‘Mini Kabul’ falls silent as Pakistan targets undocumented Afghans in border province

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Pakistani authorities launched a large-scale crackdown targeting undocumented Afghan residents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, including housing demolitions and identity checks. Afghan communities near Peshawar were forced to evacuate or hide amid intensified enforcement.

Members of Afghan settlements in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border province hurriedly packed up belongings this week while others hid at home as police launched a “large-scale crackdown” on undocumented residents. Authorities in the northern province carried out housing demolitions, roadside identity checks and told Afghans to leave as part of a broader government pushback, community members and officials said. Residents of Mattani, a short drive from the provincial capital Peshawar, said...