Why is Pakistan deporting thousands of Afghan migrants?
About this episode
The episode discusses Pakistan's deportation of Afghan migrants amid national security concerns and political tensions.
Pakistan carries out another wave of deportations of thousands of Afghan migrants and refugees. It cites national security concerns. But is politics involved in the rising tension between the neighbours? And how is Kabul dealing with the influx of returnees? In this episode: Arafat Jamal - Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Afghanistan Obaidullah Baheer - Adjunct lecturer at the American University of Afghanistan Kamran Bokhari - Senior Fellow with the Middle East Policy Council in Washington DC Zahid Mahmood - Pakistani defence analyst and former senior officer of the Pakistan Army Host: Scott McLean Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X , Instagram , Facebook , and YouTube
People in this episode
Host: Scott McLean
Guests: Arafat Jamal, Obaidullah Baheer, Kamran Bokhari, Zahid Mahmood
Topics covered
- deportation
- Afghan migrants
- Pakistan
- national security
- politics
- refugees
- Kabul
Keywords
- Pakistan
- Afghan migrants
- deportation
- national security
- Kabul
- refugees
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, American University of Afghanistan, Middle East Policy Council
Places: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kabul
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