Overview

• Pakistan has begun expelling undocumented foreigners, most of whom are Afghan nationals, with about 1.3 million expected to return to Afghanistan.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns about the sudden influx of returnees, warning of significant public health risks and potential disease outbreaks.
• The WHO is currently providing health facilities for returning Afghans and has appealed for $10 million to target health services for 700,000 returnees.
• Reports of abuse, including ill-treatment, arbitrary arrests, and extortion, have accompanied the expulsion of Afghan nationals from Pakistan.
• Afghanistan has established a commission to handle repatriations from Pakistan, with over 340,000 Afghans having already returned.