Over 860,000 Afghans left Pakistan since Sept 2023

ISLAMABAD:  More than 860,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since September 2023, with more than half a million entering Afgha­nistan through border crossings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to a media report.

Pakistan launched the second phase to repatriate the Afghan refugees on April 1 after the deadline ended for the voluntary return of the Afghan Citizen Cards (ACC).

Under the phase-wise repatriation of Afghans living in the country, the first phase was started in 2023, when the government announced to send back the Afghans residing illegally in Pakistan. PTI