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Posted on 09/01/2026 10:48:31 PM PDT by Cronos
The elderly grimace, hobbling on crutches, and wide-eyed children stare, cradling chickens carried from homes they were forced to leave behind.
"It feels good to be in my own country," 35-year-old Nazia says, just minutes after she crosses from Pakistan, where she was born, into Afghanistan.
The Torkham crossing, known as "Zero Point", is where one hard life ends and another begins.
"But I've never been to Afghanistan before and many people here don't even have enough bread to eat," Nazia sighs as she heads, two of her children in tow, toward registration counters festooned with white and black Taliban flags.
Nearly her entire family, eight sisters and their offspring, were deported to Afghanistan this year from Pakistan or Iran.
They are part of the biggest cross-border movement of people anywhere in the world.
Millions of Afghans have fled across the borders to Pakistan and Iran for decades – seeking refuge or employment - and the number escaping Afghanistan has continued to rise since the Taliban takeover in August 2021.
Most are now being forced to return as these two neighbours crack down on undocumented migrants. Nazia and her family were undocumented but the UN and human rights groups say the security sweep is reaching far beyond that group to include registered Afghans too. Even Pakistan now publicly says that Afghans with Proof of Registration cards are not exempt.
Every family we met told us they had experienced prejudice and harassment by authorities in Pakistan.
Both Pakistan and Iran say it's past time for Afghans to go home, accusing some of posing a security risk, and others of being a financial burden.
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“Both Pakistan and Iran say it’s past time for Afghans to go home, accusing some of posing a security risk, and others of being a financial burden.”
—Refugees, migrants - always the same everywhere.
Sophie, point guard for the Indiana Fever. Get it? Point guard!
Love that meme! 👏👏👍🏻
Sorry Nazia. It’s time for you to go home now.
Your muslim religion requires that your ten year old body can be married and raped.
Go back to Afghanistan where, thanks to Joe Biden, under Taliban rule you will be hopefully sold to a kind old man. I hope you learned to read and write in Pakistan.
Because it’s illegal in Afghanistan under Taliban rule for girls to learn reading or writing.
Hmm. Iran and Pakistan deporting Afghans? Seems racist. /S
And “forced to start over under the Taliban”!! Not much future there.
Exactly!
Why can’t we do that here? They even let them carry chickens with them! I’ll kick in for a couple chicks from Tractor Supply if it will get them to go...
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Quick, convener an emergency meeting of the UN Security council!!!
Oh, I forgot, it’s run by Islam...
Now kick out all the Pakistani’s from the USA and Europe.
If Brandon was still pResident, we would be bringing them all here. Guaranteed.
Blond haired blue eyed Muslim....reporter must have searched for years to find that pic.
When we can get rid of, once and for all time..the Islamic influence, and countries learn how to shape up & properly influence their people, large problems in the world will be eliminated. Certain things must be done & the U.S. is a good example of many of those things. It is fascinating how so many countries just will not take the necessary steps. It is apparent to me that the first step should usually begin with the corrupt governments of the world, of which there are many. If many would turn to God, it would help immensely.
When your men don’t defend the country, you become a slave. We tried for almost twenty years to raise an army capable of defending Afghanistan. Not even after all those years could we do so. And, during all those years we were taking casualties. After a while, we said screw them and left. Some countries have used the opportunity we gave them well. Germany and Japan after WWII top the list. Other countries piss away the opportunity in corruption, jealousy and theft. There may be something important to learn why some countries become democracies capable of defending themselves and others don’t. As for our country, yes, it has its problems. But, I was happy to serve, like my father before me and my son after me. My grandson, I hope one day he joins in the great parade. So, we, the U.S., don’t become like Afghanistan. In my day, we didn’t have parades. We were told to quick change into civilian clothes. Clint Eastwood alludes to this in “Heartbreak Ridge.” Then we had the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and disillusionment set in. There are some indications that the young people of today are embracing traditional values. Let’s hope that the radicals in the Democratic Party don’t take over before the next generation comes of age.
I believe you are right. He wouldn’t be satisfied until our country was as corrupt & screwed up as are many in other parts of the world nowadays. He came pretty close, tho.
I had once heard that there was an old saying in India that their biggest problem was Pakistan.
I had once heard that there was an old saying in India that their biggest problem was Pakistan. It is hugely Muslim, so I can see why.
Big problems between Hindus and Muslims. There may have been other issues, but I think that was the major issue.
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