Pakistani police are arresting Afghan women and children in southern Sindh Province as part of a government crackdown on migrants, activists said on November 11. More than 250,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in recent weeks as the government rounded up, arrested, and kicked out foreign nationals without papers. It set an October 31 deadline for migrants without legal status to leave the country voluntarily. The expulsions mostly affect Afghans, who make up the majority of foreigners living in Pakistan. Authorities maintain they are targeting all who are in the country illegally.
Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Silences the People and Destroys Women’s Last Hope
The Afghan Women’s Activists Coordination Association voiced serious concern on Monday, September 30, regarding the Taliban’s deliberate suspension of internet access nationwide. According to association officials, who claim thousands of members across most regions of Afghanistan, the move...
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