Pakistan Expels Undocumented Afghans Amid Health and Human Rights Concerns

The World Health Organization warns of public health risks as over 1.3 million Afghans are expected to return to their homeland.

Pakistan has begun expelling undocumented foreigners, most of whom are Afghan nationals, with about 1.3 million expected to return to Afghanistan.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns about the sudden influx of returnees, warning of significant public health risks and potential disease outbreaks.
The WHO is currently providing health facilities for returning Afghans and has appealed for $10 million to target health services for 700,000 returnees.
Reports of abuse, including ill-treatment, arbitrary arrests, and extortion, have accompanied the expulsion of Afghan nationals from Pakistan.
Afghanistan has established a commission to handle repatriations from Pakistan, with over 340,000 Afghans having already returned.