The forced expulsions will further strain relations between the two sides, and a new “wave of hate” arising from the deportations will be the result of the government’s flawed policy, he added.
Analysts warn that Pakistan's anti-migrant crackdown risks radicalizing deported Afghans
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Zahid Hussain, an independent Islamabad-based journalist-turned-analyst, said that although the government has stressed that the crackdown isn’t aimed at Afghans, he believes the policy has been prompted by the involvement of Afghans in recent terrorist attacks on Pakistani soil.
Pakistan announces big crackdown on migrants in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans
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