Over 860,000 Afghans left Pakistan since Sept 2023

A Khyber district official covers the head of a departing Afghan girl with a scarf as a gesture of goodwill at Torkham.—White Star

PESHAWAR: Over 860,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since September 2023, with more than half a million entering Afgha­nistan through border crossings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the government and UN data.

Pakistan has been carrying out phase-wise repatriation of Afghans living in the country.

During the first phase, which started in 2023...