Afghans face chaos at Pakistan's 'zero point' as they are forced to leave
Border guards processing thousands of people per day after ruling on undocumented foreigners
Thousands of undocumented Afghans expelled from Pakistan
Sulaiman Hakemy
Torkham
Nov 04, 2023
Locals call the line that separates Afghanistan and Pakistan in the mountain town of Torkham the “zero point”. The road traversing it narrows into two lanes, the southbound one operating business as usual for a border crossing, with a queue of lorries hauling sacks of talc.
But the northbound lane, heading into Afghanistan, bears all the signs of a humanitarian disaster unfolding.
At the start of October, Pakistan’s caretaker government announced all undocumented foreigners, including 1.7 million Afghans, would have to leave by November 1. The deadline was missed, but Pakistani authorities have said they are determined to press on with the expulsion – including by force where necessary.
Afghan border guards told The National the number of returnees who had passed through in the preceding 24 hours to be greater than 16,000. Before the expulsion announcement, they said the crossing handled 300 people per day.
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