The Taliban’s High Commission for Migrants says Pakistan deported 3,868 Afghan migrants on Saturday, 19 Sawr.
According to the commission, the deportees were returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings.
The commission also stated that an additional 174 Afghan migrants were deported by Iran on the same day through the Islam Qala and Silk Bridge crossings.
Following recent tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan, Islamabad has intensified the deportation process, sending large numbers of Afghan migrants back across the border on a daily basis.
International organizations have repeatedly warned that Afghanistan lacks the infrastructure and economic capacity necessary to absorb and reintegrate the growing number of returnees.
Aid agencies have also stressed that deporting vulnerable groups—including women, journalists, former military personnel, and former government employees—to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan may expose them to significant security and humanitarian risks.
The increase in deportations comes as many returning families already face severe economic hardship, housing shortages, unemployment, and limited access to basic services inside Afghanistan.
Analysts say the deportation campaign is no longer only a migration issue, but increasingly part of broader political and security tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban administration.
The continuing expulsions also risk placing additional pressure on Afghanistan’s already fragile humanitarian and economic conditions.
