During the current week, more than 560 Afghan migrants who had been imprisoned in Pakistan were released and returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings.
According to reports, the individuals were transferred back to Afghanistan after completing legal procedures and being released from Pakistani prisons.
No further details have been published regarding the reasons for their detention, the length of imprisonment, or their legal status.
The return of these prisoners comes as Pakistan has intensified the detention and deportation of Afghan migrants in recent months.
Following rising political and security tensions between the Taliban and Islamabad, thousands of Afghan migrants have faced growing risks of arrest, deportation, and new restrictions.
Human rights organizations and international agencies have previously expressed concern over the situation of Afghan migrants in Pakistan and called for the protection of their rights.
Analysts say the continued forced return of Afghan migrants and former detainees is increasing economic and humanitarian pressure on Afghanistan, a country already struggling with severe economic crisis and widespread unemployment.
Experts also warn that large-scale deportations and returns can place additional strain on border regions, humanitarian services, and fragile local economies inside Afghanistan.
According to specialists, migration tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan are increasingly becoming intertwined with broader political and security disputes between the two sides, making the humanitarian situation even more complex.
