The repatriation of illegal Afghan residents from Pakistan is still underway. Even before the announcement by the government of Pakistan to arrest and forcefully repatriate the Afghans living in Pakistan, a large number of illegal residents crossed the border into Afghanistan out of fear of arrest.
In this connection, on December 29, 1,207 allegedly illegal Afghan citizens left Pakistan, out of which 374 were men, 319 women and 514 children.
As of Friday, the total number of allegedly illegal Afghans who left Pakistan reached 453,480 and the process is still underway.
During the repatriation operation, 131 families in 112 vehicles have travelled to Afghanistan.
