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Interesting anecdotes -- great article here, excerpts below:
Biryalai Miankhel, speaking on behalf of Afghan refugees based in KP, listed a number of key issues that Afghans faced with regards to their return to Afghanistan.
He highlighted the identity crisis faced by children of refugees, saying that while people from his generation considered Afghanistan their home, “for the younger generation, Pakistan is their first home”.
But he stressed that after being deprived of their rights for around 40 years now, his compatriots wanted nothing more than to return to Afghanistan with dignity.
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He also drew attention to a social stigma attached to returning refugees, saying: “In Afghanistan, we are labelled ‘ISI agents’, and in we are viewed as ‘Indian agents’.” This was why, he said, Afghan refugees also faced problems with police and law enforcement agencies.
Biryalai Miankhel, speaking on behalf of Afghan refugees based in KP, listed a number of key issues that Afghans faced with regards to their return to Afghanistan.
He highlighted the identity crisis faced by children of refugees, saying that while people from his generation considered Afghanistan their home, “for the younger generation, Pakistan is their first home”.
But he stressed that after being deprived of their rights for around 40 years now, his compatriots wanted nothing more than to return to Afghanistan with dignity.
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He also drew attention to a social stigma attached to returning refugees, saying: “In Afghanistan, we are labelled ‘ISI agents’, and in we are viewed as ‘Indian agents’.” This was why, he said, Afghan refugees also faced problems with police and law enforcement agencies.