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Afghan Refugees Arrive At The Torkham Border - Pakista

Afghan refugees unload their belongings from a truck at the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar province, Pakistan, on April 16, 2025. A total of 826 Afghan families with 4,339 people left Pakistan on Tuesday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, the families have returned home via the Torkham border crossing in the eastern Nangarhar province and the Spin Boldak border crossing in the southern Kandahar province. At the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the commission provided temporary shelters, nourishment, water, medical care, and transportation services. Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At The Torkham Border - Pakista

Afghan refugees wait at the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar province, Pakistan, on April 16, 2025. A total of 826 Afghan families with 4,339 people left Pakistan on Tuesday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, the families have returned home via the Torkham border crossing in the eastern Nangarhar province and the Spin Boldak border crossing in the southern Kandahar province. At the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the commission provided temporary shelters, nourishment, water, medical care, and transportation services. Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At The Torkham Border - Pakista

Afghan refugees unload their belongings from a truck at the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar province, Pakistan, on April 16, 2025. A total of 826 Afghan families with 4,339 people left Pakistan on Tuesday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, the families have returned home via the Torkham border crossing in the eastern Nangarhar province and the Spin Boldak border crossing in the southern Kandahar province. At the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the commission provided temporary shelters, nourishment, water, medical care, and transportation services. Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At The Torkham Border - Pakista

Afghan refugees arrive at the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar province, Pakistan, on April 16, 2025. A total of 826 Afghan families with 4,339 people left Pakistan on Tuesday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, the families have returned home via the Torkham border crossing in the eastern Nangarhar province and the Spin Boldak border crossing in the southern Kandahar province. At the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the commission provided temporary shelters, nourishment, water, medical care, and transportation services. Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At The Torkham Border - Pakista

Afghan refugees unload their belongings from a truck at the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar province, Pakistan, on April 16, 2025. A total of 826 Afghan families with 4,339 people left Pakistan on Tuesday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, the families have returned home via the Torkham border crossing in the eastern Nangarhar province and the Spin Boldak border crossing in the southern Kandahar province. At the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the commission provided temporary shelters, nourishment, water, medical care, and transportation services. Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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5,940 Afghan refugees return home from Pakistan, Iran in 4 days

STORY: 5,940 Afghan refugees return home from Pakistan, Iran in 4 days SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: ABRESHAM, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Afghan refugees returning from Iran to Afghanistan via Abraham border point in west Afghanistan's Nimroz Province. STORYLINE: A total of 5,940 Afghan refugees have returned to homeland from neighboring Pakistan and Iran over recent days, the country's commission on migrants affairs said Friday. The refugees returned from Pakistan and Iran via the Torkham, Spin Boldak, Islam Qala, Abresham and Angorada border crossing points to Afghanistan, the commission said on social media. The Pakistani government reportedly started the second phase of sending back Afghan migrants on April 15, and more than 550,000 Afghan refugees returned from Pakistan in the first phase, according to Afghan officials. Over 2.5 million Afghan refugees have reportedly been living in Pakistan and about the same number are

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Over 800 Afghan refugees return home from Pakistan in 2 days

STORY: Over 800 Afghan refugees return home from Pakistan in 2 days SHOOTING TIME: April 21, 2024 DATELINE: April 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:32 LOCATION: TORKHAM, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of the scene at the Torkham border, east Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province STORYLINE: More than 800 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from neighboring Pakistan on Friday and Thursday, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said Saturday. A total of 837 refugees returned from Pakistan via the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossing points to Afghanistan, the ministry said in a statement posted on its X account. The Pakistani government reportedly started the second phase of sending back Afghan migrants from April 15, and more than 550,000 Afghan refugees returned from Pakistan in the first phase, according to Afghan officials. The Afghan caretaker government has repeatedly urged Afghan migrants living abroad to return home and contribute to rebuilding their war-tor

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(240421) -- NANGARHAR, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 21, 2024 shows refugee children at the Torkham border crossing point in east Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province. A total of 837 refugees returned from Pakistan via the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossing points to Afghanistan, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said in a statement posted on its X account. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(240421) -- NANGARHAR, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 21, 2024 shows refugees at the Torkham border crossing point in east Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province. A total of 837 refugees returned from Pakistan via the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossing points to Afghanistan, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said in a statement posted on its X account. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(240421) -- NANGARHAR, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 21, 2024 shows refugees at the Torkham border crossing point in east Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province. A total of 837 refugees returned from Pakistan via the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossing points to Afghanistan, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said in a statement posted on its X account. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(230504) -- NANGARHAR, May 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan girl is pictured at a border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan on May 4, 2023. Nearly 600 Afghan refugees have returned from neighboring Pakistan over the past two days, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said Wednesday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(230504) -- NANGARHAR, May 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 4, 2023 shows Afghan refugees at a border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Nearly 600 Afghan refugees have returned from neighboring Pakistan over the past two days, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said Wednesday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(230504) -- NANGARHAR, May 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees stand in line to return home at a border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 4, 2023. Nearly 600 Afghan refugees have returned from neighboring Pakistan over the past two days, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said Wednesday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(231115) -- NANGARHAR, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows Afghan refugees at the Torkham crossing point in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. More than 5,500 Afghan refugees returned to their home country on Monday, said a statement of Afghanistan's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs on Tuesday. A total of 5,640 refugees returned from Pakistan via Torkham and Spin Boldak crossing points to Afghanistan on Monday, the statement said, adding that the returnees have received necessary assistance. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(231115) -- NANGARHAR, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows Afghan refugees at the Torkham crossing point in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. More than 5,500 Afghan refugees returned to their home country on Monday, said a statement of Afghanistan's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs on Tuesday. A total of 5,640 refugees returned from Pakistan via Torkham and Spin Boldak crossing points to Afghanistan on Monday, the statement said, adding that the returnees have received necessary assistance. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(231115) -- NANGARHAR, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows an Afghan child at the Torkham crossing point in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. More than 5,500 Afghan refugees returned to their home country on Monday, said a statement of Afghanistan's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs on Tuesday. A total of 5,640 refugees returned from Pakistan via Torkham and Spin Boldak crossing points to Afghanistan on Monday, the statement said, adding that the returnees have received necessary assistance. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan gov't to build shelters for returned refugees

STORY: Afghan gov't to build shelters for returned refugees SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 3, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: TORKHAM, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan at the Torkham crossing point in Afghanistan STORYLINE: The Afghan caretaker government has announced building shelters for refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan amid an increase in the number of returnees, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani instructed the construction of shelters during his recent visit to the Torkham crossing point which borders Pakistan, according to the report. More than 150,000 Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan via Torkham over the past few days, the report said. More than 200,000 Afghan refugees, with the majority of them via Torkham border town and some via Spin Boldam and other crossing points, have reportedly returned to their ho

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(231104) -- NANGARHAR, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees rest on a truck at the Torkham crossing point in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2023. The Afghan caretaker government has announced building shelters for refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan amid an increase in the number of returnees, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani instructed the construction of shelters during his recent visit to the Torkham crossing point which borders Pakistan, according to the report. More than 150,000 Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan via Torkham over the past few days, the report said. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(231104) -- NANGARHAR, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees rest on a truck at the Torkham crossing point in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2023. The Afghan caretaker government has announced building shelters for refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan amid an increase in the number of returnees, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani instructed the construction of shelters during his recent visit to the Torkham crossing point which borders Pakistan, according to the report. More than 150,000 Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan via Torkham over the past few days, the report said. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(231104) -- NANGARHAR, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees rest on a truck at the Torkham crossing point in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2023. The Afghan caretaker government has announced building shelters for refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan amid an increase in the number of returnees, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani instructed the construction of shelters during his recent visit to the Torkham crossing point which borders Pakistan, according to the report. More than 150,000 Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan via Torkham over the past few days, the report said. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

An Afghan refugee group is in conversation with Taliban border guards. More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Forced To Leave Pakistan

More than 165,000 Afghans have sought refuge in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. This situation unfolded on November 2, 2023, following the ultimatum issued by Islamabad a month ago, affecting 1.7 million people who were given the choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghanistan's Torkham port gears up trade with China

STORY: Afghanistan's Torkham port gears up trade with China DATELINE: June 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Torkham port in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province 2. STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): OSTAN, Truck driver 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MUFTI ESMATULLAH, Commissioner of the border town of Torkham 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): QURISHI BADLON, Public relations officer of Nangarhar province STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. What's behind me is the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is the busiest port of entry between the two countries, serving as a major transporting, shipping, and receiving site. Many huge trucks passed behind me loaded with all kinds of goods, including goods from China. A large number of Chinese goods enter the Afghan market through here via Pakistan. The border crossing behind

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-TRADE

(230627) -- NANGARHAR, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 16, 2023 shows trucks full of commercial goods at the border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghanistan's Torkham port gears up trade with China " (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-TRADE

(230627) -- NANGARHAR, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 16, 2023 shows trucks full of commercial goods at the border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghanistan's Torkham port gears up trade with China " (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Around 600 Afghan refugees return home recently from Pakistan

STORY: Around 600 Afghan refugees return home recently from Pakistan DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: NANGARHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan refugees at a border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Nangarhar province STORYLINE: Nearly 600 Afghan refugees have returned from neighboring Pakistan over the past two days, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said Wednesday. A total of 579 Afghan refugees have returned over the past two days after years of stay in Pakistan, the ministry said in a statement, reporting the arrival of a group of 343 people on Monday and another batch of 236 on Tuesday. More than 2.5 million registered Afghan refugees reportedly have been living in Pakistan and about the same number in Iran. The return of Afghan refugees to their homeland, according to the statement, has been continuing. Last week, the Afghan state-run Bakhtar news agency reported the return of more than 54,000 Afg