Govt exempts Afghans seeking asylum abroad from deportation

The government has ordered authorities not to arrest Afghans who are waiting to be relocated to the United States, amid a crackdown on illegal migrants living in Pakistan.  More than 180,000 people have returned to Afghanistan since Islamabad ordered 1.7 million Afghans it says are living illegally in Pakistan to leave or face deportation, border officials have said. Human Rights Watch has previously warned that Afghans awaiting resettlement to the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Canada after fleeing the Taliban government are at risk of deportation after their Pakistan…

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