Pakistan is preparing to send 400,000 Afghan refugees back crossways the border to war-torn Afghanistan, according to a statement by Agence France-Presse.
Islamabad claims it should not be in charge for tolerating illegal migrants, while Afghanistan is concerned that its weak economy would bear from the return of so many refugees.
In addition to the immediate planned deportation, Pakistan may send sponsor almost 3 million refugees within the year, a move that the Washington Post explain could "further undermine Afghanistan, straining its economy and demanding its baby bird security forces."
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty notes that about 1.7 million register refugees from Afghanistan -- greater than the inhabitants of Manhattan, New York -- call Pakistan home.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called the state of affairs the "largest and most protracted person in exile crisis in the world," AFP writes.
Islamabad claims it should not be in charge for tolerating illegal migrants, while Afghanistan is concerned that its weak economy would bear from the return of so many refugees.
In addition to the immediate planned deportation, Pakistan may send sponsor almost 3 million refugees within the year, a move that the Washington Post explain could "further undermine Afghanistan, straining its economy and demanding its baby bird security forces."
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty notes that about 1.7 million register refugees from Afghanistan -- greater than the inhabitants of Manhattan, New York -- call Pakistan home.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called the state of affairs the "largest and most protracted person in exile crisis in the world," AFP writes.
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