THE REPATRIATION OF AFGHAN REFUGEES: IMPACT ON PAK- AFGHAN RELATIONS

Abstract

The repatriation of the Afghan Refugees to Afghanistan has been viewed with great concern by the government of Pakistan. The Soviet intervention of 1979 in Afghanistan brought about the influx of the Afghan refugees to Pakistan who tried to provide all possible support to the Afghani brethren in the hour of need.Now, since Afghanistan is free of all foreign interference, the government of Pakistan urged the refugees to return to their parent country. The move of Pakistani government did not receive positive response from all the refugees and in consequence had to initiate action against the refugees through proper arrangement of a deadline, deportation and arrest and detention in the areas of great concern. This article aims at exploring the repartition of the Afghan Refugees to Afghanistan and its impact on the Pak-Afghan Relations.