Why are so many Afghans being kicked out of Pakistan? | Start Here

More than 370,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan after the government there announced a crackdown on undocumented refugees. What’s going on? And what do deteriorating relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in Afghanistan have to do with it? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.


Chapters
00:52 - Why are there many Afghan refugees in Pakistan?
01:15 - The difference between documented and undocumented refugees.
01:38 - What’s behind the Pakistani government’s policy?
02:37 - Why are Pakistani officials linking Afghan refugees to security?
02:59 - Who are the Pakistani Taliban? (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP)
04:44 - Why the TTP issue is straining relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
05:42 - How is the TTP issue linked to Pakistan’s refugee crackdown?
06:03 - Who is among Pakistan’s undocumented refugees?
07:34 - How the deportation policy caused shock and panic among Afghans in Pakistan.
08:17 - How Afghans have been threatened and harassed by Pakistani officials.
09:43 - What happens once the refugees cross into Afghanistan?


This episode features:
Babar Baloch - Regional spokesperson, UNHCR
Abid Hussain - Pakistan correspondent, Al Jazeera digital
Madiha Afzal - Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings
Abdul Khaliq Sediqi - Communication Coordinator, Intl Rescue Committee

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