Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Monday expressed serious concern over reported Afghan deportation Pakistan plans by the United States, which would send more than 150 Afghans to Pakistan for eventual return home.
Foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said the Islamic Emirate was seriously concerned by reports that Washington intends to deport some Afghan refugees to Pakistan who have not yet obtained legal residency documents there. The reported route places Pakistan at the centre of a sensitive Afghanistan Pakistan migration question involving people already in the United States.
Who would be moved, and how
According to US media reports and an advocacy group, more than 150 Afghans in the United States would be deported via Pakistan to Afghanistan. The group is said to include relatives of people who assisted US forces before the 2021 withdrawal.
Advocacy groups have warned that removing former allies and their families could endanger their lives. The concern sits against a wider immigration crackdown in the United States: President Donald Trump’s administration last year issued travel bans for several countries, including Afghanistan.
Kabul’s amnesty pledge and UN findings
After returning to power, Taliban authorities announced a general amnesty for Afghans who worked with Western-backed forces and governments. They have repeated promises this year that former opponents could safely return home.
The United Nations, however, has recorded reports of extrajudicial killings, detentions and abuses. That gap between official assurances and documented harm is why rights advocates treat forced returns as high-risk, even when Kabul publicly objects to how transfers are arranged.
What Pakistan’s role would mean
If the reported Afghan deportation via Pakistan goes ahead, Islamabad would be used as a transit point for people who, Balkhi said, still lack legal residency papers in Pakistan. Officials in Kabul framed that gap as part of their objection, without detailing what steps they want Islamabad or Washington to take next.
The plan remains described in reports rather than as a fully confirmed timetable. For readers in Pakistan, the immediate news is diplomatic and humanitarian: a neighbour’s government has formally objected to a US return path that would run through Pakistani territory.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- 2021: US forces withdrew from Afghanistan; relatives of some who assisted those forces are among those now said to face removal.
- After the Taliban regained power: Authorities announced a general amnesty for Afghans who worked with Western-backed forces and governments.
- Last year: The Trump administration issued travel bans covering several countries, including Afghanistan.
- This year: Taliban officials repeated pledges that former foes could safely return home.
- Monday, 2 November 2026: Abdul Qahar Balkhi issued a statement of serious concern over reported US deportations to Pakistan for onward return.
Aasan alfaaz mein
America se 150 se zyada Afghan logon ko Pakistan ke raste Afghanistan bhejne ki khabar hai. Taliban hukumat ne is par ghabrahat zahir ki hai. Unka kehna hai ke in logon ke paas Pakistan mein qanooni documents nahi. Jo log pehle America ki madad karte thay, unke liye wapas jana khatre wala ho sakta hai.
