 2023 deadline but official sources, who asked not to be identified, told AFP in March that Pakistan is gathering data on Afghan migrants -- including those residing legally in the country -- ahead of a renewed push slated to start after the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.    —AFP