Neither roti- nor book … The story of life seen in the darkness of Afghans being extracted from Pakistan

Nazmin Khan was born in Pakistan, but today he has been fired, he has been forced to go to his’ homeland Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s first experience for Nazmin is to stay in a hot tent in the camp on the border.

The 15-year-old girl, Nazmin Khan said, “We never thought that we would return to Afghanistan .. When our parents told us that we (Pakistan) have to leave, we cried.”

In fact, Islamabad announced a new campaign in March to remove millions of Afghans from Pakistan, accusing the Afghans of having a relationship with drugs and “supporting terrorism”. Many of these Afghans have been in Pakistan for decades after running away from wars and crises. But he too had come to know that this time he would be forced to leave Pakistan. So he did not wait for the arrest by the Pakistani army and left Pakistan himself.

Afghan Refugee leaves Pakistan

According to Islamabad, more than 92,000 Afghans have been sent back to their original country since 1 April. The United Nations says that about 30 lakh Afghans are living in Pakistan.

Nazmin Khan’s family fled to Pakistan in the 1960s to Pakistan. His four siblings were also born in Pakistan.

Nazmin said that in the border province of Nangarhar, “We will find a place for rent in a few days”, where there are roots of the family. She was speaking to the news agency AFP in Urdu language commonly spoken in Pakistan. He does not know any Afghan language. The family has nothing more than a cloth and some foam to lie in the tent. They do not have any mattress or any blanket. Flies under the tarpaulin are buzzing, children are coming in dirty clothes.

‘Already facing’

When it comes to its future, Nazmin feels herself “completely lost”. After leaving school in Pakistan, the direction of his life will hardly change. The reason for this is that the Taliban has banned the studies ahead of primary school for girls. While living in East Pakistan in Punjab, she knows what she heard about Afghanistan, “There is no such freedom here”.

Since returning to power in 2021, Taliban officials have imposed several restrictions on women. It is described by the United Nations as “gender distinction”. In Afghanistan, women have been banned from going to universities, parks, gyms and beauty salons and removed from several jobs.

Afghani refugee woman tells the media her trouble

Those who come to this camp are given the facility to stay here for three days. But according to Ibrahim Humadi, some people stay for more than three days, because they do not know where to go with their small savings. He said, “They also know that where they go back, the community will welcome them, support them … but they also know that the community is already suffering from the situation in Afghanistan.”

According to the United Nations Development Program, about 85 percent of Afghan population lives at less than one dollar per day.

28 -year -old Jalil Khan Mohammadin is putting his belongings – quilt, bed frame and fan – in a truck. This trunk will take 16 members of his family to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, although there is no wait for him there. He said, “We have never seen (Afghanistan) in our life. We do not know whether we will get work or not, so we are worried.”

‘I still don’t understand’

Taliban officials have said that they are especially preparing the city for those returning. But there is nothing but clean roads on the rocky ground at one place near Torkham.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) believes that “more clarity” needs to ensure whether there are services such as infrastructure, health and education in places created for returns.

Dilawar, brother of Nazmin Khan, who is looking surprised, is still struggling to accept Pakistan. He was born 25 years ago in Pakistan. His Pakistani wife did not want to follow him to Afghanistan and he asked for a divorce. Dilawar, who first worked as a truck driver, said, “When we crossed the border, we were heartbroken that it came back, then liked it a day later .. We are still not understanding. We are only working.”