Afghan Refugees Stranded at Border, Fearing Violence

Summary

Hundreds of Afghan refugees, many second- or third-generation, are stranded at the Torkham border crossing in Pakistan, awaiting deportation to Afghanistan. Tensions escalate with cross-border clashes, injuring women and children. Refugees like Saleha Bibi express heartbreak, fearing lost educational opportunities for their children under Taliban rule. Bu…

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Hundreds of Afghan refugees, many second- or third-generation, are stranded at the Torkham border crossing in Pakistan, awaiting deportation to Afghanistan. Tensions escalate with cross-border clashes, injuring women and children. Refugees like Saleha Bibi express heartbreak, fearing lost educational opportunities for their children under Taliban rule. Burhan Khan and others endure over a dozen days in packed trucks, with families and belongings. This marks the worst clashes since the Taliban to

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