Americans urge Pakistani leaders to halt deportation of Afghans with US ties
Pakistan has begun a phased approach to ridding its country of around 3.7 million Afghan refugees. In the first phase, 1.7 million illegal refugees must depart Pakistan by Nov. 1 or face forced deportation. The country’s Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti told the Telegraph that the second phase will target “those with Afghan citizenship,” while the third phase will expel Afghans with “proof of residence cards.”