Pakistani Police ban Afghan refugee deportations from Islamabad after January 15: Official

Sardar Ahmad Shakib, the Taliban Ambassador in Islamabad, stated that Pakistani police have banned the exit of Afghans from the capital, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi after January 15.

The Taliban Embassy in Islamabad announced on Wednesday, January 15, that the ambassador had met with Filippo Grandi, the High Commissioner for Refugees at the United Nations.

The embassy further added that Pakistani police have prohibited the departure of both legally and illegally documented Afghan nationals from Islamabad and Rawalpindi.