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July 2, 2024

Pakistan Resumes Mass Expulsion of Afghans; Taliban Joins U.N.-Led Talks in Doha
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Pakistan has begun the second phase of a contested campaign to expel
undocumented Afghan refugees. Some 800,000 Afghans are expected to be
forcibly returned; another half-million Afghans were expelled from
Pakistan last November after authorities raided their homes and
makeshift shelters. Many fear having to live under Taliban rule and say
they have nothing to go back to in Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, Taliban representatives have arrived in Qatar to participate
in U.N.-led talks, alongside delegations from over two dozen countries,
aimed at reintegrating Afghanistan into the international community.
It's the first time the Taliban will be present at such meetings. No
country has officially recognized the Taliban's rule, and the U.N. has
said it won't do so until Afghanistan lifts bans on female education and
employment.


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