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bbc.com | Azadeh Moshiri |Usman Zahid
Afghans hiding in Pakistan live in fear of forced deportationAzadeh Moshiri and Usman ZahidBBC"Nabila's" father served in the Afghan military and her family fear being deported back to Afghanistan "I'm scared," sobs Nabila. The 10-year-old's life is limited to her one-bedroom home in Islamabad and the dirt road outside it. Since December she hasn't been to her local school, when it decided it would no longer accept Afghans without a valid Pakistani birth certificate.
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Day 1 after the March 31 deadline, as #Afghans in #Pakistan are told they must leave the country if they are Afghan Citizenship Card holders, or do not have a valid visa. For those we've spoken to in the last few months, it feels like an impossible choice.
We've spoken to #Afghans in hiding in #Pakistan as deportations spike @UNmigration. @UNHCRPakistan say they'd recognised 20% of those deported from 2 major cities as in need of intl protection. Pakistan says its policies are aimed at all illegal foreign nationals @uszahid https://t.co/PyJEr8jEOf
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