Why Western countries share the blame for the plight of 1.7 million Afghans being deported from Pakistan
- Written by Susan Hutchinson, PhD Candidate, Australian National University
On November 1, Pakistan began a nationwide operation to deport over 1.7 million Afghans it says are living in the country illegally. There are now an estimated 10,000 people returning to Afghanistan each day.
Pakistan has indicated the deportations are designed to reduce cross-border incursions from Taliban fighters based in Afghanistan. But it is...
