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Pakistan wants Afghan refugees to return to their country

Thursday, 21 July 2016 2:07 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 21 July 2016 2:08 AM ]

Afghan refugees wait at the UNHCR registration center in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on June 23, 2016. AFP

Javed Rana

Press TV, Islamabad

Nearly three million Afghan asylum-seekers are living in Pakistan. Islamabad accuses them of harboring terrorists in their refugee camps. Afghans deny the allegations and accuse Islamabad of cracking down on refugees to force them to return home. Press TV’s correspondent Javed Rana reports on the plight of Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

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